Semaglutide Meal Planning: Food Choices to Discuss

Use this meal-planning worksheet to organize a discussion about food while taking prescribed semaglutide. It provides a structure for notes, not a seven-step treatment program or a personalized nutrition prescription.

1. Write down existing instructions

Record the exact food and fluid advice your care team has given you. Keep medicine instructions separate so they cannot be confused with a menu or a recipe substitution.

2. List familiar meals

Choose several meals you already know how to prepare. Note ingredients, usual portions and any allergies. Do not invent a calorie target or exclude a food group simply to complete the worksheet.

3. Identify practical barriers

Record whether cost, cooking time, work, access to ingredients or symptoms make a meal difficult. This helps a dietitian discuss an achievable alternative instead of proposing an unrelated perfect menu.

4. Make a shopping and preparation list

Group ingredients by the meals that use them. Mark what is already at home and what needs buying. Choose preparation tasks that fit your schedule. This is a practical organizational step, not evidence that a meal improves medicine outcomes.

5. Keep observations brief

Note meals, approximate amounts and questions that arise. Avoid diagnosing a symptom from the record. Use the contact advice supplied by your care team if symptoms are concerning or interfere with eating or drinking.

6. Review with the care team

Ask whether the plan meets your actual needs and what should change. The NHS semaglutide overview is background reading, not a substitute for that discussion.

7. Update the worksheet

Record the advice you receive and the date. For the broader food-planning questions, see our semaglutide and diet overview. This worksheet has not received a clinician’s medical review.