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by pascalxus 3102 days ago
I got tired of building side projects that never get used by anyone, so I'm taking a market first approach.

If anyone is interested in reading about Nutritional density to find out what foods have the highest nutrient count per calorie, check out: https://kale.world

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I read it top to bottom and found it super interesting. I appreciate the normalization factor!

I'm chuckling a bit though. "Nutrients per calorie" is a fantastic metric, but then I got to wondering... "How much spinach is necessary to reach 200 cal?" http://www.caloriegallery.com/foods/calories-in-spinach.htm suggests that it'd be 870g! Almost 2lb! That's a lot of spinach to eat.

So is the ultimate goal to be able to put together daily meal plans that ensure you hit all your micro requirements?

Yup, that's exactly right. I'd like to build a tool that puts together meal plans that help people meet their nutrition goals. But, I thought I'd build up an audience first, to see if there's interest.

Yes 2 LBS of spinach is a lot. At costco they sell those 2.5 lb bags and their pretty big. But, keep in mind, if you boil it down in a big pot, 1 lb of spinach isn't so insurmountable, as the spinach becomes really small: best of all it only takes a minute of cooking.