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Hi PH 👋, we're Radu and Dalma, the makers of OH, a potato. We help you find, save, plan, and cook recipes using ingredients you already have in the name of reducing food waste. The name OH, a potato! comes from us finding an old, forgotten, and decrepit potato at the back of our pantry one day. This made us realize that we aren't doing a great job using the ingredients we have on hand before they go bad (don't worry, we still cooked the potato). It turns out we are not alone, ⅓ of the world's food is thrown away by households, with 95-115 kg of food being wasted per year per person. People waste food primarily because they fail to meal plan or stick to a meal plan. We tried multiple apps to solve this problem for ourselves, but all of them were missing something. Either they are recipe managers that require manual input or can't save recipes from social media like Instagram reels and TikTok videos, or they don't have an integrated ingredients manager that helps you find recipes using those ingredients and so on. So, we decided to build an app for our own use. We've been building, refining, and using OH, a potato! for 2 years now, and we want to share it with all of you. Here's what it can do: OH, a potato! can save recipes from anywhere: - Give OH, a potato! a link, and it'll extract recipes from anywhere, including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, using LLMs to parse recipe details automatically. - Use OH, a potato!'s built-in scanner to save and automatically extract recipes from your favorite cookbooks using LLMs to parse recipe details automatically. OH, a potato! can help you find new recipes: - Search the web for recipes directly from OH, a Potato! and get cleaned-up, easy-to-read recipes that you can meal plan instantly. - Generate LLM recipes using ingredients you have on hand. OH, a potato! helps you meal plan and not waste ingredients: - Set a meal planning day and get reminders. - Get recipe suggestions based on ingredients you already have from your saved or LLM-generated recipes. - Build a grocery list quickly for missing ingredients and keep your grocery store trips focused. - Share your meal plan and recipes with others via household sharing. Try OH, a potato! (1 month free) out and tell us what you think.

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1yr ago

Lyubov Z

@radu_lupu The idea is great and useful! I would like to express my sympathy with the logo and mascot - cute ))

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1yr ago

Radu Lupu

Maker

@hethal_solanki thank you! Potatoes are now coming in fashion

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12mo ago

Retro_Anchor

@radu_lupu Hello! I find this idea as a fun way to help the planet by not wasting food and also this can help people safe money! I would love to promote this app on both my TikTok and YouTube pages if you are ok with it! Please let me know!

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12mo ago

Juan Pablo Neira Alvarez

@radu_lupu Impressive idea and I love how clear the vision is, to reduce waste. I can identify with that! I wish you the best of luck because if you succeed I'll be happy to use your services to reduce the amount of food I waste. 😅🙌🏻

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12mo ago

Radu Lupu

Maker

Thanks @wywy ! Potato is always thirsty for attention so we'd be happy if you did

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12mo ago

Tony Han

OH. YEAH. This is what I need. So painful when I don't know what to do with that extra bunch of green onion I bought. And yes, I will listen to any wisdom coming from a potato. Congrats @lu_radu !

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12mo ago

Radu Lupu

Maker

Potato is pleased to hear you pledge of allegiance @tonyhanded !

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12mo ago

Johan Steneros

I thought many times that an app like this was needed. Counting calories should be automated. The next step is to have a cam always recording and scanning what you put in your mouth and skip having to take pictures. But it would also be a bit freaky having something record every move you make.

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1yr ago

Radu Lupu

Maker

@jsteneros potato themed spy cams confirmed!

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1yr ago

OH, a potato!

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