Nutritional Servings Analysis

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  Plotly app showcases search functionality, choose from over 350 food items to create healthy and delicious meals

Inspiration

Colon cancer is on the rise. I whipped up a Dash app with the help of Plotly Studio to combat colon cancer through healthy diet.

What it does

Use the app to search food items that you have on hand or would like to try. The servings sizes at the bottom updates to reflect the food items you searched. Then feel free to use one of the many recipe apps out there to mix-and-match ingredients to create a delicious and healthy meal.

How we built it

Uploaded into Plotly Studio a dataset of 350 food items sourced from MyPlate.gov, and categorized by food group and serving size for men and women. Plotly Studio generated a handy interface for users to search the food items and select delectable and healthy ingredients that they can mix-and-match to create healthy recipes with the use of their favorite recipe app.

Challenges we ran into

Making sure the app was properly shared publicly. Once this was sorted out with the help of the hackathon manager it was smooth sailing.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Developing a project that will help battle the scourge of colon cancer, which is rising in millennial adults

What we learned

Platforms like Plotly can be used to effect change in dietary habits. Minor changes in diet can provide a lifelong and life-saving boon

What's next for Nutritional Servings Analysis

Hopefully winning the competition to promote the necessity of healthy eating to help prevent devastating illnesses

Built With

• dash
• plotly