Userflow

This shows how the app helps the user choose from their collection of recipes and add it to their schedule, while avoiding the familys' dietary conflicts.

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Problems and Solutions

Here are features that help solve problems. Most can be seen in the userflow.

Convenience

To save time, recipes can be saved in your own personal "platelists" (like song playlists). There are different layout options to view recipes in your platelists, some of which show things like estimated cook times.

Integrating more devices, like google home, to do things like adding items to your grocery list would save time for users as well.

Nutrition

Always having access to favorite recipes on your personal and followed "platelists" encourages healthier selections. There is also the capability to schedule meals ahead of time, which can be seen by people in your community. Meaning, they could request an alternative healthy choice beforehand if wanted.

When users make their profiles and input preferences and allergens, it makes for a more catered experience. It gives health warnings and allows the user to filter recipes by their allergies and preferences.

Community

Having your community set up also allows you to see allergens, restrictions and taste preference warnings beforehand in the form of popups during meal scheduling.

Allowing users to contribute to and see a combined grocery list from the community encourages involvement.

Waste

Scheduling ahead encourages evaluating what's currently at home to prepare for cooking and shopping, which helps with preventing waste.

A feature that would be helpful is the ability to scan receipts to log what you bought. When adding things to your grocery list, the app could subtly warn you if you recently already bought it. It would discourage buying things you already have.