A food journal that speaks your language
Finally, a food + mood journal that knows your thali.
Talk to it like you’d text a friend: “dal chawal, thoda ghee, feeling sluggish.” Nourished turns it into an editable list you can trust, connects it to how you feel, and actually knows your food, whether your kitchen is in New Jersey, London, Toronto, or Delhi. Honest about what it knows. Free to try properly.
- Every estimate editable
- Hinglish-ready
- Free to start
dal chawal, a little ghee, some bhindi and a couple of rotis, feeling sluggish
650 kcal
Fiber 9g · Fe 4mg · Ca 120mg · +5 more ›
1 item worth a quick check — review ›
- 150
Toor dal (cooked)
1 katori · 150 g
- 205
Basmati rice
180 g
- 45
Ghee
1 tsp
- 110
Bhindi sabzi
100 g · check
- 140
Roti
2 pc · ≈ 80 g
The gap
Three kinds of apps, one frustrated eater.
Photo trackers
Snap a photo, get one number you can’t question, and they can’t tell a dosa from a pancake. Great for a viral week, useless for a South-Asian plate.
Calm journals
Lovely and conversational — until the paywall locks your own entries away. And still no real depth on Indian food.
Coach-heavy apps
Some know your food, but bury it under constant upsells and coach nudges. You wanted a journal, not a salesperson in your pocket.
Nourished is the only one that’s conversational, mood-aware, honest about uncertainty, accurate on the food you actually eat, and yours to try properly before you pay.
How it works
A journal that meets you where you eat.
Talk to it, in Hinglish even
Type what you ate like a message: “2 roti, dal, thoda sabzi.” Photo, barcode, and manual are there when you want them, never forced on you. The fastest log is the one you’ll actually do.
Every number is editable
The AI returns a draft: a list of ingredients with confidence, not one opaque number. Fix a portion, swap an item, and the calories recompute instantly — no re-scan, no waiting.
It actually knows South-Asian food
Dal, dosa, thali, roti, a katori of sabzi: recognized as the South-Asian food it actually is, not guessed from a menu of sandwiches. This is the part nobody else gets right.
Mood is first-class
Log how you feel in one tap, right in the same journal as your meals. Over time, Nourished connects what you eat to your energy and mood: the “why do I feel like this” loop.
Why Nourished
Honest where it counts.
| Photo trackers | Calm journals | Coach-heavy apps | Nourished | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knows South-Asian food (dal, dosa, thali) | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conversational capture (just type it) | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Every estimate is editable | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Confidence shown, not hidden | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Mood ↔ food ↔ energy insights | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Calm, no coach-upsell pressure | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Full free trial — nothing gated | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
Knows South-Asian food (dal, dosa, thali)
Conversational capture (just type it)
Every estimate is editable
Confidence shown, not hidden
Mood ↔ food ↔ energy insights
Calm, no coach-upsell pressure
Full free trial — nothing gated
Accuracy
It actually knows your food.
Dal, paneer, aloo-gobi, a katori of rice, a roti or two. Recognized as the South-Asian food it is, with the confidence shown, not buried in one number.
Recognized on your plate
- Sure
Toor dal
1 katori
- Sure
Basmati rice
1 cup
- Sure
Paneer masala
1 katori
- Sure
Aloo-gobi sabzi
small bowl
- Sure
Raita (dahi)
1 katori
- Check
Roti
2 pieces
It catches the small stuff too: the spoon of dahi, the achar on the side. And it knows a katori isn’t just “a bowl,” or a dosa a pancake. The one thing the big apps never get right.
Food + mood
Connect your thali to your mood.
Mood is a first-class entry, logged right beside your meals. Over time, Nourished shows you how what you eat shapes how you feel.
Energized
Often follows a high-protein breakfast: poha, egg bhurji, or chana.
Steady
The balance of a full thali: complex carbs, dal, and a little ghee.
Comforted
Warm khichdi evenings and slow masala-chai rituals wind you down.
Insight
Patterns you can actually use.
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You feel more focused in the afternoon when lunch includes dahi.
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Heavier dinners track with restless sleep. Want to try a lighter shorba tonight?
The insights sharpen the longer you log. This is the “why do I feel like this” loop.
Energy and mood, mapped
this weekThe trial
Try it properly. Then decide.
The whole app, free, no card, no feature gates. Live with Nourished for a while; if it earns its place, Nourished+ starts at $49.99/year. Your journal stays yours to read, edit and export either way.
No ads. Ever.
See the plansYour data
Private by design. Yours to take.
Private by default
Your journal is yours. Row-level security on every record, least-collection by default, and no third party ever mines it.
Never sold
We don’t sell your data and we never show ads. Our business is Nourished+, not your attention.
Export anytime
It’s your food and mood history. Export it whenever you like, no lock-in.
Be there when it opens.
Nourished is in active development. Get early access, plus a say in what we build for your kitchen.