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Get the school lunch menu every day
Get the school lunch menu every day. Have the next school day's menu sent at the same time each evening, taken from the school's own published source.
What you can get
Reaches your accounts Creates or changes things in accounts you connect, with your approval.
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It does
- Reads the menu page, PDF or email you name
- Sends you one message each school evening
- Contacts no one at the school
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It stops and asks
- Before starting: the school's own menu source confirmed.
- First week: messages checked against the source.
- End of term: the daily message stopped or paused.
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You approve
- Read access to the menu source only
Derived from this task's own brief and steps, not from the source.
- Find the sourceStops for your approval
The school's own menu page, PDF, app or email.
- Set the schedule
Send time, school days only, holidays skipped.
- Check the first weekStops for your approval
Messages compared with the source.
- Stop at term endStops for your approval
Paused or stopped on the date you give.
Editorial, not from the source
Works when
- The menu is published online or by email, not only on paper.
- The evening message helps decide between packed lunch and school lunch.
- You want it without opening the school site every night.
Does not work when
- The menu only comes home on paper.
- A child's allergy depends on the details; ask the school directly.
- The school changes menus on the day without posting them.
Get the school lunch menu every day: message format
| Part | Comes from | Check |
|---|---|---|
| [Date] | [Next school day] | [Matches the calendar] |
| [Menu items] | [School's menu page, PDF or email] | [Quoted, with link] |
| [No menu] | [Nothing posted for that day] | [Said plainly, not guessed] |
The source case
On X, @thisiskp_ lists things Instinct did for them, including sending their kid's school lunch menu every night at 7pm without being asked. A later post from the same account says it still texts them the menu every night without being asked twice. Neither post names the school, says where the menu is read from or how it is formatted, or says whether it has ever been wrong. Checked on 2026-09-24. These are individual reports, not evidence that your school's menu can be read this way.
A public report by someone outside this library. Not independently reproduced here.
From the source
Source excerpt
Real things it did: ... • Sends me my kid’s school lunch menu every night at 7pm without me asking
Source excerpt
• Texts me my kid's school lunch menu every night without being asked twice.
Quoted from the original posts. Not written by this guide, and not a result produced here.
Suggested prompt
Bring The menu source, Send time and school days, Term dates and holidays to skip. Acts Reads the menu page, PDF or email you name. Sends you one message each school evening. Contacts no one at the school. Source community report, checked 2026-09-24.
Written by this guide as a starting point, not quoted from the source. Your edits stay in this browser.
Other ways to ask
Editorial rewrites of the brief above, for a different emphasis. Copy them separately.
What you need
Editorial, not from the source
You supply
- The menu source
- Send time and school days
- Term dates and holidays to skip
Connected
- Email, if the menu arrives by email
- Messages, for the evening text
How to try it
Editorial, not from the source
- Find where the school or district publishes the menu: a web page, a PDF, an app or a weekly email.
- Say the time you want it and on which days: school days only, not weekends or holidays.
- Ask for the next school day's menu only, quoted from the source, with the link.
- Say what should happen when the menu is missing, changed or unreadable: a note, not a guess.
- Check the first week against the school's own menu before relying on it.
Read the school's own source
The report behind this page is small and specific. @thisiskp_ says Instinct sends their kid's school lunch menu every night at 7pm without being asked, and a later post says it still texts the menu every night. What neither post says is where the menu comes from, and that is the part to set up carefully. Schools and districts publish menus in different ways: a web page, a monthly PDF, a parent app or a weekly email. Find the one your school actually uses and give it as the source. Ask for the next school day's menu quoted from it, with a link, so a quick glance tells you it came from the right place. A summary from an old page or another school is worse than no message.
Say what happens on odd days
A daily message runs into the calendar quickly. Weekends, holidays, teacher training days and early closures all break a simple "send tomorrow's menu" rule, and so do weeks when the school has not posted a menu yet. Decide up front: on non-school days, send nothing; when there is no menu, say so plainly rather than repeating last week's. If the menu is a scanned PDF or an image, ask for items it cannot read to be flagged, not filled in. Checking the first week against the source is worth the few minutes. After that, a glance at the link is enough. The source posts describe the message arriving every night, but not whether it ever showed the wrong day or a stale menu.
Allergies stay with the school
An evening message is useful for deciding between a packed lunch and a school lunch. It is not a safe place to rely on for allergen or dietary information. Schools and their catering staff are responsible for what is in the food, and a forwarded menu line can drop the detail that matters. If a child has an allergy, keep that conversation with the school directly. It also helps to treat this as a standing task with an end. Tell it when term finishes and when to start again, and say who should get the message if more than one adult makes the lunch call. The report describes one parent's evening routine, and the setup here keeps it that simple: a short message with its source.
Open Instinct to try it. That is the product's own site; this guide is not part of it.
Limits and confirmation points
- Two short lines from one author. Neither names the school or where the menu comes from.
- Menus change, and schools post updates in different places. The message is only as current as the source it reads.
- Allergen and dietary details are the school's to state. For allergies, rely on the school and its catering staff, not a forwarded summary.
- A daily message is a standing task. Say when it should stop, such as at the end of term.
Editorial, not from the source
- Before starting: the school's own menu source confirmed.
- First week: messages checked against the source.
- End of term: the daily message stopped or paused.
Editorial, not from the source
- The message shows the wrong day's menu
- Ask for the date it read to be stated and matched to the next school day, skipping weekends and holidays.
- The menu is a PDF or image that reads badly
- Ask for items quoted with a link to the file, and for any line it could not read to be flagged rather than filled in.
- Messages keep coming during holidays
- Give the term dates and a stop date.
Common questions
Can an agent send me the school lunch menu every evening?
One user reports that Instinct sends their kid's menu every night at 7pm without being asked. The post does not say where the menu is read from, and this directory has not reproduced it.
Where does the menu come from?
It should come from the school or district's own menu page, PDF, app or email. Give that source and ask for a link in each message.
What if the school has not posted a menu?
Ask for a plain note that no menu was found, not a guess or last week's menu.
Can I rely on it for allergy information?
No. Ask the school and its catering staff directly about allergens and dietary needs.
Will it message me during holidays?
Only if you let it. Give the term dates and say to send nothing on non-school days.
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