Problem

Meal prepping is a valuable practice for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, saving time, and reducing food waste. However, many individuals find the process overwhelming due to the need to manage recipes, plan meals, and organize grocery shopping. For busy individuals, this can quickly become a stressful task. Additionally, the growing desire for a social aspect in meal prepping—where users can share recipes, meal plans, and grocery lists with friends or household members—adds another layer of complexity.

Solution

To tackle these issues, we propose the development of a Meal Prep Management WebApp that offers a comprehensive solution for meal prepping. This app will allow users to organize their meal plans, manage recipes, and streamline grocery shopping in a user-friendly and customizable manner. The app will feature customizable meal prep calendars, smart shopping lists, and social sharing functionalities. A stretch goal includes AI tools to recommend personalized recipes and meal plans.

Technologies:

AWS:

Provides secure, scalable, and reliable cloud hosting, with extensive documentation and strong community support—ideal for deploying and maintaining production-ready applications.

PostgreSQL:

A powerful, open-source relational database known for its scalability, performance, and flexibility—well-suited to support the evolving data needs of a growing application.

GitHub:

An industry-standard platform for version control and collaboration, enabling efficient teamwork, code review, and future development workflows.

Node.js & Express:

A lightweight, fast, and flexible backend stack that integrates smoothly with PostgreSQL and AWS. It supports a wide range of libraries, making development efficient and adaptable.

Ionic:

A key component of our capstone, Ionic allows us to build cross-platform mobile and web apps from a single codebase. Its familiar web technologies accelerate development and ensure a consistent experience across iOS, Android, and the web.