Inspiration
Only 1 in 10 American adults eat enough fruits or vegetables, according to a new study published today in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Despite the United States being a first world country and having plenty of access to food, our society is unaware of the food's affect on our health. Unawareness is a risk for chronic diseases (7 of the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S.), such as diabetes and heart disease.
There is a heavy emphasis on teaching children to get proper nutrition, but very few Americans themselves eat the recommended amount every day.
What it does
- Tracks daily intake of fruits and vegetables with a cute pet
- Taking care of the pet = feeding yourself
- Provides recommendations based on user's gender, age, and physical activity level
- Gives additional resources for users to gain more information regarding healthy eating habits
How we built it
Android Studio Youtube tutorials Google and stackoverflow
Challenges we ran into
It was so challenging that we can't even explain it
- Database manipulation
- Logic related coding
- Coding an app on Android is a first for the all of us
- Graphics formatting issues
Accomplishments that we're proud of
- First Hackathon
- Got over the database issue
- Having the app work in itself, leading to all the pages and activities that we wanted to
- Putting it together
What we learned
- All of Android coding.. using Android studio
What's next for NutriPets
- Adding more pets
- More information
- We want a menu bar to adjust user settings
- Having a coin/reward system with shopping to make it more fun and interactive
- Screenshot your pet and share on social media
- Potentially include water
How to Play
- Feed your pet a fruit or vegetable every time you eat one cup
- Your pet will become happier the more you feed it
- When you reach your daily goal, your pet will become happy
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