Do You Actually Know What’s in Your Food?
Most people think they understand food. But we judge it by colour, texture, and cultural story, not actual numbers. Think avocado is more caloric than cheddar? (It isn’t: cheddar packs around 400 kcal per 100 g, avocado about 160.)
MealSpector is a free daily nutrition game that closes that gap. You’re shown two foods and asked one question: which has more calories? More fat? More sugar? You pick, the answer drops, and both foods show their full nutritional breakdown side by side.
Ten questions. Three lives. A streak to keep.
Every day at midnight UTC, every player gets the same 10 questions – the same Wordle logic applied to food. Your streak saves locally, no account needed. The game covers 340 foods across 21 categories, from Czech cuisine to Japanese street food to protein powders. Fully translated into 11 languages. Works offline as a Progressive Web App. Every food has a real photo.
Where MealSpector is going
The game is Phase 1, and it’s starting to attract daily players. But it was always designed as a foundation, not a destination.
Phase 2 is a food search engine: search any meal, ingredient, or dish and get an instant nutritional breakdown, filterable by your goals (protein target, calorie ceiling, dietary restrictions). The question that drove the whole project was practical: where do I eat tonight if I want 40g of protein, or what can I cook that fits my goals? That search engine doesn’t exist yet in a form worth using.
Phase 3 brings local restaurant data into the picture: find what to order near you, filtered by what actually fits your goals, not just cuisine type.
Phase 4 is an AI nutrition advisor: evidence-based, practical, built on your actual data rather than generic recommendations.
The game is the start. Head over to mealspector.com – free to play, no sign-up required – and leave your email if you want to follow where it goes.
