Calories

A simple nutrition tracking app.

Features

• Meal Logging - Snap a photo or describe your meal to log calories and macros
• Personalized Goals - Set calorie and macro targets based on your body and goals
• Progress Tracking - Track calories, protein, carbs, and fat with visual progress rings
• Weight Tracking - Monitor your weight trend over time

Tech Stack

• Bun - Runtime
• SvelteKit - Framework
• Tailwind CSS - Styling
• shadcn-svelte - UI Components
• Drizzle ORM - Database ORM
• AI SDK - AI Toolkit

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Bun
• A PostgreSQL database
• S3 bucket
• OpenRouter API key

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/joeychilson/calories.git
cd calories

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Copy environment variables
cp .env.example .env

# Set up your database
npm run db:push

# Start the development server
npm run dev

Environment Variables

See .env.example for required environment variables.

Benchmark Results

Tested on the Nutrition5k dataset (Google Research) with 500 food images.

Limitations

• Accuracy decreases for very small (<50 cal) and very large (>500 cal) portions
• Hidden ingredients (oils, dressings, sauces) remain difficult to estimate
• Performance may vary across different food cultures and presentation styles

License

MIT

Links

• Website
• Landing Page