FoodLens

A smart food tracker that identifies food from images, provides nutritional information, and suggests meals.

Demo

Watch the Demo Video

Features

• Food Identification: Identify food items from images.
• Nutritional Analysis: Get detailed nutritional information for identified food.
• Food Logging: Keep a log of your daily food intake.
• Meal Suggestions: Get personalized meal suggestions based on your dietary preferences.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd FoodLens

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the root of the project and add the following environment variables:

   GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY=your_google_api_key
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret
   

5. Start the server:

   npm start

Usage

To use the command-line interface (CLI) for adding food entries, viewing history, or getting meal suggestions, run the following command:

npm run cli

API Endpoints

Food Entries

• POST /api/food-entries

  Adds a new food entry. The request body should be the raw image data.

• GET /api/food-entries

  Retrieves the entire food log.

Meal Suggestions

• POST /api/meal-suggestions

  Get a meal suggestion. The request body should be a JSON object with diet and cuisine properties.

  Example:

  {
    "diet": "vegetarian",
    "cuisine": "Italian"
  }

Project Structure

/
├── public/
│   └── uploads/            # Uploaded images are stored here
├── src/
│   ├── aiProvider.ts       # Manages the AI provider
│   ├── foodIdentifier.ts   # Identifies food from images
│   ├── imageUploader.ts    # Handles image uploads to Cloudinary
│   ├── index.ts            # CLI entry point
│   ├── logManager.ts       # Manages the food log
│   ├── nutritionAnalyzer.ts# Analyzes nutritional information
│   ├── server.ts           # Express server
│   ├── suggestionEngine.ts # Generates meal suggestions
│   └── types.ts            # TypeScript types
├── .gitignore              # Git ignore file
├── package.json            # Project dependencies and scripts
└── tsconfig.json           # TypeScript configuration