Announcements -

04/22/2020 Announcement:

COVID-19 continues to disrupt our daily lives - including our food supply & food safety. In light of this, we have released two new food-tech apps, to make it easy to manage your food.

1. 💡Food Tips App: Food is precious - now more than ever. But, do you know how long your produce, raw foods, and dry foods typically last? We have gathered this information for you - so you can get the most out of your food. We are bringing you the world's-largest tips database. More details here.

2. 📢 US Food Recalls App: Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, our food supply is more vulnerable to food safety risks now. Get the latest food recalls in the US including pet food recalls. Check out the recalls app here.

3. 🍏 GreenBites App: Our all-in-one, smart food app! Comes with integrated recalls, tips, nutrition, calorie tracker, grocery lists, collaboration features & more! Visit our website for more information.

We are offering the new apps for free for social good. Please help spread the word.

04/15/2020 Announcement:

🍏 GreenBites celebrates 1 year anniversary!

Hope you all are doing well. I'm excited to announce that GreenBites is turning 1 year old this month.

It's been an incredible journey for us to date. GreenBites was a barely functioning prototype at first. And today, we just released the app in its FINAL form - all thanks to your invaluable feedback and barrels of burnt midnight oil by our team.

Latest update available on App Store here and some screenshots below. Our mission is social impact and so we continue to offer all of the app for FREE!

04/03/2020 Announcement:

🍏 GreenBites: 📸 Snap ingredients & get recipes!

We continue to release additional features. Here's a quick update on GreenBites (App Store link). We have now integrated new food tech features in GreenBites - based on our users' feedback.

1. 🔍 Google-like Home Search Bar:

You can now get detailed food information for more than 1 Million food products right from the home screen. The search bar integrates all the app features such as Recipes, Grocery lists, Calorie Tracking & Recalls, Tips, etc. In a way, GreenBites is now Google for food - but way better. Don't believe it? Check it out yourself. 🙂

2.❗️Ingredient Watchlist:

Say goodbye to reading long lists of food ingredient labels to avoid unhealthy, artificial, processed ingredients. For instance, there are 50+ ingredients found in processed foods that are known to be either carcinogenic or just bad for us. Let GreenBites help you with that. You can now create an ingredient watchlist, such as food additives, artificial sweeteners, artificial colorings, etc. And, the app will help you easily identify what products contain those ingredients.

3. 📸 Snap Ingredients & Get Recipes:

Looking for new recipe suggestions while you are stuck at home? How about just take a picture of the ingredients in your fridge & get super-personalized recipe suggestions. Now, you can even filter the recipes by your dietary preferences.

03/15/2020 Announcement:

GreenBites: Now with Personalized Recipes & Smart Search!

Hope everyone is taking all the precautions they can amidst this COVID-19 outbreak. Just a quick update on our iOS app. We just released TWO of the most-requested features in our smart food app this week.

1. PERSONALIZED SMART RECIPES: VIDEO DEMO

500,000+ smart recipes covering global cuisines.
Get recipes to suit your dietary preferences such as cuisines (American, Asian, European, South American, etc.), diet plans (keto, paleo, vegan, etc.) and intolerances (gluten-free, dairy-free, allergens-free, etc).
With the SmartPick feature, just pick the ingredients you already have at home, set your dietary preferences and get super-personalized recipe suggestions!

2. SMART SEARCH: VIDEO DEMO

Detailed information on 500,000+ smart food items and recipes at your fingertips!
"Search as you type" functionality makes finding/adding items easier than ever.
Get integrated calories, macros, storage, cooking, food waste tips, and food recall alerts for the searched items.

As always, do let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. Thank you for your continued support!

We also made the decision to offer the app FREE now. No subscription, no ads - it's all FREE.

01/21/2020 Announcement:

GreenBites: Announcing Shareable lists & Dark mode support!

Happy 2020! Thank you for your emails, phone chats & in-person meetings. Your feedback continues to help us improve GreenBites. It drives our social good mission of helping people cut food waste and making food information easily accessible to everyone. And so, we are kicking the new year off with another major update: App store link.

Introducing Shareable Lists:

It's like Google Sheets for food but simpler, smarter and better! Because, planning food often involves more than just one person. So, now, you can invite another iPhone user to collaborate with you on your food, meal planning and shopping lists! In addition, GreenBites now has an improved look, all-new home screen and dark-mode support.

You can share not only your grocery lists, but also inventory and recipe lists. And even, calorie tracker data is shareable so you can have a friendly competition while you accomplish your healthy eating goals.

12/18/2019 Announcement:

GreenBites: Now with Tips & Guidelines for virtually all foods!

Our mission from the get-go has been to take a crack at the massive food waste problem in the US with technology. To maximize our social impact, we set out to offer the app for free. But, our costs are going up quickly. And so, we made the decision to offer the app as a subscription for a LOW enough price while we continue to add more features. Moving forward, we are offering two subscription plans for you to access ALL contents of the app.

2-weeks FREE TRIAL and then:

1. $0.99/Month

2. $9.99/Year

We have also just released yet another unique premium feature that no other food app out there provides today.

Introducing GreenBites -

Official Food Guidelines and Tips!

You can now access the world's largest, official food guidelines and tips database for food items. This database includes virtually all foods (veggies, fruits and meats) in the US and the world. You can now get,

Food waste tips for most common foods to help you save $100 of dollars every year,
Freezing Guides to help you store the food in the freezer for better shelf-life
Safe internal temperature recommendations for food safety, and
Cooking method tips

All of this is integrated right into the app - so it'll be easier than ever to access this incredible food knowledge. And, best of all, all the items in your GreenBites watchlist come with this information automatically - thanks to our technology.

12/10/2019 Announcement:

CDC Reports Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kits

Our first impression was whether this outbreak is linked to the Salinas, CA - Romaine lettuce recall from earlier this month? And, it looks the CDC doesn't know the answer to it yet. The Salinas Romaine recall has affected 100+ people across the US earlier. And now, there's possibly more linked to the same? Technology could and should help people to stay on top of the food recall news so they can stay informed about the food they have at home. And, our mobile app does just that.

12/08/2019 Announcement:

Introducing SmartRecipes and SmartRecalls!

We released the biggest-ever update to

GreenBites app today! Here's the iOS App Store link.

We are releasing two new features our users have been asking for in this version.

SmartRecipes: Looking for recipe suggestions? You can now pick ingredients you have in your kitchen to get a recipe suggestion! SmartRecipes also come with Calories and macros per serving that can be conveniently logged with a single button tap. There's even wine pairing recommendations for many recipes for those wine lovers.
SmartRecalls: We have given the recalls feature a major makeover. Not only do you get food recall alerts for items in your kitchen but also you can access the recalled product images and quick facts on the food recall to keep you informed. As you know, finding the right facts on an announced recall can take hours of our time. For instance, there was yet another Romaine lettuce recall announced just before this Thanksgiving that eventually affected 100+ people in the US in 23 states. And, I personally found it difficult to stay on top of it - where the Romaine lettuce came from, affected stores, and how severe the recall was. With this feature, we hope it will be easier than ever to find that information quickly - all right in the app.

And, we have also introduced an Easter egg feature that shows a random food trivia when tapped. 🙂

Android update: We are making good progress on the Android version. We will let you know when it's available for downloading.

11/08/2019 Announcement:

GreenEye is now GreenBites!

To better reflect what GreenEye does, we have renamed our app to GreenBites. Our core mission remains the same - i.e., make social impact with technology by innovating in the food tech space. Thanks to the incredible support of our early users, we continue to improve the app. And, we are growing steadily. Today, GreenBites is the only food tech app you’ll ever need to manage your food, kitchen, shopping lists and your diet! That's right - GreenBites now has a Calorie counter!

Introducing all-new Calorie Counter...

You will now be able to log 275,000+ food items easily along with serving sizes. You will also be able to log your workouts.
Calories and Macros will be counted and tracked daily and weekly with easy-to-read charts.
You will be able to track your Calories in, Calories out, and Net Calories to stay on top of your health and fitness goals.

The Mann's voluntary food recall alert this weekend by @FDArecalls affects some veggie products sold in

In total, 150+ products, 10+ brands and multiple states in the US are affected. The recall is due to Lysteria monocytogens which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people. They were sold between Oct. 10 - Nov. 4, 2019. And, GreenBites really helps you stay on top of these recalls.

11/05/2019 Announcement:

With GreenEye, keeping up with Food Recalls is easy!

Yesterday, I got to learn about an active food recall announced over the weekend. It said “Mann packing co., Inc voluntarily recalls veggie products...due to Lysteria monocytogens contamination.”

Now, we have seen about 100+ recalls in last few months at GreenEye. But, this is unlike any other recall news our team has seen at GreenEye to date. You see, this one recall isn’t just for one product but for 150+ products across 10+ different brands ( Whole Foods, Kroger, Trader Joe’s, O Organics, HEB, Signature farms, Safeway etc.) affecting consumers in US and Canada. Lysteria monocytogens can cause serious snd sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people.

I’m glad that we have FDA and USDA overseeing our food supply chain and promoting food-safety year round. But, sometimes, I find it unsustainable to keep up with news like these and really understand the magnitude of the recalls because, as a new parent, I find myself stretched too thin for time - more so now than before. It’s out of these frustrations, we set out to build GreenEye to help ourselves and help others to stay on top of news like this.

We tested our app right away. And see how well it does below. GreenEye gives you just the right information for the food at home so you are informed all the time.

So to summarize, that one recall announcement headlined "Mann Packing Co., Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Vegetable Products Sold in the United States and Canada Due to Potential Health Risks" is actually 150+ products across 10+ brands in multiple states! GreenEye app clearly shows a "warning " for those items and directly leads you to the announcement link. So how does GreenEye work? Just add what's in your kitchen to the app, and GreenEye will do the rest!

Get GreenEye for free today and stay on top of food recalls that matter to you! Just add what's in your kitchen, GreenEye will keep an eye out for recall news and keeps you informed.

10/24/2019 Announcement:

GreenEye now gives you nutrition facts for 250,000+ products!

Thank you all for the continued support and feedback. We continue to improve the app based on that feedback. Since our public launch just 3 weeks ago, some of you requested new features while some asked for cleaner, less-wordy UI. And so, we have done BOTH in the latest update released just today on the app store!

Introducing all-new "

Green Tiles" bringing you a cleaner interface with two new important features.

GreenEye now brings you detailed nutrients and ingredients information for 250,000+ grocery items (including thousands of branded products). We hope this nutritional information helps you with your health and fitness goals.
GreenEye now shows you not only the grocery food recalls but also optionally pet food recalls (Did you know that 1000s of pets have died in the last decade alone due to recalled food? :/) .

Now, "

Green Tiles" bring you

nutritional,

recalls and

food storage tips for most wasted food all under one roof.

And, here's a longer demo if you like to get an in-depth look at the latest update. Please checkout the latest update and pass on the word to your friends and family. Our mission is social impact, and so the app is still free.

10/01/2019 Announcement:

GreenEye app finally out!

I see a lot of wasted food, wasted money , wasted time and potential health risks - all in our kitchens. There are more than 2 million apps in the App Store and Google Play today. But... nothing comes anywhere close to solving all of these problems in our kitchens. I believe today's technology could and should help us address these issues.

And so, about 6 months ago, I quit my job hoping to make social impact with technology. Thus, born the idea of a mobile app for smart kitchens called GreenEye. GreenEye helps you save $100s of dollars on grocery bills by reducing food waste at home. In addition the app also gives you food safety recall alerts, official food storage tips, timers for perishables, smart shopping lists, and more - all powered by artificial intelligence.

So, how does it all work? Just take a quick picture of your grocery receipt OR simply add items of your choice. Just from the receipt picture alone, the app ...

Identifies what's new in your kitchen,
Gets you the latest US food safety recalls for those items so you and the loved ones at home aren't affected,
Shows you official food storage guidelines and tipsto maximize the quality and freshness of typically "unlabelled" groceries such as fruits, veggies and meats so you can get the most out of those perishables,
Reduces food waste at home saving you $100s of dollars in grocery bills per year,
Manages your kitchen with reminders for grocery items of your choice,
Allows you to quickly create smart shopping lists as you run out of the grocery items,
Learns from your preferences to help you save time planning your kitchen

GreenEye is a social-mission company at its core. The app is being offered for free today to have as much impact as possible. So what's the catch? None. We respect user's privacy and data security. GreenEye does not sell your data to third-parties ever. Of course, GreenEye has a long way to go. So, I'd appreciate your feedback on the app and your help spreading the word .

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