About PlateMates
One app, one dinner, two ways. Built for the couples who never agreed on what to eat.
The Problem We Lived
It started the way most good ideas do — with a fight about dinner. One of us went vegan; the other wasn't ready to. Suddenly every meal was a negotiation: two separate grocery lists, two different recipes, twice the dishes. The kitchen felt like a compromise instead of a shared space.
We tried the usual fixes. Meal kits didn't have a "mixed diet" option. Recipe apps assumed everyone at the table eats the same thing. Blog posts said "just cook two dinners." Nobody was designing for the reality that millions of households already live: two people, one kitchen, different diets.
So we built PlateMates — a recipe format where every dish has a shared base (the rice, the sauce, the vegetables you chop together) and two divergent protein paths. You cook side by side, sit down at the same time, and eat the same dinner — your way.
How Split Recipes Work
Shared base
Ingredients and steps both partners cook together — the rice, the sauce, the roasted vegetables.
Vegan path
Plant-based protein and any vegan-specific steps. Crispy tofu, tempeh, chickpeas — the good stuff.
Omnivore path
Animal protein and meat-specific steps. Grilled chicken, seared salmon, ground beef — whatever you're craving.
By the Numbers
Our Mission
Dinner should bring people together, not divide them. PlateMates exists to keep the kitchen a shared space — even when the diets don't match.
We're a small team at Athlete Mindset Inc., and we care about getting the details right: nutrition per serving for both paths, grocery lists that don't double-count shared ingredients, and recipes tested by actual mixed-diet couples.
Try it tonight
159 split recipes, a weekly meal planner, and smart grocery lists — all free.