https://gentleplate.uk/blog Notes on building Gentle Plate and the thinking behind it. en-gb https://gentleplate.uk/blog/eating-through-the-cycle https://gentleplate.uk/blog/eating-through-the-cycle Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT We spent a year adjusting meals around my partner's cycle from advice found online. When I built it into the app I went looking for what holds up. Less than I expected, and one number that does. https://gentleplate.uk/blog/how-we-test-the-estimates https://gentleplate.uk/blog/how-we-test-the-estimates Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Gentle Plate shows a range, not a number. Here is how I check that the range is telling the truth, what the checks found, and the afternoon they measured code I had already deleted. https://gentleplate.uk/blog/why-no-streaks https://gentleplate.uk/blog/why-no-streaks Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT My partner asked for a calorie tracker that would not judge them. So I built one where a missed day is invisible and every number is a range.