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Steady PlatePlate-method meals, groceries + a blood sugar log

Steady Plate

A diabetes food list, meal planner and grocery list app made around the plate method, with a simple blood sugar log to bring to your appointments.

AppWorks offlineNo accountmg/dL or mmol/L

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Instant download: your private app link and the free 9-page how-to PDF guide, right after you pay.

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Pay once, no subscription
No account
Your data stays on your device
Free 9-page how-to PDF guide included

What Steady Plate does

216-food list

Search any food or browse by group. Every food is marked Choose often, Choose sometimes or Limit, with a simple serving note.

Plate builder

Tap the half, quarter and quarter of a 9-inch plate and pick foods for each part, with the hand portion guide built in. Save your plates as your own meals.

7-day meal plan

68 meal ideas: 16 breakfasts, 18 lunches, 22 dinners and 12 snacks. Fill my week picks a varied week for you, or swap any meal with a tap.

Grocery list that builds itself

Made from your week's meals, ingredients added together and sorted by store aisle. Add your own items, print or share it.

Blood sugar log

Add readings tagged fasting, before a meal, after a meal, bedtime or other.

Chart + averages

A chart for 7, 14, 30 or 90 days with averages by tag. Type in the target range your doctor gave you to see it on the chart. mg/dL or mmol/L.

Doctor printout

Your readings, averages, chart and this week's meals, ready to print or save as a PDF for your appointment.

Built on public guides

Made around the plate method from the CDC, NIH (NIDDK) and the American Diabetes Association.

Plan, shop and log

Fill your week
One tap fills breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack for every day.
Shop from your list
Your grocery list is made from the meal plan and sorted by aisle.
Log your readings
Add a reading and tag it, then bring the printout to your appointment.

Watch the how-to

See how to set up and use Steady Plate.

Plus the free 9-page how-to PDF guide comes with your purchase.

The plate method

Half your plate non-starchy vegetables, a quarter lean protein, a quarter carb foods, and water or a low-calorie drink. Steady Plate is made around this method from the CDC, NIH (NIDDK) and the American Diabetes Association.

Works for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes meal planning
The hand portion guide (palm, fist, cupped hand, thumb) is built into the plate builder

What you get, how you get it and what you need

What you get

Your personal Steady Plate app link
The free 9-page how-to PDF guide, with real screens
A one-time purchase, no subscription

How you get it

Buy direct: right after you pay, you land on your download page with your private app link and the guide.
On Etsy: open Purchases in a web browser and click Download Files. The Etsy phone app can't download files.
Open your link and install it on your home screen like any app.

What you need

A phone, tablet or computer with Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox
Internet the first time. It works offline once installed.

Good to know

Steady Plate helps you plan meals, shop and keep a log. It isn't medical advice and it doesn't replace your care team. Talk with your doctor or a registered dietitian about your own carb and blood sugar targets.
Your data stays on your device. Backup and Restore moves it between devices.
The app counts how many times it's opened, using a random ID only: no names, emails or personal info.
It's a digital download. Nothing is shipped.

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Questions

Is Steady Plate medical advice?

No. It helps you plan meals, shop and keep a log, and it doesn't replace your care team. Talk with your doctor or a registered dietitian about your own carb and blood sugar targets.

What is the plate method?

Half your plate non-starchy vegetables, a quarter lean protein, a quarter carb foods, and water or a low-calorie drink.

How many foods are in the list?

216 foods, each marked Choose often, Choose sometimes or Limit, with a simple serving note.

Does it make a grocery list?

Yes. It's made from your week's meals, with ingredients added together and sorted by store aisle.

Can I log my blood sugar?

Yes. Add readings with a tag, see a chart for 7, 14, 30 or 90 days with averages, in mg/dL or mmol/L.

Can I print it for my doctor?

Yes. The doctor printout shows your readings, averages, chart and this week's meals, to print or save as a PDF.

Does it work offline?

Yes, once it's installed on your home screen. No account, and your data stays on your device.

How do I get it after I buy?

Buy direct and you land on your download page right after you pay, with your private app link and the free how-to PDF guide. On Etsy, open Purchases in a web browser and click Download Files.

Can I try it before I buy?

Yes. The free demo opens right in your browser, with no sign-up.