For this update, I built out the logic that takes a meal plan and turns it into a personalized grocery list with real Aldi product suggestions. If the user has any allergens, our system catches those and swaps the ingredients out with safe alternatives, pulling real options using Spoonacular and Aldi’s product data. I also connected everything through MQTT, so now the backend listens for meal plans, processes them with allergy-aware substitutions, and sends back a clean grocery draft for the user to review.
Progress:
- Implemented logic to analyze meal plan ingredient lists and cross-reference against user allergens.
- Integrated substitution logic with a mapping function to recommend safe alternatives when allergens are detected.
- Integrated API to fetch 1–3 real Aldi products for each ingredient.
Goals:
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Finalizing dynamic frontend integration to reflect real product recommendations.
- Begin auto-updating the bill as products are added (real-time tallying).
