Free Meal Planning Software for Dietitians
DietBoard's Starter plan is free forever for solo dietitians managing up to 10 active clients, with no credit card required. It includes meal planning, client management, intake, and plan delivery by link or PDF.
Free means the whole workflow, not a trial and not a stripped demo. The limit is how many active clients you keep in the workspace, not which features you can touch.
What the free Starter plan includes
Starter includes all of DietBoard's core features for one dietitian and up to 10 active clients.
There is no feature paywall inside the free plan: the meal plan builder, the food databases, intake, appointments, and delivery all work exactly as they do on a paid plan. The one cosmetic difference is that exported plans carry a small DietBoard watermark.
- Client management, with a full profile and history per client
- Client intake assessment that flows into plans, allergies, and goals
- TDEE-based calorie and macro targets
- Meal planning as day-by-day structured plans or Mix & Match options
- Exchange-based planning mode for clinical and diabetes work
- Food databases: USDA, Lebanese and regional foods, plus custom foods
- Reusable plan templates, including templates you save yourself
- Appointments and calendar, with Google Calendar and iCal sync
- Progress and measurement tracking
- Plan delivery by share link, printable PDF, or WhatsApp
- Bulk client import from CSV or Excel, including Arabic-encoded files
What the paid plans add
Paid plans remove the client limit and the watermark, and add seats for the people you work with.
Upgrading is something you do when the practice grows, not something you need on day one. Your client data, plans, and history carry across tier changes.
| Starter | Clinic | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever | $44/month, or $35/month billed annually |
| Active clients | Up to 10 | Unlimited |
| Core features | All included | All included |
| Exported plans | Small DietBoard watermark | Your branding only, no watermark |
| Seats | 1 dietitian | 1 dietitian + 1 assistant |
How the active client count works
An active client is any client profile you have not archived or deleted, and archiving one frees a slot.
The cap is on your workspace total rather than a monthly flow, so it does not reset on a billing date. When you finish working with someone, archive them: their notes, plans, and history stay intact, and the slot opens for a new client. If you need more than 10 people active at once, that is the point at which Clinic makes sense.
- Active = not archived and not deleted
- Archiving a finished client frees a slot immediately
- Archived clients keep their notes, plans, and history
What DietBoard does not do
Worth knowing before you sign up, on any plan.
- There is no client mobile app and no client login portal. Plans reach your client as a share link or a PDF.
- The plan builder is desktop-optimized. Plans are best built on a laptop; clients view them on any device.
- DietBoard does not auto-generate a finished meal plan for you. You build the plan, with food search, templates, and exchanges doing the repetitive work.
- DietBoard does not handle telehealth, video calls, or insurance billing.
- The interface is in English. Plan content — meals, dishes, and notes — can be written in Arabic and renders right-to-left.
Frequently asked questions
Is DietBoard free?
- Yes. The Starter plan is free forever for solo dietitians managing up to 10 active clients, and no credit card is required to sign up. It includes the core DietBoard workflow: client management, intake, meal planning, appointments, and plan delivery. Exported plans carry a small DietBoard watermark on the free plan.
How does the 10 active client limit work?
- An active client is any client profile you have not archived or deleted. The limit applies to your workspace total, not to how many clients you see per month. If you archive a client you have finished working with, you free up a slot for a new one, and the archived client's history is preserved.
What does the paid plan add?
- The Clinic plan is $44 per month, or $35 per month billed annually. It removes the 10-client limit, removes the DietBoard watermark so exported plans carry only your branding, and adds one assistant seat. The Teams plan covers multi-provider practices with multiple dietitians and unlimited assistants.
Do my clients need to install an app?
- No. There is no client app and no client login to set up. Plans are delivered as a share link or a PDF, and your client opens them in any browser on any device.
Does DietBoard work on a phone?
- Plans are best built on a laptop or desktop — the plan builder is optimized for a larger screen. Clients view the plans you send on any device, including phones.
Does DietBoard include Middle Eastern or Lebanese foods?
- Yes. Lebanese and regional Middle Eastern foods sit in the same searchable database as USDA items, and you can add your own custom foods. This is included on the free Starter plan.
Can I send plans to clients on WhatsApp?
- Yes. You can send a finished plan straight to WhatsApp using the number on the client's profile, or share it as a link or a printable PDF.
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