Food Picker
What Should I Eat?
Stuck on what to eat? Type in the options you are considering, spin the wheel, and let it decide lunch or dinner. Add a weight (like Pizza*3) to make a favorite more likely. Your input is never stored on a server.
Entry mode
Weighted roulette guide
- Enter one item per line to create wheel slices.
- To use weights, add *number after an option. Example: Movie*3
- Higher weights make larger slices and increase the chance of winning.
Omitted weights are treated as 1. Use the item*number format to avoid confusion.
Result
Spin the roulette wheel to show the result.
Need to set a turn order for a group? List Randomizer. See every tool on the tools page.
Purpose
When you just can't decide what to eat, drop in the options and let the wheel settle it.
How to use
- Clear the samples and enter the food options you are considering.
- Add *number after an option to give it more weight.
- Press the spin button.
- Check the result the wheel lands on.
Filtering the candidates is the real decision
Deciding on food takes ten minutes not because there are many options but because none is clearly better. Cut the obvious nos and three or four remain, and those three are genuinely hard to separate.
Narrow it to that point and hand the rest to randomness. If you spin and immediately think not that one, you did not filter properly, so remove that option rather than respinning.
Use weights to reduce repeats
Rather than removing yesterday's meal entirely, lower its weight. Give it a one and everything else a three and you cut repetition while keeping the option available.
The softer rule is easier for a group to accept. Excluding something outright disappoints whoever likes it, whereas lowering the odds almost never draws an objection.
Two stages handle long lists
Past about ten options the wheel's segments get too thin to read. Spin for a broad category first, then spin within it.
Each stage keeps large, readable segments, and choosing the category naturally cuts the candidate list so the second spin is much simpler.
It works better with a group
When everyone keeps saying they do not mind, a random pick ends the loop without anybody having to own the choice, and it removes the influence of whoever speaks loudest.
Here the visible process matters. A wheel that everyone watches together lands much better than a line of result text.
Turn recurring choices into rules
For a decision you make daily, a rule beats randomness. Fix a category per weekday and the decision disappears entirely.
When the rule gets dull, put randomness inside it. Keep the category fixed and randomise only the specific dish, so you keep the variety and lose the deliberation.
Examples
- Pick today's lunch
- Choose a delivery order
- Decide a restaurant with friends
- Pick a cafe drink
Notes
- Clear the sample options and enter your own food choices.
- Keep it to about 5-8 options so the wheel stays easy to read.
- Weights change both the slice size and the chance of each option.
FAQ
Are food options included?
A few sample options are pre-filled. Clear them and enter your own choices.
Can I make one option more likely?
Yes. Add *number after an option, such as Burger*3, to raise its chance.