Our Work
Cook & Cure
An App Revolutionising Healthy Eating with Tailored Nutrition Solutions
The Big Problem
To create an application that helps users with specific medical conditions and dietary preferences learn what foods have a positive or negative effect on their health. After the user has entered their conditions and dietary preferences, the app should recommend a range of foods and supplements that are beneficial, along with things to be avoided. In addition, the app should surface a collection of recipes that can be prepared from the user’s food recommendations. A core requirement is to create a stunning UI/UX.
The Solution
We built a comprehensive database of medical conditions, foods, supplements, and recipes, using data sourced from a spectrum of respected healthcare professionals including Medical Doctors, Dentists, and Practitioners of Chinese medicine, Dietitians, Naturopaths, Nutritionists, Herbalists, Dieticians and Practitioners of Ayurveda. These advisors assigned a score to foods and supplements for each medical condition in the database, which is fed into a matrix that powers a recommendation algorithm. This algorithm determines which foods are recommended and avoided, and the recipes that are surfaced to specific users.
- Swift/iOS & Kotlin/Android Native App Development
- CMS Development & 3rd-party API Integration
The Results
- Cook & Cure is the ultimate healthy-eating app, incorporating condition-specific advice from top international doctors and nutritionists. Users can quickly see which foods to prioritise in their diet, which foods to avoid, and easily access a selection of curated recipes to match their diet. It also includes advice on starting and maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle. Cook & Cure has won backing from Enterprise Ireland and received rave reviews from users including being featured by The Huffington Post as one of the top 7 Health Apps in the App Store 2017.
Services and Technologies Used
- Strategy & Consulting
- Research & UX Design
- Technology & Engineering
- Innovation & Digital Product Management