Yammy Diet

Inspiration

When people are asked about what to eat to be healthy, the answer has become almost always the same- more protein, more fibre, less carbs , sugar and calories. Whilst it's great that people have become more aware of macronutrients, there is a huge lack of appreciation for all the micronutrients and their dependence on each other for added absorption and better health. We wanted to be the first app that doesn't put the main focus on macronutrients in a vacuum and focuses on what foods you can actually eat together to improve your health and educate people that there is an importance and need for real food pairings that go beyond a list of nutrients and numbers on the back of the ingredients. This information is well-documented and known by scientists and nutritionists but is not taught nor emphasised for the average person.

What it does

The app gives you suggestions based on what foods you plan to eat or have on hand for what you can add to it to achieve a harmonious food pairing for better nutrient absorption and added health benefits. It provides a great way to construct healthy meals whilst understanding the purpose of combining different types of food together.

How we built it

We built this app by first brainstorming ideas of what challenges we faced on a daily basis that we had to overcome but wanted to help others overcome more easily. Once we landed on the idea, we gave the idea into codex and iterated it continuously to construct the interface we wanted and provide the features we wanted.

Challenges we ran into

At first we didn't have any suggestions for food options which would make the experience harder for a new user. We added suggestions for food pairings to provide some quick suggestions and help people understand how to use this app.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of putting together an idea we think is very important and being able to bring it to reality as a team.

What we learned

We learned that as long as you have a good idea you have the ability to build it out and that it takes a constant process of new ideas and improvement when you are developing something.

What's next for Yammy Diet

Add more food options, improve the interface, give more explanations for the science behind food pairings and make that more prominent in suggestions.

Built With

• codex
• css
• typescript