Inspiration
Our app was inspired by the idea that many young adults see recipes on apps like Tik Tok and Instagram, but these recipes often aren't easy to follow, aren't affordable, and often require ingredients that the user doesn't have or cannot afford, so these recipes sit collecting dust in their saved reels. Our goal was to gamify the process of recipe selection, and make it easier for young adults to find cheap
What it does
Love at first bite allows young adults to browse recipes as though they were swiping through tinder, with the same goal, to find the perfect match! It matches users with recipes that fit their ingredients and budget.
How we built it
We used a React front end and a Express and AWS RDS back end, using Duckduckgo scraping techniques to fill our database.
Challenges we ran into
Getting the database up and running properly was a massive challenge that caused many issues and greatly delayed the project.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Actually finishing the project, filling it with tons of recipes that are cheap, healthy, and easy to follow.
What we learned
How to scrape from the web properly, and set up a database in a usable manner.
What's next for Love at First Bite
Matching many young adults with recipes that will last them a lifetime.
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