Cado is a mobile app that provides a personalized recipe feed based on users' taste preferences, health goals, and dietary restrictions. It lets users instantly edit recipes to adjust calories, protein or other nutrients, automatically updates nutrition facts, and generates aisle‑sorted grocery lists that can be ordered with a single tap via Instacart.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many people struggle to plan meals that align with their taste preferences, nutritional goals, and dietary restrictions, leading to repetitive cooking, unhealthy choices, and time-consuming grocery shopping.
Solution
Cado is a mobile app that streamlines meal planning by offering a personalized feed of recipes tailored to individual tastes, health goals, and dietary needs. Users can modify any recipe on the fly—adjusting calories, protein, or other nutrients—and the app instantly rewrites the instructions. Selected meals are compiled into a grocery list organized by store aisles, and the entire list can be ordered through Instacart with a single tap. Each recipe includes full nutrition information, eliminating the need for separate calorie tracking. The service is free to download, lowering the barrier to healthier eating habits.
Target Audience
Primary users are health‑conscious consumers, busy professionals, and families who want convenient, personalized meal planning and streamlined grocery shopping.
Features
- AI-driven recipe discovery that matches user preferences, goals, and dietary constraints
- Real-time recipe editing with automatic recalculation of nutrition facts
- Automatic generation of aisle‑sorted grocery lists from the meal plan
- One‑tap Instacart integration for ordering all required ingredients
- Built‑in nutrition dashboard displaying calories, protein, carbs, and other macros per recipe