Member Kitchens vs That Clean Life
That Clean Life is built for nutrition professionals creating client meal plans from a shared recipe database. Member Kitchens is built for running your own branded membership where many subscribers cook from your recipes, plans, and programs.
This page aims for an honest comparison — including where That Clean Life may be the better fit for your stage. Last reviewed May 30, 2026.
TL;DR
- That Clean Life centers practitioner workflows and a licensed recipe library for 1:1 or small-group client care.
- Member Kitchens centers scalable memberships: tiers, Stripe checkout, community, and your own branded member app.
- Both support nutrition-aware meal planning; Member Kitchens adds grocery integrations, cooking mode, and white-label branding for public memberships.
- Many professionals outgrow PDF handoffs and use Member Kitchens when members need a searchable app, not just assigned plans.
Quick answer
That Clean Life: That Clean Life is professional meal-planning software for dietitians and wellness practitioners, offering a curated recipe library and tools to assign plans to clients.
Choose That Clean Life when your primary workflow is creating and assigning meal plans inside a practitioner tool with a shared recipe library. Choose Member Kitchens when you sell a subscription membership to many people who need your branded app, searchable recipes, interactive plans, and monetization — not only individualized client charts.
Feature comparison at a glance
Yes / Partial / No / N/A reflect public product capabilities for the alternative. Member Kitchens cells marked Launch plan+, Growth plan, or Varies by plan indicate the minimum plan tier — not a missing feature. See pricing below.
| Capability | That Clean Life | Member Kitchens |
|---|---|---|
| Branded member app (theme & custom domain) | Partial | Yes |
| Installable PWA (add to home screen) | No | Growth plan |
| Searchable recipe library with filters | Partial | Yes |
| Interactive meal plans (drag-and-drop, swaps, scaling) | Yes | Yes |
| Step-by-step cooking mode | Partial | Launch plan+ |
| Auto shopping lists (aisle grouping) | Partial | Yes |
| Grocery checkout integrations (Instacart / Walmart) | No | Launch plan+ |
| Per-serving and daily nutrition tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Shared ingredient library across recipes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured programs (courses, journeys, weekly schedules) | Partial | Launch plan+ |
| Native subscriptions and access tiers | No | Yes |
| Community / forum tied to content | No | Launch plan+ |
| White-label theme, custom domain, page builder | Partial | Varies by plan |
| Bulk import (PDF, Excel, WPRM, URL) | Partial | Yes |
| All-in-one (no separate plugin stack) | Partial | Yes |
| Hands-on platform support | Partial | Yes |
Which fits your use case?
Feature tables hide trade-offs. This table focuses on scenarios — simpler tools often win early; kitchen-first platforms win as cooking workflows become the product.
| Use case | Better fit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioner assigning plans from a licensed recipe library | That Clean Life | That Clean Life is designed for professional meal-plan assignment workflows. |
| Branded public membership with native Stripe checkout | Member Kitchens | Member Kitchens targets creator-owned subscription products at scale. |
| Client-facing grocery integrations for your brand | Member Kitchens | Instacart/Walmart tied to your meal plans on your domain. |
| Starting with templates before building your own library | That Clean Life | Shared professional libraries speed early practitioner delivery. |
| Growing from client work to a group membership | Depends on stage | Many professionals add Member Kitchens when the public product outgrows assignment-only tools. |
Pricing and total cost of ownership
Member Kitchens is typically more expensive than lightweight tools — by design. Our plans scale with active members, and we only succeed when your membership revenue grows. Compare total value for your stage, not sticker price alone.
That Clean Life
That Clean Life uses practitioner-focused subscription pricing (see thatcleanlife.com) — compare scope: client assignment vs public membership monetization.
Member Kitchens
Discover from $49/mo, Launch $99/mo, Growth $199/mo (plus tiered per-active-user fees above included limits). Start on Discover while validating; move to Launch or Growth as members need cooking mode, PWA install, courses, and integrations. See memberkitchens.com/pricing.
If you expect members to cook from structured recipes and meal plans, choosing a platform that can grow with you avoids a painful migration later — even if a simpler tool is cheaper today.
What That Clean Life does well
- Large curated recipe library designed for nutrition professionals creating client meal plans. Source : That Clean Life
- Practitioner-focused workflows for assigning plans and tracking client-facing nutrition goals. Source : https://thatcleanlife.com
- Established positioning among dietitians who need ready-made recipes and plan templates.
Different models: practitioner assignment vs public membership
- Not designed as a creator-branded subscription app with public tiers and native Stripe checkout for hundreds of members.
- Limited community, courses, journeys, and mixed-media content library for broader memberships.
- Grocery handoff (Instacart, Walmart) and installable member PWAs are outside the core product focus.
- Your brand domain, page builder, and full white-label marketing site are not the primary deliverable.
Where Member Kitchens fits scalable memberships
Member Kitchens turns your recipes and meal plans into a membership product members use every week — with your branding, access tiers, and hands-on platform support.
- Branded member app on your domain with searchable recipes, filters, and favorites.
- Interactive meal plans with swaps, scaling, shopping lists, and grocery checkout.
- Native subscriptions, programs, and community without exporting PDFs from a practitioner dashboard.
What creators actually switched from
I was sending PDF meal plans and it was painful for me and my members. Now they have favorites, search, and lists in one place.
Support and partnership model
Member Kitchens is not the cheapest option — and we do not try to win on price alone. When you need help, you get hands-on support from people who know food memberships. Our business model ties platform revenue to your active members, so we are incentivized when your membership grows, not when you pay for features you never use.
When to choose which
Choose That Clean Life if:
- You primarily serve named clients inside a practitioner meal-planning workflow with a licensed recipe library.
- Your deliverable is individualized plans, not a public subscription with hundreds of cooking members.
Choose Member Kitchens if:
- You run — or want to run — a branded meal-plan or recipe membership with tiers and recurring revenue.
- Members need search, interactive plans, grocery lists, and your domain — not static PDF handoffs.
Related reading on Member Kitchens
Ready to transition?
See hybrid, phased, and full migration paths — at your pace, with no fixed timeline.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use That Clean Life and Member Kitchens together?
- Some professionals use practice tools for clinical work and Member Kitchens for their public membership product. They serve different scale and branding models.
- Does That Clean Life include a branded member app?
- That Clean Life focuses on practitioner dashboards and client-facing plan delivery, not a fully white-label membership platform with page builder and native subscriptions for food creators.
- Which is better for a dietitian membership site?
- For scalable memberships where subscribers cook from your content weekly, Member Kitchens provides the member experience depth. That Clean Life fits better when the model is practitioner-led client assignment.
- Can members shop from That Clean Life meal plans?
- Member Kitchens includes Instacart and Walmart grocery integrations tied to meal plans. That Clean Life does not position grocery checkout as a core member feature.
- How does Member Kitchens pricing compare to That Clean Life?
- Member Kitchens is typically more expensive than lightweight tools like That Clean Life — our Discover plan starts at $49/mo before active-user fees. That reflects food-specific depth, hands-on support, and tiered plans (Discover, Launch, Growth) that let you start smaller and expand as members need more. We are transparent about cost because the right question is fit and growth path, not who is cheapest today.
Sources and review date
Last reviewed: May 30, 2026
That Clean Life is a trademark of its respective owner. Comparison information is based on publicly available product documentation and is provided for educational purposes.