on ozempic in minneapolis. a local eating guide.
more minneapolis patients are starting ozempic, wegovy, mounjaro, and zepbound every month. the local healthcare side is well-covered — there are at least six twin cities GLP-1 telehealth clinics and most of the major endocrinology practices prescribe now. the food side is still wide open. that's where we come in.
the minneapolis GLP-1 landscape
if you're on a GLP-1 in the twin cities, your options for actual food are limited:
• national meal prep delivery — factor, trifecta, etc. ships frozen, generic portions, no GLP-1 focus. fine in a pinch, not optimized for you. • cook for yourself — works until the appetite suppression makes cooking feel impossible, which is week 2 for most people. • fast casual — chipotle bowls and the occasional sweetgreen are OK, but the portions are wrong for suppressed appetite and the protein density is medium at best. • tandoco — local kitchen in minneapolis, weekly menu sized for high-protein customers, sunday pickup at the downtown spot.
the last one is what we built. we have a full page on what tandoco looks like on a GLP-1, but the short version is: real food, right-sized portions, weighed macros, no shipping.
what tandoco can and can't do for you
can: hit 35-50g of protein per meal in portions sized for a suppressed appetite. publish honest macros (every meal on the store shows protein, calories, carbs, fat, fiber on the card). bake a protein cookie or banana bread for the snack slot. give you one less decision on bad days.
can't: replace your prescriber. tell you whether to titrate up. predict how a specific dose will affect your appetite. those are conversations for your medical team, not a food brand.
what i can do is what a kitchen does — feed you well during a hard transition, and tell you honestly what i'd do in your shoes.
how to start
1. order through the store by thursday 11:59pm for sunday pickup.
2. start with 4-6 entrées for your first week. that's enough variety to find what your appetite tolerates without committing to a full week before you know what works.
3. add a brown butter cookie six-pack for the snack slot. customers tell me this is the single most-loved thing on the menu for GLP-1 weeks.
4. pickup is at the downtown minneapolis kitchen. customers from edina, saint paul, st. louis park, eden prairie, bloomington, and richfield all do it as one sunday errand.
any questions about whether tandoco fits your situation? email me directly — hello@tandoco.com. i read every one.