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🛎️ Buffet & Plate Builder

Build your plate from protein, carbs, veg, sauce and dessert — see the calories add up and get a balance score for the whole plate.

Build your plate

Protein g

Starch / carb g

Vegetables g

Sauce tbsp

Dessert

Meal goal

Portions are rough visual estimates — a deck of cards of protein is ~100 g, a fist of rice ~150 g, two thumbs of sauce.

How it works

The free path never touches a paid AI service. Results come from a bundled static nutrition snapshot (typical USDA-style values per 100 g for 150+ ingredients) held in SQLite, plus deterministic scoring engines. That's why answers are instant and the free tier stays free.

How do the calories get estimated?

Each food group is tied to typical values per 100 g from the nutrition snapshot, scaled by the portion grams you pick.

What is a good balance score?

The score rewards plates that are at least 30% veg by weight, with protein around a quarter of the plate and carbs kept under half.

Can this analyse a photo?

Photo plate estimation is a paid Pro feature. The free builder uses the same portions visually by weight.