About Food Signals
A resource built specifically for people managing the realities of GLP-1 medication — not generic healthy eating advice, but recipes and guides calibrated to the side effects you're actually dealing with.
What this site is
Food Signals exists because the standard nutrition advice — "eat more vegetables, choose lean protein" — doesn't account for what it's actually like to eat on semaglutide or tirzepatide. Slowed gastric emptying, nausea that peaks on injection day, a stomach capacity that's dramatically reduced, and appetite signals that no longer work the way they used to: these require a different approach to food than generic meal planning.
Every recipe on this site is matched to how eating actually feels on a GLP-1 — nausea, low appetite, fatigue, bloating, and constipation among them. When you're dealing with injection day nausea, you don't want a recipe that was designed for someone with a normal stomach — you want one that matches your own preferences and what you've tolerated before.
Who it's for
Food Signals is for people on a GLP-1 receptor agonist — any brand, any dose, injection or oral.
How recipes are described
Each recipe is described by facts about the dish itself, checked against its ingredients:
- Nutrition per serving — calories, protein, fat and fibre — calculated from the ingredients
- How it eats — its texture, how strong its smell is, and whether it's good eaten cold
- How it's cooked, and whether it uses ingredients that are more likely to cause wind or gas
- Which allergens it contains, and whether it's vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free or dairy-free
We don't turn this into a score out of 100 — you know best what suits you on a given day. None of it is a treatment or a guarantee for any individual: tolerance varies by person, portion and symptom.
Content standards
Recipes are developed with the following requirements:
- Built protein-forward and portioned for a smaller appetite
- Portions calibrated for reduced stomach capacity — no oversized servings
- Ingredients selected to avoid the most common GLP-1 trigger foods
- Preparation methods that maintain tolerability (poaching and steaming over frying, for example)
The meal plans and food guides are reviewed for consistency with the scoring model and updated as new data or user feedback informs the approach.
Medical disclaimer
The content on this site is for general informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
GLP-1 medications are prescribed drugs. Dietary changes while on these medications should be discussed with your prescribing physician, endocrinologist, or registered dietitian — particularly if you have diabetes, a history of eating disorders, kidney disease, or other conditions that affect how you respond to nutrition changes. Do not use this site to make decisions about your medication.
Contact & feedback
If you have feedback on a recipe, notice an error in our scoring, or want to suggest a recipe type we're missing, the best way to reach us is via the email newsletter — reply to any issue and it goes directly to the team.
For serious concerns about GLP-1 side effects or medication interactions, contact your healthcare provider.
Legal Entity
Food Signals is a product, owned and operated by NAKED NOODLE PTY LTD.