Cook with Confidence
Cook flavorful meals that are actually good for you. Full nutrition clarity for every serving. Freedom from food anxiety.
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See It In Action
Pick your conditions. Click the tabs on each recipe to see the full analysis: nutrition, guidance, and science.
New in MedMenu
In the grocery aisle or in front of your fridge, MedMenu reads the food against your conditions and shows you the numbers, the guideline behind each one, and what you could make.
In the grocery aisle
Point your phone at a barcode. MedMenu checks the label against each of your conditions and shows how one serving fits a meal, with the numbers and the guideline behind every rating.
In your kitchen
Snap a photo of what you have, or type it. MedMenu finds checked recipes you could already make, or writes a new one around your ingredients, with every number counted from USDA data for your conditions.
The Difference
"What can I actually eat with all my conditions?" MedMenu gives you those meals, checked per serving against published guidelines.
| MedMenu | Other Wellness Apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Per-serving USDA nutrition so you know exactly what you're eating | rare | |
| Every nutrient checked against your condition guidelines | ||
| Multiple condition conflict resolution | ||
| Classic favorites plus authentic meals from 5 world cuisines | some | |
| Links to verified peer-reviewed research | ||
| Check your own recipes | ||
| Scan a barcode and see how it fits each of your conditions | one generic score | |
| A recipe written around what's in your fridge, checked for your conditions | ||
| Free to start | trial or $$$ |
Questions
Yes. We don't force you into bland "diet food." We modify your traditional favorites, adjusting salt and swapping ingredients, to meet your health needs while preserving the flavors you love. And we show you exactly why each recipe works: the nutrition breakdown, the adaptations we made, and the clinical guidelines behind every choice.
No. MedMenu helps you find recipes that align with published dietary guidelines (ADA, AHA, KDIGO, etc.). But we don't just hand you recipes. We explain the science. Every dish shows you the specific nutrients that matter for your conditions, how the recipe fits within those guidelines, and links to peer-reviewed research where we've verified it supports the claim. Always share your meal plans with your healthcare provider.
We resolve conflicts automatically. For example, if diabetes guidelines focus on carbs while heart disease guidelines emphasize fat types, we optimize for both and show you exactly how. Every recipe displays which guideline applies to each nutrient, so you understand the reasoning, not just the recommendation.
Every ingredient is matched to the USDA FoodData Central database, the same source used by researchers and registered dietitians. We estimate nutrition per serving by mapping each ingredient to standardized reference weights and nutrient profiles from USDA. These are best estimates based on generally accepted culinary descriptions (e.g., "two medium tomatoes," "one cup diced onion"). Actual nutritional content may vary depending on specific ingredients, their actual weights, and preparation methods. The condition-specific targets you see (sodium, potassium, net carbs, etc.) come from published clinical guidelines by organizations like the ADA, AHA, and KDIGO.
Yes. Paste any recipe URL, YouTube cooking video, or ingredient list into our Recipe Checker. You'll get a full per-serving nutrition breakdown matched to USDA data, condition-specific flags showing how the recipe measures up against published dietary guidelines, suggested ingredient swaps to improve the recipe for your conditions, and recommended portion sizes to help bring the meal within daily guidelines. Free users get 5 recipe checks per month, no sign-up required.
We built MedMenu because we couldn't find what we needed when managing chronic conditions in our own family. Most apps focus on fitness, weight loss, or a single condition. MedMenu is built for personalized nutrition across multiple chronic conditions. It answers the questions we kept asking: What can I actually eat? How much sodium is in this recipe? Can I still make my favorite dishes? Can I plan a full week of meals that work for my conditions? Every feature exists because we needed it ourselves.
Scanning a barcode is free for every MedMenu member, on the free plan or Pro. Scan-and-Cook is free to use: snap or type your ingredients and see checked recipes you could already make. Free accounts also get 3 newly written recipes a month, and MedMenu Pro ($7.99/month) raises that to 200.
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