Welcome to the
BudgetFit
Auxiliary Site
CS 426 Senior Project in Computer Science, Spring 2023, at UNR/CSE Department
Team 31:
Kaden Nesch
Clifford Lewis
Dustin Mader
Alexander Ram
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Instructors:
David Feil-Seifer
Devrin Lee
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Technical Advisor:
Vinh Le (UNR OIT)
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Project Manager:
Joanna Lopez
ABOUT BUDGETFIT
BudgetFit is a web application that helps the average American optimize their food purchases for price and nutritional value. The average American spends over $8,000 annually on food purchases alone, which is expected to increase throughout 2023, according to the USDA. Meanwhile, the NIH states that over 40% of American adults are obese, putting millions at risk for numerous health problems down the line. Our application strives to help users find the food items with the lowest price and the best health benefits at the stores in the user's area. The road to a balanced diet and a lifetime of savings begins with BudgetFit. Our goal is to create a web application that enables users to create and save shopping lists and fill them with the food items they want, filtered by price and nutritional content BudgetFit sorts through the data it collects from nearby stores and determines which food items have a positive effect on the user's diet and their budget. The application points out specific attributes about the grocery items users intend to purchase and offers feedback to help with maintaining proper caloric intake, avoiding foods outside of their diet and allergies, and understanding how much they spend. The purpose is to provide users with more control over their diet and expenditures BudgetFit takes the user from shopping lists to home cooking and onto bundles of savings.
Resources Used
Python API Development Fundamentals: Develop a full-stack web application with Python and Flask
Chan, J., Chung, R., & Huang, J. (2019). Python Api Development Fundamentals: Develop a full-stack web application with Python and Flask. Packt.
Articles:
Fats and Fatty Acid Requirements for Adults
Elmadfa, I. & Kornsteiner, M. (2009) Fats and Fatty Acid Requirements for Adults. Annals of nutrition and metabolism. [Online] 55 (1/3), 56–75.
Caloric Intake and its Effect on Aging and Cognitive Slowing: A Review of the Research into Intermittent Fasting
Talemal, L. (2021). Caloric Intake and its Effect on Aging and Cognitive Slowing: A Review of the Research into Intermittent Fasting. Journal of Nutritional Medicine and Diet Care. https://doi.org/10.23937/2572-3278/1510052
Websites:
Vuejs.org
The progressivejavascript framework. Vue.js - The Progressive JavaScript Framework | Vue.js. (n.d.). Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://vuejs.org/
https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/2.2.x/
Welcome to flask. Welcome to Flask - Flask Documentation (2.2.x). (n.d.). Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/2.2.x/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Overweight & Obesity Statistics. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor. (n.d.). Consumer Expenditures in 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/consumer-expenditures/2021/home.htm
USDA Economic Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture. (n.d.). Food Price Outlook, 2023. Economic Research Service. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings/
BudgetFit Poster
