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I actually have wanted this for a long time, and seriously considered making it myself. I'm much happier that someone else did this. You have one user already.

I actually have wanted this for a long time, and seriously considered making it myself. I'm much happier that someone else did this. You have one user already. I love that you have presets for Atkins/Keto, and that you allow me to remove certain types of items like beef and pork. That has been sorely missing from others I've seen like this. If you integrate this with Instacart, I would love you forever.

papa_bear 14y ago
I asked them about some kind of integration when I first launched, but because I had a pretty small userbase they dropped the conversation after a couple emails. Now that it's grown, maybe I'll prod them again.
- HorizonXP 14y ago
  They get pinged to integrate pretty often, and they're really busy guys. Don't feel bad, and don't give up!
- dave_sont 13y ago
  Perhaps consider Postmates (http://postmates.com/ http://postmates.com/). They deliver a broad range of goods in SF and Seattle. Disclaimer - my friend works there. First pass impression: Good balance between meal-generation and customization. For me, I would lock in breakfast and one lunch, likely varying a late lunch and/or dinner. Your comment below about locking in a couple beers (say every Thurs or Fri happy hour) is a great example of how to utilize this in a modern lifestyle. Keep up the good work.
  - sc00ter 13y ago
    /Disclaimer/Disclosure/ - HN needs an app for that!
mey 14y ago
I actually started building something like this several years ago, also looking to get into pricing info and historical data, but killed it when trying to figure out how to source the data. Edit: Also awesome job :) I will be checking this out!
- milkshakes 14y ago
  For the nutrition component at least, the USDA has a very messy, difficult to navigate, but still quite useful database of nutritional information for almost every possible ingredient. And there are several sources of structured recipe data available online. The tricky part is mapping recipe line items and preparation instructions onto the USDA data set, but once you figure that out you can get a pretty decent approximation of the caloric breakdown and nutrient contents of any given recipe.
  - TkTech 14y ago
    At least the USDA provides database dumps (http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/SR25/dnload/sr25.zip http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/SR2...). Unfortunately, it comes with a 128 page guide on how to actually parse it into something useful.
    - tekromancr 14y ago
      That's been my experiance with pretty much every govt DB that I have used. Especially the Education Stats. Fuck that.
      - saraid216 14y ago
        1) It's so much better than not providing it at all. 2) People have been working to improve that stuff since forever, and are continuing to work on improving it. Especially now that Big Data is The Thing and a lot of groups are looking into making government data accessible.

papa_bear 14y ago

I asked them about some kind of integration when I first launched, but because I had a pretty small userbase they dropped the conversation after a couple emails. Now that it's grown, maybe I'll prod them again.

HorizonXP 14y ago
They get pinged to integrate pretty often, and they're really busy guys. Don't feel bad, and don't give up!
dave_sont 13y ago
Perhaps consider Postmates (http://postmates.com/ http://postmates.com/). They deliver a broad range of goods in SF and Seattle. Disclaimer - my friend works there. First pass impression: Good balance between meal-generation and customization. For me, I would lock in breakfast and one lunch, likely varying a late lunch and/or dinner. Your comment below about locking in a couple beers (say every Thurs or Fri happy hour) is a great example of how to utilize this in a modern lifestyle. Keep up the good work.
- sc00ter 13y ago
  /Disclaimer/Disclosure/ - HN needs an app for that!

mey 14y ago

I actually started building something like this several years ago, also looking to get into pricing info and historical data, but killed it when trying to figure out how to source the data. Edit: Also awesome job :) I will be checking this out!

milkshakes 14y ago
For the nutrition component at least, the USDA has a very messy, difficult to navigate, but still quite useful database of nutritional information for almost every possible ingredient. And there are several sources of structured recipe data available online. The tricky part is mapping recipe line items and preparation instructions onto the USDA data set, but once you figure that out you can get a pretty decent approximation of the caloric breakdown and nutrient contents of any given recipe.
- TkTech 14y ago
  At least the USDA provides database dumps (http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/SR25/dnload/sr25.zip http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/SR2...). Unfortunately, it comes with a 128 page guide on how to actually parse it into something useful.
  - tekromancr 14y ago
    That's been my experiance with pretty much every govt DB that I have used. Especially the Education Stats. Fuck that.
    - saraid216 14y ago
      1) It's so much better than not providing it at all. 2) People have been working to improve that stuff since forever, and are continuing to work on improving it. Especially now that Big Data is The Thing and a lot of groups are looking into making government data accessible.