Localized Diet & Meal Prep for Sri Lankan Lifestyles
Grist is a culturally adaptive diet-planning app that combines Sri Lankan cuisine with modern nutrition frameworks. It helps users create weekly, budget-friendly meal prep plans using locally available ingredients.
Why Grist?
Many South Asian users struggle to follow Western diet plans because ingredients are expensive, unavailable, or don’t match traditional food patterns. Grist closes this gap with localized, affordable diet planning.
- Aligns with Sri Lankan food culture
- Considers ingredient cost and availability
- Supports health conditions and diet goals
The Core Problem
People want to lose weight, gain muscle, or eat healthier, but traditional diet plans rarely reflect local realities. Western diet charts often include foods that are either unavailable or too expensive in Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries.
Problem Statement
Individuals in South Asian countries find it difficult to follow meal plans because existing plans are mismatched to their lifestyles, or include ingredients that are expensive and not easy to find locally.
Proposed Solution
A mobile and web application that generates weekly meal prep plans using local ingredients, user health data, and nutritional requirements. It suggests substitutions, creates grocery lists, and supports expert consultation.
Project Aim
To design and develop a culturally adaptive diet-planning application that generates weekly meal-prep ideas combining Sri Lankan cuisine with Western nutritional frameworks.
What You Can Do With Grist
Plan, prep, and shop in a way that respects your budget, culture, and health goals.
Weekly Meal Plans
Generate structured weekly meal prep plans tailored to your diet type, age, weight, and health constraints.
Local Ingredient Swaps
Replace expensive Western ingredients with affordable local alternatives without breaking nutritional rules.
Smart Grocery Lists
Get a complete grocery list based on your weekly plan, optimized for cost and local availability.
41M+
Annual deaths linked to poor diet worldwide (WHO).
60%+
Sri Lankans preferring traditional food patterns.
1 App
A single solution designed specifically to respect Sri Lankan culture and economic reality.