NutriLiv is a personalized anticancer nutrition and meal planning app. It generates weekly meal plans, recipes, grocery lists, teas, juice elixirs, and supplement recommendations tailored to your cancer type, treatment, side effects, allergies, and dietary preferences. Every recommendation is grounded in peer-reviewed research.

Who develops NutriLiv?

NutriLiv is developed by Personalized Medicine, an integrative oncology clinic based in Frederick, Maryland. Our team includes licensed medical providers, clinicians certified in functional nutrition, and data scientists who curate the app's research library and personalization logic.

How much does NutriLiv cost?

NutriLiv offers a free 3-day trial. After that, you can choose an annual plan at $79.99/year or a monthly plan at $19.99/month.

How does NutriLiv personalize my meal plan?

You complete a short survey covering your cancer type, sub-type, treatments, medications, side effects, allergies, dietary preferences, and household size. NutriLiv uses all of this information to generate a weekly meal plan that maximizes anticancer ingredients and automatically excludes ingredients known to be problematic for your specific situation.

How long does it take to get my meal plan?

After completing the initial survey, your personalized meal plan generates in under 10 seconds. A new plan generates automatically every week.

Can I swap meals I don't want?

Yes. You can swap any meal from a catalog of over 4,000 recipes. Every replacement recipe follows the same personalization rules, including the same anticancer ingredient prioritization and the same exclusion logic based on your profile.

Does the app generate a grocery list?

Yes. Your grocery list is automatically generated each week and scaled to the number of people in your household.

What if my treatment or side effects change?

You can update your survey responses anytime. NutriLiv will regenerate your entire meal plan, including teas, juice elixirs, and supplement recommendations, to reflect your current situation. Your plan always matches where you are right now in your treatment.

Does NutriLiv include more than just meals?

Yes. Based on your survey responses, NutriLiv also recommends personalized daily teas, anticancer juice elixirs, and nutritional supplements. Every recommendation follows the same rules as your meal plan: anticancer ingredients are maximized and anything problematic for your cancer type, treatment, or side effects is automatically excluded.

What are NutriLiv Points?

Every recipe in NutriLiv has a NutriLiv Points value calculated from the combined anticancer evidence behind its ingredients. When you log meals, the app tracks your daily and historical NutriLiv Points, plus a breakdown of the specific anticancer capabilities you are consuming, such as immune support, anti-angiogenesis, cancer stem cell targeting, and metabolic pathway disruption. NutriLiv Points help you see how your diet is contributing to your fight over time.

Can I see the research behind each ingredient?

Yes. Every recipe includes an anticancer summary showing which ingredients have documented anticancer capabilities. Tap any ingredient to see its full profile, including anticancer functions, health-optimizing properties, evidence of reducing treatment side effects, evidence of enhancing treatment efficacy, and links to every peer-reviewed study used in the analysis.

Can I use NutriLiv if I follow a specific diet?

Yes. During your survey, you can select your preferred dietary approach, including Mediterranean, pescatarian, balanced keto, vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore. NutriLiv builds your entire meal plan within your chosen dietary framework while still maximizing anticancer ingredients and excluding anything problematic for your situation.

Can someone set up NutriLiv on behalf of a loved one?

Yes. A caregiver or family member can complete the survey with their loved one's cancer type, treatment, side effects, and preferences. The meal plan will be fully personalized to their situation, and you can use it to plan and cook their meals. The grocery list scales to your household size.

Does NutriLiv offer a family plan?

Yes. NutriLiv supports Apple Family Sharing. When one member of your iOS family subscribes, everyone in the family group gets access to NutriLiv at no additional cost. This means a caregiver can subscribe and share access with the loved one they're helping through treatment, and every family member also gets their own personalized plan for prevention and long-term wellness.

Can I use my HSA or FSA to pay for NutriLiv?

NutriLiv may qualify as a reimbursable HSA or FSA expense. Some providers may require a Letter of Medical Necessity signed by your healthcare provider. Reimbursement instructions and a sample letter are available on the website.

Is NutriLiv available on iOS and Android?

Yes. NutriLiv is available worldwide on both Apple and Android devices.

Is NutriLiv a replacement for my oncologist or dietitian?

No. NutriLiv is a nutrition planning tool based on peer-reviewed research. It is designed to complement your medical treatment and any dietary guidance from your care team, not replace it. Always consult your physician or qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your diet, especially during cancer treatment.

NutriLiv Onboarding Guide: How to Set Up Your Personalized Anticancer Meal Plan

Apr 21

Written By Richard Wilson

Learn how NutriLiv is able to build you a personalized anti-cancer meal plan.

NutriLiv is a personalized anticancer meal planning app developed by Personalized Medicine, an integrative medicine clinic in Frederick, MD that specializes in evidence-based cancer treatment support. The app uses detailed information about your cancer diagnosis, treatment, side effects, dietary preferences, and lifestyle to build a weekly meal plan that excludes ingredients that could be problematic for your specific situation and maximizes ingredients with documented anticancer properties.

This guide walks you through the complete NutriLiv onboarding survey, which is the process that powers your personalized meal plan. Whether you're a cancer patient looking to optimize your nutrition during treatment, a survivor focused on reducing recurrence risk, or someone interested in cancer prevention through diet, this walkthrough covers every step from start to finish.

The onboarding survey takes about five minutes to complete. Every answer you provide helps NutriLiv build a more accurate and effective meal plan for you. And if anything changes (your treatment, your side effects, your preferences), you can update any of your responses at any time in the Settings menu.

Consent and Goal Selection

The onboarding process begins with a consent screen that explains what health information NutriLiv will collect during the survey and how that information is used. NutriLiv only uses your health data to create your personalized meal plan. Your information is never sold or shared for advertising purposes. A link to the full privacy policy is available on this screen for those who want to review it in detail.

After consenting, you'll select your primary goal for using NutriLiv. There are three options: using nutrition to help fight an active cancer diagnosis, using nutrition to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence, or using nutrition to help prevent cancer. Your selection determines how NutriLiv tailors the rest of the survey and your resulting meal plan.

Your Diagnosis and Treatment

This section of the survey captures the clinical details that NutriLiv uses to personalize your ingredient exclusions and optimize your meal plan for maximum anticancer benefit.

Cancer Type and Subtype

You'll select your cancer type from a comprehensive list. After selecting your cancer type, you'll have the option to enter your specific subtype. Providing your subtype allows NutriLiv to be more precise with both ingredient exclusions and anticancer optimization. If you don't know your subtype or prefer not to enter it, you can skip this step. The app will still personalize your plan based on the general cancer type.

For the most accurate results, it's recommended to provide the most specific diagnosis information available. If you're unsure, your medical records or care team can help clarify your exact diagnosis and subtype.

Diagnosis-Based Ingredient Exclusions

After entering your diagnosis, NutriLiv presents your first exclusion notification. This is one of the app's most important features. Based on your specific cancer type and subtype, NutriLiv identifies ingredients that could be problematic or potentially harmful and automatically removes them from your meal plan. The exclusion dialog explains why these ingredients are being excluded, identifies the total number of excluded ingredients, and displays the full list so you can see exactly what has been removed.

Treatment Selection and Medication

Next, you'll select all treatments you're currently receiving. NutriLiv supports a wide range of treatment types, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, stem cell transplant, precision medicine, photodynamic therapy, and cryoablation. You can select as many as apply to your situation.

If you selected a medication-based treatment like chemotherapy, you'll have the option to enter your specific medication. This is optional, but providing it allows NutriLiv to identify ingredient-drug interactions and be even more precise with exclusions. A second exclusion notification appears showing the additional ingredients being removed based on your treatment and medications, along with the reasoning behind each exclusion.

Metabolic Pathway Targeting

NutriLiv includes a unique feature based on research showing that cancer cells depend heavily on specific fuel sources to grow. You can choose to prioritize ingredients that have evidence of blocking one or more of three metabolic pathways: glutamine, glucose, and fatty acids. You can select any combination of the three, all of them, or skip this step entirely by tapping "No thanks." This is an excellent question to discuss with your care team if you're unsure which pathways are relevant to your situation.

Your Body and Goals

This section collects the physical information NutriLiv needs to accurately calculate your daily caloric requirements and tailor your meal plan to your body.

You'll enter your gender, which helps the app estimate your total daily energy expenditure. Options include Female, Male, or Prefer not to say, though providing your gender improves the accuracy of your caloric targets.

You'll also enter your current age, your height, and your weight. Together, these data points allow NutriLiv to calculate how many calories your body needs each day.

Finally, you'll indicate whether you're looking to gain, lose, or maintain weight. Your answer helps NutriLiv optimize daily calorie targets to support your specific goal. This is especially important for cancer patients who may be managing unintended weight changes during treatment.

Diet Preferences and Side Effects

This section is where NutriLiv learns about your dietary needs: what you can eat, what you want to eat, and what you need to avoid.

Side Effects That Affect Eating

If you're experiencing side effects from treatment that affect your ability to eat, you can select them here. NutriLiv will exclude ingredients that could worsen those side effects. An important note: only select side effects that you are persistently experiencing. Side effect exclusions can remove a significant number of ingredients from your available recipe pool, many of which could be beneficial if you're not actively dealing with that side effect. If a side effect is temporary or occasional, it's better to leave it unchecked. If your side effects change over time, you can update this selection in the Settings menu at any time to unlock those ingredients and expand your recipe options.

Diet Plan Selection

Choose the diet plan that best fits your lifestyle and values. NutriLiv offers six options: Mediterranean, Pescetarian, Keto, Vegetarian, Balanced, and Vegan. After selecting a plan, you'll see a summary screen describing what the plan includes so you can confirm it's the right fit before proceeding. Your meal plan will only include recipes that align with your selected dietary preference. For example, selecting Vegan means you'll never receive a recipe that includes animal products, and selecting Keto means your meals will be formulated with very limited carbohydrates.

Meal Selection

You choose which meal components to include in your daily plan. Options include breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, tea, and anticancer wellness shots. You can select any combination that fits your routine. If you eliminate a full meal (for example, if you skip breakfast), NutriLiv shifts those calories to your remaining meals. This feature is especially useful for those practicing intermittent fasting or managing a restricted feeding window.

If you select tea, you'll be asked whether you prefer caffeinated or caffeine-free options.

Nutritional Supplements

NutriLiv can include evidence-based nutritional supplement recommendations personalized to your cancer type and treatment. If you opt in, the app will suggest up to four supplements that have documented evidence of being compatible with your specific situation. As with any supplement, you should discuss these recommendations with your medical team before taking them. NutriLiv also includes a full catalog of additional supplements that you can add to your plan and track over time.

Food Allergies and Dislikes

If you have food allergies, select them during onboarding and NutriLiv will automatically exclude all associated ingredients. An exclusion notification shows you exactly which ingredients are being removed.

You can also tell NutriLiv about any ingredients you simply dislike. Common dislikes are pre-listed for quick selection, and a search bar lets you find and add any specific ingredient. Anything on your dislike list will never appear in your recipes. If you don't have any dislikes, simply tap "I like everything" to continue.

Cuisine Preferences

If you have favorite cuisines, select them and NutriLiv will optimize your meal plan around those preferences. If you don't have a preference, tap "I like everything" and the app will focus on selecting recipes that maximize anticancer benefit based on your survey responses rather than filtering by cuisine.

Lifestyle Settings

The final section of the survey helps NutriLiv understand your daily life so your meal plan is practical and sustainable, not just nutritionally optimal.

Kitchen Pantry Level

NutriLiv asks how well-stocked your kitchen is. This sets your pantry level, which tells the app which basic ingredients you already have on hand and don't need to shop for. Options range from Empty (you have nothing) to Well-stocked (you have a wide variety of oils, spices, seasonings, and herbs). Your pantry level directly affects your weekly grocery list, ensuring it only includes items you actually need to buy. After completing the survey, you can further customize your pantry inventory to fine-tune your grocery lists.

Cooking Time and Energy

You'll indicate how much time and energy you have available for cooking. "Quick and easy" focuses on recipes that take approximately 30 minutes or less. "Moderate" allows recipes up to about 40 minutes. "No limits" removes the time constraint, giving NutriLiv access to its full recipe catalog. This setting is particularly important for cancer patients who may be managing fatigue alongside their treatment schedule.

Meal Variety

This setting determines how much variety you want during the week, and it directly affects how often you'll need to cook. If you select "I'm fine eating the same meals most days," you'll cook about three days per week and eat leftovers the other four. The middle option gives you four cook days and three leftover days. Maximum variety means cooking most nights with fewer leftovers. Choose what matches your energy level, your schedule, and your preferences.

Household Servings

Enter the number of people you need to feed at each meal. NutriLiv scales every recipe (the ingredients, the portions, and the grocery list) so you're cooking enough for your entire household, not just yourself.

Meal Plan Priorities

This screen lets you fine-tune how NutriLiv's algorithm selects and ranks recipes for your plan. You can adjust the priority level across three areas: maximizing anticancer ingredients, including ingredients with evidence of reducing side effects and improving treatment efficacy, and prioritizing ingredients that target the metabolic pathways you selected earlier in the survey. Adjusting these sliders changes the balance of how recipes are chosen for your weekly plan.

Final Steps: Reminders, Account, and Start Date

Reminders

NutriLiv will ask if you'd like to keep reminders turned on. These are not promotional notifications. They are practical alerts designed to help you stay on track with your meal plan. Examples include thaw reminders for frozen protein needed for the next day's meals, alerts to start a slow cooker in the morning for a dinner recipe, overnight prep reminders for items like soaking oats or chia seeds, and midweek grocery shopping reminders if your shopping is split across the week.

Meal Plan Generation

After completing the survey, NutriLiv processes all of your responses and builds your personalized meal plan. Once it's ready, you'll see a confirmation screen with a summary of the benefits your plan includes based on your specific inputs.

Account, Subscription, and Terms

If you haven't already created an account and selected a subscription level, the app will guide you through both steps at this point. You'll also be presented with NutriLiv's terms and conditions for review and acceptance.

Choosing Your Start Date

The final step is selecting the day you'd like your meal plan to begin. One practical recommendation: choose a start date that gives you time to complete your grocery shopping first. NutriLiv generates a complete grocery list based on your meal plan, so you'll want to shop before your start date so that everything is ready when your first day of cooking arrives.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does the NutriLiv onboarding survey take?

The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete. The length can vary slightly depending on how many treatment types, side effects, and preferences you select, but most users complete it in a single sitting.

Can I change my survey answers after completing onboarding?

Yes. Every response you provide during onboarding can be updated at any time through the Settings menu in the app. If your treatment changes, your side effects improve, or your dietary preferences shift, you can adjust your settings and NutriLiv will update your meal plan accordingly.

What happens if I don't know my cancer subtype?

You can skip the subtype selection and NutriLiv will personalize your plan based on your general cancer type. The app will still exclude potentially problematic ingredients and optimize for anticancer benefit, though providing your specific subtype allows for more precise personalization. If you learn your subtype later, you can add it in Settings.

How does NutriLiv decide which ingredients to exclude?

NutriLiv maintains a research-backed database that maps specific cancer types, subtypes, treatments, and medications to ingredients that may be problematic or harmful. When you enter your diagnosis and treatment information, the app cross-references this data and automatically removes flagged ingredients from your available recipe pool. Each exclusion notification explains the reasoning behind the removal.

Do I need to enter my specific chemotherapy medication?

Entering your specific medication is optional, but recommended. Some ingredients can interact with certain drugs, and providing this level of detail enables NutriLiv to catch those interactions and exclude the relevant ingredients. If you're unsure of your exact medication name, check your pharmacy records or ask your care team.

What if my side effects change during treatment?

You can update your side effect selections at any time in the Settings menu. If a side effect resolves, unchecking it will unlock the ingredients that were previously excluded, expanding your available recipes and ingredients. This is important because side effect exclusions can remove a significant number of potentially beneficial ingredients from your plan.

What are anticancer wellness shots?

Anticancer wellness shots are small, concentrated beverages (typically 2-3 ounces) that include potent ingredients with significant evidence of anticancer properties. They're an optional component you can include in your daily meal plan during onboarding.

Does NutriLiv replace medical advice from my oncologist or care team?

No. NutriLiv is designed to complement your existing care, not replace it. The app provides evidence-based nutritional guidance personalized to your situation, but you should always discuss dietary changes, supplements, and nutrition strategies with your medical team, especially during active treatment.

Is my health information safe with NutriLiv?

Yes. NutriLiv only uses the health information you provide to create your personalized meal plan. Your data is never sold or shared for advertising purposes. You can review the full privacy policy during onboarding or at any time within the app. When signing up for the app, you only need to provide an email and password. Users are free to use anonymizing email addresses that do not enable us to personally identify you.

Can NutriLiv help with cancer prevention, not just active treatment?

Yes. During onboarding, one of the three goal options is cancer prevention. If you select this path, NutriLiv tailors your meal plan to maximize ingredients with documented cancer-prevention properties, even if you've never been diagnosed with cancer.

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