The "What's in Your Fridge?" Chef

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🍽️ Meet Fridge Chef — Your AI-Powered Kitchen Companion

Tired of staring into a packed fridge and still feeling like you’ve got “nothing to eat”? End the daily meal-planning stress and stop letting good food go to waste—Fridge Chef is here to help!

This smart, privacy-focused AI assistant helps you turn whatever you already have into a flexible, personalized meal plan—now better than ever with the Version 2.4 update!

🧠 What Fridge Chef Does

Just tell it what ingredients you have, and Fridge Chef instantly gives you:

• ✅ A customizable 1–7 day meal plan

• ✅ A minimal, smart shopping list for only what you’re missing

• ✅ Simple recipes tailored to your preferences, time, and diet

• ✅ Estimated nutritional info per recipe (calories, protein, carbs, fat)

All while keeping your data private and never sending anything to a central server.

✅ Built to Help You:

• Reduce Food Waste – Use what you already have before it expires.

• Save Money – Shop with a laser-focused list and avoid duplicate buys.

• Eat Better – Get fresh, creative recipe ideas based on your real-life fridge.

• Simplify Cooking – Enjoy step-by-step instructions in a distraction-free cooking mode.

🍳 How It Works — In 3 Easy Steps

1. Tell the Chef What You Have
   Use the "Quick Input" tab or build your persistent Smart Pantry.
   Pro Tip: Be specific for better results! Example: “2 chicken breasts, half bag of spinach, block of cheddar.”

2. Set Your Preferences (Optional)
   Add dietary needs (e.g., Vegan, Gluten-Free), favorite cuisines, or time limits (e.g., under 30 minutes).

3. Get Your Plan
   Fridge Chef instantly generates a smart plan—including recipes and a categorized, interactive shopping list—and automatically saves it to your history.

✨ What’s New in Version 4.7: The Ultimate Planner's Toolkit

Our biggest update yet! Fridge Chef 4.7 is all about giving you more power—more personalization, more organization, and more control over every aspect of your meal planning experience.

❤️ Your Personal Cookbook: Favorites Are Here

• Save What You Love
  Found a keeper? Tap the ❤️ icon to save it forever to your new “Favorites” tab.

• Search & Discover Again
  Your favorites are always available—even if the original plan is gone. Search by ingredient, title, or mood.

• Cook on Demand
  Jump into cooking mode or revisit the plan that featured your favorite dish—all from one place.

🗂️ The New Command Center: Your Revamped Home Screen

The redesigned main screen now has four powerful tabs that put everything you need within reach—before you even generate a plan:

• Quick Input – Instantly whip up a one-time plan.

• My Pantry – Your always-organized ingredient list.

• Search – Dig through your full plan history.

• Favorites – Your new go-to recipe collection.

✍️ Total Control: Drag & Drop Everything

• Reorder Meals
  Drag and drop to rearrange your weekly meal lineup in seconds.

• Tidy Your Pantry
  Organize ingredients by dragging them between pantry categories.

• Customize Shopping Lists
  Move items between categories—or drop them into a new one you create on the fly.

💬 Precision Refinement: Smarter, Targeted Edits

• Refine a Single Recipe
  Love everything except one dish? Click “Refine Recipe” to ask for swaps like “make this vegetarian” or “add more spice.”

• Revise the Entire Plan
  Want broader changes? “Refine Plan” can make every dinner gluten-free or swap out all seafood.

• Name Your Plans
  Keep things organized by naming your plans—“Low-Carb Week,” “Holiday Meals,” or whatever fits. Rename anytime.

🛒 Your New Favorite Shopping List

• One-Click to Pantry 🗄️
  Want to keep it stocked? Click to add items directly to your pantry.

• Clean as You Go 🗑️
  Remove any item you don’t need with a single click.

• Manual Additions
  Need to pick up light bulbs too? Add non-recipe items and assign them to categories instantly.

🚀 Everything You Already Love—Now Even Better

• Undo at Any Time – Instantly roll back unwanted refinements.

• Smart Backup & Sync – Export everything in one file. Imports now merge, never overwrite.

• Flexible Planning – Choose 1–7 days, mix-and-match meals, and adjust for any household size.

• Nutrition Info – Get estimated calories, protein, carbs, and fat per dish.

• Step-by-Step Cooking Mode – Stress-free, fullscreen recipe instructions.

• Installable App (PWA) – Save Fridge Chef to your home screen for a seamless, offline-friendly experience.

• Keyboard Shortcuts – Use <kbd>Ctrl/Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>Enter</kbd> to generate plans, <kbd>Escape</kbd> to close.

🔒 100% Private by Design

• No sign-up

• No tracking

• No cloud storage

• Your data stays in your browser—only you can access it.

⚙️ Powered by Your Choice of AI

Choose your preferred AI engine and stay in control:

• Google Gemini (via Google AI Studio — generous free tier)

• Mistral AI (via mistral.ai — also free to start)

Fridge Chef uses your own API key, so you stay in charge. Creating dozens of plans will cost just cents, if anything.

🔑 How to Set It Up:

1. Get a free API key from:

   • Google AI Studio (Gemini)

   • Mistral AI Console

2. Open the app and click ⚙️ Settings

3. Paste your key, select a model, and start cooking!

Fridge Chef is more than a meal planner—it's your personal AI sous chef. Whether you’re cooking for one, planning for a family, or trying to eat healthier, Fridge Chef makes it easier, smarter, and stress-free.

👉 Try it now and turn your fridge into your next great meal.
Happy cooking! 🍳 

or click to open The "What's in Your Fridge?" Chef 

Save Fridge Chef to your home screen for a seamless, offline-friendly experience.