Meal packaging system

A meal packaging system, comprising:

• a divided packaging that includes:
• an outer shell defining an interior, and
• at least one divider disposed within the outer shell, which divider divides the interior into a plural number of container compartments including a first and second container compartments having compartment dimensions;
• a plurality of food containers including a first and second food container each containing a food component, each of first and second food containers is configured and dimensioned to fit within at least one of the first and second container compartments, at least one of the first and second food containers comprising a machine-readable identifier indicating the food component contained within the at least one of the first and second food containers, the machine-readable identifier configured to, when scanned by a user device, cause a computing device to update an inventory of food components associated with a user;
• and
• wherein the computing device has a processor configured to execute instructions to cause the computing device to:
• receive meal selection data;
• generate a food selection scheme based on the meal selection data;
• and
• output the food selection scheme;
• wherein the food selection scheme comprises instructions to place the first and second food containers within the first and second container compartments, and place the machine-readable identifier on the at least one of the first and second food containers;
• and
• wherein the computing device is further configured to:
• receive, from the user device on scanning the machine-readable identifier, a request to update the inventory of food components associated with the user;
• and
• in response to receiving the request, create a new meal combination of food components associated with the user based on the updated inventory.