Menu or nutritional plan - what formula of work with a dietitian would suit you better?

I wonder what is the better option from the point of view of customers using the help of a dietitian. Traditionally, nutritionists compose menus, but I have noticed for some time that this is a form that does not work for everyone. That is why I introduced nutritional plans as an alternative to menus. For now, I have too little response to draw any conclusions, so I decided to ask you. What would you choose - a menu with rigidly written dishes for each day or rather a nutritional plan, where you have guidelines and instructions for self-planning meals and a certain base of food suggestions? * The first option does not require involvement in planning meals, only following the schedule. Every day you prepare dishes that have the grammage of the products and the preparation instructions written down, and there is no exception. It seems easy, because everything is kind of like on a tray. On the other hand, it is organizationally difficult and it often happens that we do not have time to prepare all these meals or we do not feel like something on a given day and the plan fails. * The second option requires more work and thinking in the beginning. You need to check how many portions of the products of a given group (cereals, dairy products, meat and substitutes, fats, fruits and vegetables) should be eaten by everyone in order to achieve a properly balanced diet and calorific value, and then write out these portions for 3-4 or 5 meals and plan meals using the list of exchangers, where you will find information on how many grams of a given product are per 1 serving. Customers also receive proposals for the distribution of portions for individual meals during the day, examples of meals that fit into these assumptions and, additionally, material with proposals for breakfast, snacks, lunches and dinners. This option, in my opinion, offers greater flexibility and has greater educational value in the long run. But will people be willing to undertake this effort? Please let me know what you think. In November, I plan to start a 14-day program of changing eating habits based on nutritional plans (i.e. option 2). Emphasis will be placed on educating the participants, providing them with knowledge and competences, building and maintaining motivation and a sense of agency and self-efficacy. Participation in the pilot program will cost PLN 50 and I will test it in a closed group on FB. If you would like to have a look and assess whether you would take part in something like this, here's a link: [https: // fit40. pl / pl / p / Zdrowe-żychnych-nowania-w-14-dni- / 96] (https: // fit40. pl / pl / p / Zdrowe-habits-nourishing-w-14-dni- / 96) Thank you in advance for all the statements, including the critical ones - I really need a cold assessment of someone from the outside: -)