Remeal
Remeal
A mobile app to prevent food waste and encourage people to eat a healthy life
A mobile app to prevent food waste and encourage people to eat a healthy life
Type of project:
Two days online hackathon
Type of project:
Two days online hackathon
Role:
Design head
Role:
Design head
Team:
1 Design head and 3 UI/UX Designers
Team:
1 Design head and 3 UI/UX Designers
Date:
5/21/2022 - 5/22/2022
Date:
5/21/2022 - 5/22/2022
Remeal is a mobile app designed to combat food wastes. With its intuitive features, users can effectively manage their food storage, reducing the chances of items going unused and expiring.
The app offers a unique "plan your own meal" feature that allows users to input the calories for each food, encouraging them to make mindful choices and maintain a balanced diet. Additionally, the app facilitates food donations, enabling users to contribute to various donation sites and make a positive impact in their community.
Remeal is a mobile app designed to combat food wastes. With its intuitive features, users can effectively manage their food storage, reducing the chances of items going unused and expiring.
The app offers a unique "plan your own meal" feature that allows users to input the calories for each food, encouraging them to make mindful choices and maintain a balanced diet. Additionally, the app facilitates food donations, enabling users to contribute to various donation sites and make a positive impact in their community.
Remeal is a mobile app designed to combat food wastes. With its intuitive features, users can effectively manage their food storage, reducing the chances of items going unused and expiring.
The app offers a unique "plan your own meal" feature that allows users to input the calories for each food, encouraging them to make mindful choices and maintain a balanced diet. Additionally, the app facilitates food donations, enabling users to contribute to various donation sites and make a positive impact in their community.
How Might We Statement
Enhance Food Management and Community Support
How might we make it easier for users to track and manage their perishable food items before they expire, and seamlessly connect them with donation options to reduce household food waste and support the community?
How might we make it easier for users to track and manage their perishable food items before they expire, and seamlessly connect them with donation options to reduce household food waste and support the community?
Logo Color: Our logo color derives from the main and complementary colors of our app.
Design Inspiration: The logo design and the app's name were inspired by the Recycle logo.
Symbolism: The logo features a spoon and fork, utensils commonly used during meals. The leaf symbolizes a commitment to a healthy diet and a conscious effort to care for the environment with each meal consumed.
User Interview
User Interview
Getting to know our users
Getting to know our users
The Goal
Bridging the gap between surplus food and community needs through smart fridge food management, seamless donations, and sustained support, uniquely tailored to household and community
A family
Our family usually buy more than we need which eventually leads to food being thrown away.
Shrey’s mother
I want to find a way where I don’t need to throw away nearly expired food or perished food.
College students
I just forgot that I have those food items in the fridge until I need to use it and realized it already outdated
I just forgot that I have those food items in the fridge until I need to use it and realized it already outdated
Hackathon tracks
Hackathon tracks
Deciding on Health or Nature track based on the problem
Deciding on Health or Nature track based on the problem
Each team member presented a list of ideas for voting.
One common thread among our ideas was the promotion of food sustainability, including educating people about recycling and donating unused items. This theme also extended to educating individuals about composting.
Eventually, we collectively converged on a single idea: a food tracking and donation app.
Each team member presented a list of ideas for voting.
One common thread among our ideas was the promotion of food sustainability, including educating people about recycling and donating unused items. This theme also extended to educating individuals about composting.
Eventually, we collectively converged on a single idea: a food tracking and donation app.
Branding Guidelines
Logo
ReMeal
ReMeal
User Research
User Research
Understanding primary users and stakeholders
Understanding primary users and stakeholders
Michelle
Michelle
Demographics:
Demographics:
Age: 36 years old
Household: Families with children
Location: Suburban areas
Occupation: Working mom
Age: 36 years old
Household: Families with children
Location: Suburban areas
Occupation: Working mom
Needs:
Needs:
A quick and efficient way to manage household food supplies to avoid waste.
Tools to plan meals effectively around busy schedules.
Easy solutions to donate surplus food
A quick and efficient way to manage household food supplies to avoid waste.
Tools to plan meals effectively around busy schedules.
Easy solutions to donate surplus food
John
Demographics:
Age: 22
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: University Student (Environmental Sciences)
Needs:
Seeks affordable food management to reduce waste on a student budget.
Interested in sustainability, especially in waste reduction and community donations.
Wants a practical tool for implementing sustainable practices like composting and recycling.
Brainstorming
Current system
Individuals often lack awareness of food expiration, leading to waste. Traditional methods of food donation are sporadic and not user-friendly, making it challenging for people to contribute regularly to their community.
Remeal is a mobile app that simplifies tracking food inventory with expiration monitoring to prevent waste. It also streamlines food donations with a user-friendly interface, enabling consistent community support and sustainable living.
Our system
How our app help Michelle (working mom)
WHAT Michelle wants?
WHAT Michelle wants?
WHAT Michelle wants?
Tools to help schedule meal planning effectively
Tools to help schedule meal planning effectively
Tools to help schedule meal planning effectively
Tools to help schedule meal planning effectively
What we have:
What we have:
How our app help Michelle and John (working mom and college student)
WHAT Michelle wants?
WHAT Michelle wants?
What we have:
A method to organize and keep track of food inventory to prevent items from expiring and going to waste
A system for donating excess food to local community services or individuals in need and promoting sustainability
Reflection
What I learned
Throughout this project, I put in a lot of effort and gained valuable insights, particularly in collaborating and leading the design team to come up with sustainably designed solutions that could make an impact on the community.
Food waste: The significance of food waste resonates as a global concern, illustrating that even seemingly minor instances of excessive food waste can detrimentally impact the world by contributing to pollution.
Virtual teamwork: Demonstrating how effective communication, task delegation, and leveraging digital tools are pivotal for project success, particularly when collaborating across diverse locations and time zones.
View the prototypes
Meal Plan Prep
Allows users to create a personalized meal plan for the week, customizing breakfast, lunch, and dinner options.
Measure calories intake
Get recipe suggestions with detailed instructions for low-calorie meals
Grocery List
Create customized grocery lists for various food categories, tailoring them to their preferences and needs, similar to a small supermarket planner.
Have an option to share with other app users on non users extending the convenience and utility of the planning feature beyond the app’s user base.
My Food Pantry
Categorize items by expiration date: "Expired," "Expiring Soon," etc.
Receive notifications for expiring items, reducing food waste.
Input fridge contents into pantry with customizable weight and expiration dates.
Donations
This screen allows users to view their excess or expired items.
Users can choose to donate these items to nearby donation sites.
Donated items will be displayed in the donation bag screen.
Type of project:
Two days online hackathon
Team:
1 Design head and 3 UI/UX Designers
Date:
5/21/2022 - 5/22/2022
Remeal is a mobile app designed to combat food wastes. With its intuitive features, users can effectively manage their food storage, reducing the chances of items going unused and expiring.
The app offers a unique "plan your own meal" feature that allows users to input the calories for each food, encouraging them to make mindful choices and maintain a balanced diet. Additionally, the app facilitates food donations, enabling users to contribute to various donation sites and make a positive impact in their community.
How Might We Statement
Enhance Food Management and Community Support
How might we make it easier for users to track and manage their perishable food items before they expire, and seamlessly connect them with donation options to reduce household food waste and support the community?
The Goal
Bridging the gap between surplus food and community needs through smart fridge food management, seamless donations, and sustained support, uniquely tailored to household and community
Role:
Design head
Branding Guidelines
Logo
Colors
Logo Color: Our logo color derives from the main and complementary colors of our app.
Design Inspiration: The logo design and the app's name were inspired by the Recycle logo.
Symbolism: The logo features a spoon and fork, utensils commonly used during meals. The leaf symbolizes a commitment to a healthy diet and a conscious effort to care for the environment with each meal consumed.
John
Demographics:
Age: 22
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: University Student (Environmental Sciences)
Needs:
Seeks affordable food management to reduce waste on a student budget.
Interested in sustainability, especially in waste reduction and community donations.
Wants a practical tool for implementing sustainable practices like composting and recycling.
Brainstorming
Current system
Individuals often lack awareness of food expiration, leading to waste. Traditional methods of food donation are sporadic and not user-friendly, making it challenging for people to contribute regularly to their community.
Remeal is a mobile app that simplifies tracking food inventory with expiration monitoring to prevent waste. It also streamlines food donations with a user-friendly interface, enabling consistent community support and sustainable living.
Our system
How our app help Michelle (working mom)
College students
I just forgot that I have those food items in the fridge until I need to use it and realized it already outdated
Grocery List
Create customized grocery lists for various food categories, tailoring them to their preferences and needs, similar to a small supermarket planner.
Have an option to share with other app users on non users extending the convenience and utility of the planning feature beyond the app’s user base.
Meal Plan Prep
Allows users to create a personalized meal plan for the week, customizing breakfast, lunch, and dinner options.
Measure calories intake
Get recipe suggestions with detailed instructions for low-calorie meals