Send Daily Healthy Recipe via Telegram

What It Does

Every day at lunchtime, this workflow generates one healthy recipe and delivers a complete cooking card to your Telegram. You get the recipe name, cuisine style, nutrition per serving, a clear ingredient list using only supermarket staples, a step-by-step method in 5–6 steps, a professional chef tip, dietary substitutions, and a quick side suggestion — all in one message, ready well before you need to start cooking.

Why It Matters

The average person opens 3–4 apps trying to decide what to cook for dinner and still ends up making the same five meals. Recipe platforms are overwhelming — thousands of options, complex techniques, and ingredients you need to order online. This workflow removes the decision entirely. One good recipe lands in your Telegram by noon. It uses ingredients you can pick up at any supermarket. It's done in 20 minutes. Decision made.

How It Works

What You Get

• One healthy recipe per day genuinely completable in 20 minutes of active cooking time
• Full nutrition breakdown per serving (calories, protein, carbs, fat)
• Ingredient list using only standard supermarket items — maximum 10 ingredients
• 5–6 step method written clearly for home cooks of any level
• A professional chef tip to make the recipe faster or tastier
• Dietary substitutions (vegetarian or vegan swap, plus a flavor variation)
• A quick pairing suggestion for a complete meal

Who It's For

• Busy professionals who want to eat healthily but cook fast on weeknights
• People trying to break out of their five-meal rotation and explore new cuisines
• Meal preppers who want daily inspiration for batch cooking
• Anyone who wants healthy food without spending an hour scrolling recipe apps

Setup

1. Create a Telegram bot — message @BotFather on Telegram, follow the prompts, and copy the bot token.
2. Get your chat ID — message @userinfobot on Telegram to retrieve your numeric chat ID.
3. Connect your Telegram bot in the workflow and paste your chat ID into the Telegram node.
4. Submit the workflow — do not publish, to preserve your Needle credits.
5. Receive your daily recipe every day at 11:00 AM UTC.

Customize It

• Send to a group — Replace the chat ID with a family or housemates Telegram group ID so everyone sees the dinner option.
• Change delivery time — Set the cron to 0 6 * * * for early-morning delivery if you prefer to plan and shop before work.
• Adjust cuisines or dietary focus — Edit the AI agent's prompt to emphasize specific cuisines or dietary requirements (e.g., always vegan, always high-protein).