User-Centred Design | Assignment 1
By: Kerubo Ndubi, Zavier The, Tania Ghezelayagh & Nikita I
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The intended users are those aged 18-34 as there has been an increase in changed eating habits, leaning towards a healthier diet in recent years (Pwc.blogs.com.,2016). According to a recent study, mobile app users tend to be young, have above average education and income levels, and reside mostly in urban or suburban areas (Machackova, H., Smahel, D. and Elavsky, S., 2017). This age group has also demonstrated that they are well versed in terms of internet and smartphone usage which is essential to the development of our solution. The aim of our app is to encourage users to create healthy eating lifestyles. Through the app, users are able to track their nutritional intake, exercise, find healthy recipes and maintain a healthy lifestyle overall. We have determined three different user groups based on their knowledge of nutrients and eating habits.
18 – 34 year olds
Live in urban or suburban areas
Average level of education (able to understand the basic concept of healthy eating) Has rarely/not used a food tracking app
Wanting to change their diet, find healthier alternatives. Has just become more health conscious/motivated
Has a very basic understanding of nutritional value in foods
Is dependent on tools (apps, nutritionist, websites) to maintain a balanced diet
18 – 34 year olds
Live in urban or suburban areas
Average level of education (able to understand the basic concept of healthy eating) Uses a healthy eating app but not continuously/frequently Wanting motivation to maintain a healthy eating lifestyle
Is conscious of their diet Knowledgeable of what a balanced diet is and nutritional values
Is both dependent (uses an app) and independent (knows healthy alternatives without looking at the app)
18 – 34 year olds
Live in urban or suburban areas
Average level of education (able to understand the basic concept of healthy eating)
Is extremely health conscious, very important to their lifestyle
Is very knowledgeable about nutritional values and how to maintain a balanced diet Uses an app or diary daily to track their nutrient intake
Is able to easily differentiate between healthy and not so healthy foods
Knows healthy alternatives and recipes
Is very independent, not requiring an app to give information but rather to use as a tracking tool
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Provides personalised meal plans, food and exercise tracking, calorie counter and healthy recipes.
Targeted towards women who are interested in learning about food and how to make healthy food choices and also women on a specific diet, who need help with finding recipes and tracking their body details to see the progress and effectiveness of their diet.
Free features include:
Follow a Classic Diet and get your calories and macros tracked
Easy tracking with barcode scanner and picture recognition
Get basic food and meal ratings, so you know whether you’re in line with the recommended energy amounts for each meal
Get a basic day rating to see how well you’re meeting daily intake goals, plus the quality of foods you track each day
Track your daily habits with water, fruit and vegetable, and seafood trackers
Track your weight and waist measurements Save your favorites – create and save foods, recipes, meals, and exercises
Import and export your nutrition data, exercise data, and weight and body measurements to and from the Apple Health app
Premium user features include:
Wide variety of diets to choose from
Access to recipe library along with daily recipe suggestions
Create and save an unlimited number of foods, meals, recipes, and exercises
Detailed nutritional information, so you know you’re hitting the daily recommendations
Net carb tracking to help you stay on course Detailed food and meal ratings
Adjustable settings for macronutrients, giving you customized recommendations to follow based on your unique needs and preferences
Body measurement tracking
Ability to connect with other fitness apps
Health Test & Life Score – a weekly health score based on 16 nutrition and exercise measurements, so you understand where you are and what’s next for you to build a healthy lifestyle
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Uses fitness and nutrition experts to get customized workout and meal plans to help the user reach their wellness goals.
Targeted towards women who want fitness and nutrition advice in one app.
Nutrition tips and guides
Weekly meal planner with healthy recipes Exercise plans that include interactive videos
Ingredient alternatives in every recipe Extensive meal plan customization Grocery shopping list for meals
Provides users with perfect venues and extensive reviews, all conducted by a nutrition professional that caters to the users needs. Has a growing database of high-end restaurants, cafes, farmer’s markets, juice joints and more, the app eliminates the stress of finding healthier and more thoughtful food, while you are away from home, or just looking for inspiration
Targeted towards health conscious Australians who like to eat out, and want to ensure that where they pick to eat is actually nutritious.
Discover healthy, sustainable food options near you or in the place you’re traveling to.
Certified venue reviews from trusted Nutrition professionals.
Share the places you discover with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, and email.
Connect to healthyeatsapp.com for an inspirational health blog containing leading health advice, recipes and to browse further healthy food restaurants Australia wide.
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Healthy eating is a goal for most people. The app allows users to achieve their health and weight goals through healthy eating. It’s purposes are:
To deepen user’s knowledge to make more conscious nutritional meals.
To discover healthier alternatives to foods.
To discover how small changes to our diet can affect on our health and wellbeing. To understand which food we should put onto our plates more.
To help make the right healthy choices at the grocery store.
Learn about calorie counting and healthy eating.
You can have your personalised meal plan in this app. By using the app you can keep track of what you eat. It has got many daily goals which helps motivate users, in turn they are able to track their progress everyday. This app is aware of people with dietary restrictions. It has different meal options that are vegetarian, gluten free, low in sugar and many alternatives to make healthier decisions.
FOLLOW A DIET, GET PERSONALISED MEAL PLANS AND KNOW YOUR RECOMMENDED CALORIE INTAKE BY ENTERING YOUR AGE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, GENDER AND FITNESS LEVEL ARE NEEDED.
Users can take a test and specify their goal and get their personalised plan which helps the user make healthier choices . They are able to modify the plan and track calories easily.
However, getting a personalised meal plan requires the user to purchase a subscription which has a monthly fee. This makes Lifesum redundant as free meal planners are available which hinders users in following a personalised meal plan within the app.
CREATE AND SAVE RECIPES, MEALS AND ADD THEM TO YOUR FAVOURITES.
The app helps users search for healthy meals including breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks through the “recipes” tab. They are also able to add meals to their favourites list to easily find them later on. When the user clicks on each option, it shows the amount of calories, protein and carbs as well as the preparation time.
However to view the meal’s recipe, you need a subscription. This once again hinders the user from choosing healthy meals as it comes at an extra cost.
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TRACKING MEALS/CALORIE INTAKE ACCURATELY WITH A BARCODE SCANNER OR THROUGH THE SEARCH FUNCTION.
The app allows users to record their calorie intake by searching a keyword or scanning a barcode located on the packaging of foods. Once selected, the meal is added to the daily diary under breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack. This helps the user track their intake fairly easily and accurately if using the barcode scanner.
Using the search function hinders the accuracy of the users calorie intake as the nutritional values within the app do not always match the nutrients consumed. Searching for a certain food, such as “yoghurt”, returns a variety of yoghurts that all have different nutritional values and the user may not select the correct yoghurt that they consumed.
TRACK DAILY HABITS SUCH AS EXERCISE AND WATER INTAKE.
Users are able to track how much water they have consumed by simply tapping the glass which adds 250mL to their daily intake. This function helps the user as it is quick and easy to record their water intake.
Similarly, the user is able to track their exercise throughout the day. A quick search for the exercise they completed and it is calculated into their calorie intake for the day. This helps as exercise can impact how many calories the user has remaining in the day.
PROVIDES USER WITH A SUMMARY OF THEIR DAILY INTAKE.
This page displays the amount of calories, carbs and protein consumed by the user daily. Additionally, the amount of water, fruit and vegetables consumed are also recorded. By tracking the users daily progress they are able to determine if they are achieving their goals. This helps motivate the user as the summary is easy to understand whether or not they are meeting their nutritional intake.
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When there is no network connection, the system does not show any pop ups or banners indicating a loss of connection unless you are in the ‘Plans’ tab or you try to select a recipe in the ‘Recipe’ tab.
Users can still add meals to the meal tracker as long as the meal is found under categories. However, if they try to search for a meal, nothing shows up and there is no error message. Users may not realise that the search function isn’t working due to the lack of network connection. This can waste their time trying to troubleshoot with various methods. Users should be aware from the beginning that there is no connection.
Have a banner at the top indicating the lack of network connection.
Have an error message when trying to search for a meal with no network connection.
Have an error message pop up when opening the ‘Add meal’ section.
When trying to filter the search for recipes, the only indicator for selection is a small cross. The bubble stays the same colour as all the unselected options and it’s difficult to see which ones have already been selected.
If users make an incorrect selection or if they want to remove a filter, they need to scan through all the bubbles to find the ones with the small grey x next to them. This may bring frustration to the user as it is very tedious and not intuitive.
Change the colour of the selected bubble
Automatically relocate them to the top of the selection list so they are easily more found.
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In order to minimise a meal that’s been added to the diary, users must press an arrow at the bottom of the meal. Due to the layout of the Diary section, in order to go from ‘Breakfast’ to ‘Dinner’, you will need to scroll through all the things in Breakfast just to minimise it, and then do the same for Lunch, until you finally reach Dinner.
If the user has added lots of different types of food into the meal, they will need to scroll far too long to be able to check the next meal of the day. Things like snacks, exercise, and water consumption are also found at the bottom of the Diary which will make it frustrating for the user when they are trying to check their daily consumption.
Move the minimise button to the top of the meal rather than having it at the bottom.
Have a small navigation menu so users can skip straight to the section they desire.
The Help section is difficult to locate. This is due to how difficult it is to get to the settings in the first place, and the fact that the FAQs are located inside ‘Contact Us’.
Users will feel very lost and confused when trying to locate FAQs due to the poor labelling of the section. If users are not aware that they could be located under Contact Us then they may never be able to find it.
Rename the Contact Us button to “Help and Support”. Have a FAQs section separate to the Contact Us tab
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To view the details of a meal that’s been added, (such as the breakdown of carbs, fats and proteins) you must press on a small diagonal arrow at the bottom of the meal.
It’s not obvious what the button does. Most users would be likely to ignore this button.
Change the icon to a more recognizable button or have an obvious button that states ‘More Details’
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The participants of our survey were mostly in the beginner category, consisting of 69% of our survey participants. 80% of these participants were female. The percentage of beginner participants who considered their eating habits as healthy (40%) were slightly higher to those who considered their eating habits as unhealthy (35%). A majority of the participants also agreed that a healthy eating app would benefit their health (60%).
The intermediate category consists of the participants who had used an eating app on an average weekly basis.The participants in the intermediate category made up 17% of the survey participants, a majority of whom were female (60%).The 20% of intermediate participants considered their eating habits as healthy while 20% considered them unhealthy.
The expert category consists of the participants who had used an eating app on an average daily basis.The participants in the expert category made up 14% of the survey participants and was equally split between males and females (50% each).
The aim of the survey and designing questions was to gain more insight on the audience and their attributes such as their age, gender, knowledge of healthy eating, experiences and expectations of an app. Such questions were crucial to the survey which would make the identification of the various user groups and their attributes more apparent. The questions revolved around their experience with healthy eating apps and what encouraged them to download a healthy eating app. Moreover, questions focused on what features users believe would benefit their diet the most.
We created a survey in Google Forms which contained 22 questions. There was a conditional question which led participants to different sections to get the most accurate responses. The link to the survey was shared by the team members to participants via email, Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook. We received 29 responses. Majority of participants were in the age range 18-24 (86%) and more than half were female (65%). The survey was shared within 2 days. We attached the consent form containing information about the project, how the participant’s data would be stored and our team members details at the beginning of the survey. The participants were asked if they consented to completing the survey or not. (Refer to Appendix A to see survey questions and responses.)
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Once the survey results were obtained, we completed online interviews which were conducted on Skype and other applications which allow for audio and visual communication. While interviewing the participants, we asked questions related to Lifesum and healthy eating apps in general. We wanted a clearer insight of the opinions of users and what improvements they would like to see within a healthy eating app. (Refer to Appendix B for interview questions and responses.)
The results from our survey help us to better understand the users who would use a healthy eating app, as well as give some reasoning as to why people would not use one. 96% of the participants were within the targeted 18-34 age range and most of our participants agreed that their eating habits were relatively healthy. Despite these results, only 38% of users have used a healthy eating app before.
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When users were asked which app they have already used before, MyFitnessPal was most popular with Lifesum coming second. Both apps are used to count calories and track macronutrients, with micronutrients being locked away behind a paywall, and both provide a daily calorie goal which changes depending on if the user wants to gain, maintain or lose mass. In fact, all the apps that were used enable users to look up calorie and macronutrient content.
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54.5% of users no longer use the app that they’ve downloaded despite 82% of them claiming that it has impacted their lifestyle. Some answers indicate the reason for this as being due to a lack of motivation.
The least popular features of the apps used were a poorly designed and difficult to use UI, too many ads, and having to pay a premium for options such as exact macro content.
Our other participants have stated that the reasons they haven’t downloaded a healthy eating app are: lack of motivation, haven’t heardabout it, already have healthy eating habits or that they are just not interested, with a majority of people leaning towards a lack of motivation. One of our interviewees has also stating this as the reason they no longer use a healthy eating app. This clearly shows that our app needs to have some way to counter the lack of motivation from users.
Across all participants, they’ve stated that the most popular features that they would look for in a healthy eating app are calorie tracking, micronutrient and macronutrient tracking, recommended intake, recipes, meal reminders, a clean, neat and colourful UI, and ease of use. As such, our application will focus on these features.
Able to find healthy food alternatives Easier to maintain healthy eating habits Could track my food intake It would improve my overall lifestyle I was able to track my exercise Motivation to change eating habits Able to create personalised meal plans I wanted to lose weight I wanted to gain weight
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The design and layout of our app are essential to its success. Users conveyed through the survey that the aesthetic of an app is important, specifically for it to be minimalistic, “neat and organised”. An interviewee who had used Lifesum before stated: “the aesthetic of the app was really nice and compact”. Thus, our aim is to have a similar design to Lifesum, a minimalistic design that doesn’t strain the eyes. A simplistic, yet aesthetically pleasing design leads to easy navigation while a crowded and oversaturated design can make it difficult to find necessary information. Users are more likely to use the app if the design is suited to their aesthetic and easy to use. Our app will be designed with neutral colours and have an accent colour to highlight significant features which should appeal to both males and females.
A good healthy eating app should be easy to use and should rely on recognition over recollection. The features should be appropriately labelled. The recipes should be categorised as different cuisines (Thai, Italian, Chinese, etc.) or meal types (snack, breakfast, light meal, etc.) to make searching for a meal easier according to your needs. An easy to use user interface should enable the user to spend a minimal amount of time looking for what they want and thus make it seem like less of a hassle to use. This will entice users to revisit the app as they will not feel like the time they are using on the app is not worth the value they get from it.
Users may face a lack of drive while tracking their eating habits through the app. Many respondents expressed that they were not using the app regularly as they had lost motivation. A feature that users want integrated into a healthy eating app is reminders which would be set at certain times to track their meals. Notifications/reminders will be implemented within our app to try and re-motivate users. The app will have reminders set if the user has not added their meals to the tracker at a certain time, for example at 9am, a notification will be displayed stating their intake for breakfast has not been added. These reminders will ensure the user is held accountable for tracking their meals and be a motivation to obtain their goals. The app will also notify users of other healthy habits such as water intake and exercise reminders.
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A common issue users had with healthy eating apps were that healthy recipes were a premium feature. Participants explained they would not be willing to pay a subscription fee (65.5%) and could simply search for these recipes online instead. Healthy recipes are an essential feature according to respondents and with this in mind, our app will attempt to have a wide variety of recipes that will be free for users. It is also apparent that users may have dietary requirements that will impact which recipes they can choose from. Participants of the survey stated that they have nut allergies, lactose intolerance and are unable to consume pig products. It is imperative that our app is able to cater to different dietary requirements to reach a wider audience and for users to not feel excluded.
Information on healthier substitutes for common food items (e.g. almond flour in the place of wheat flour) is a welcome feature in a healthy food app as they educate the user, so as to enable them to make healthier food choices without help. Participants in our survey expressed that they would be interested in dietary facts, and information on different foods (what foods are a good source of protein, what are good fats, etc.). Including a fact or magazine-like section in the app that will have this information will make it easy for participants to look for the information they want and keep them educated. Including this information embedded inside the recipes is also beneficial as it will give the user greater incentive to eat healthier if they can have healthier substitutes to their favourite foods without the hassle of looking for them.
As our target audience is the younger generation, having up to date features and technology within our app is essential. A barcode scanner is one of the latest technologies to be implemented into healthy eating apps. Users will have very little problems using the barcode scanner as they are competent with smartphone functions. Incorporating the scanner into the system would be extremely beneficial, making meal tracking faster and easier. The user will simply scan the barcode of the meal and all nutritional information will be displayed. The option to add the scanned meal to their tracker will be available, this reduces the amount of time it takes to search for a specific meal and increases efficiency.
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Tracking calories, macros and micros, is a common way to use your diet to get to your intended weight and health goal. Users who are more advanced or who want to keep count of their dietary information because of this need a way to do so and therefore a calorie, macro and micro counter is necessary in the app. This should be under a specific banner so that it does not confuse the beginner users, but still clearly labelled and easily accessed. Around 20% of participants in our survey expressed that a calorie counter was a feature that was highly necessary in a healthy eating app.
In order to better combat the problem with motivation that our users may (and will most likely) have, our app will have the ability to share their progress with other users over other social media platforms such as Facebook or Instagram. Including friends and family with the user’s progress can provide extra encouragement which will serve to further motivate them. Being able to share progress online is known to be a great motivator as it will hold the users accountable when they are no longer developing towards their goals, and other members of their community will be able to provide their knowledge with the user. Another great benefit of this is that the user will now have a logbook of which they can look back on and see how much they’ve improved.
Proper nutrition and regular exercise are often used in tandem when talking about leading an active lifestyle. Of our users that had used a healthy eating app, 36.4% had downloaded one due to being able to track their exercise, and one of our users that has not downloaded an app has suggested the ability to link the healthy eating app with a fitness app. As a result, rather than solely focusing on healthy eating, having a way to easily keep track of exercise will improve the flexibility of the app and help draw new users.
Our application plans to seamlessly connect to and share information with modern devices such as the Fitbit, or Apple Health App. Users will be able to set goals such as the number of footsteps they’d like to take in a day, and our app would have a progress bar that would automatically draw the footsteps from the users’ Fitbit. As users go to enter in their meals, they would be able to see how many steps are needed to reach their daily goal and, as an example, they could be more inclined to go for a walk after dinner.
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The results of the survey show that all of the participants that have downloaded a healthy eating app before, have done so with a goal in mind. 81.8% specified that they want to lose weight, whilst the remaining 18.2% wanted to gain weight. In order to reach their goals, the users need to know how much they will need to eat to ensure. Three out of four of the apps named by the participants of the survey, i.e. FatSecret, MyFitnessPal, and Lifesum, all have a daily calorie and macronutrient counter. These are personalised based on the current bodyweight, goal bodyweight, age and timeframe that the user inputs in the app.
Personalised daily calorie counters and macronutrient counters like these are essential as our users need to be able to track their caloric intake to ensure they don’t over or under eat. We will also be including a way to track how much water the user has consumed for the day along with reminders to assist users with reaching their 2L daily goal.
One of our interviewees stated:” One thing I didn’t like about (MyFitnessPal) was the interface; it only showed my calorie intake in numbers”.
Users respond better to visual indicators, so having a progress bar for these counters will make it clearer and easier for our users to know how many more calories they will need to consume for the day.
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1. Have you used a healthy eating app before?
No
2. If have, what were the reasons that you downloaded the app?
N/A
3. If you haven’t, what are the reasons why you haven’t?
Well, I am very busy and have lot of stuff to do at the moment so I try to follow healthy eating habits everyday on my own.Besides, I’m not comfortable to use technology.
4. Have you used Lifesum?
No
Participants download app and use for 5-10 minutes to see features
5. What features did you like/dislike?
It shows calories in each ingredient. It has various kind of recipes.Records protein,fat and carbs. I can get my personalized meal plan. It gives me incentive to follow healthy eating habits
6. Was it easy to use/navigate?
Yes, It was easy to use and navigate
7. What stood out to you the most?
It shows calories for each ingredient.So I can count every calories I get everyday and compare them to see my progress
8. If you could add any features to a healthy eating app, what would it be?
I would make the whole app free-a feature which users could share their progress in social media like instagram and compete with them
9. Lifesum has extra features such as personalised meal plans and access to all recipes, would you be willing to pay?
Well as I usually don’t use these kind of apps, I prefer it to be free and available to use. I think it’s an extra expense because I can search for meal plans or other healthy habits and get one easily there is no need to pay for it. Besides . I have a shapely body and just have to avoid overeating.
1. Have you used a healthy eating app before?
yes – myfitnesspal
2. If have, what were the reasons that you downloaded the app?
wanted to track calories
3. If you haven’t, what are the reasons why you haven’t?
N/A
4. Have you used Lifesum?
No
Participants download app and use for 5-10 minutes to see features
5. What features did you like/dislike?
shows calories, macros, micros. First impressions: easy to use (UI has familiar standardised iphone controls), colourful, has up to date technology such as barcode scanner, good layout, likes the calorie meter that fills up as you input food.
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6. Was it easy to use/navigate?
Yes, It was easy to use and navigate
7. What stood out to you the most?
nice UI
8. If you could add any features to a healthy eating app, what would it be?
couldn’t think of anything
9. Lifesum has extra features such as personalised meal plans and access to all recipes, would you be willing to pay?
depends on the price as he will have to buy ingredients and then make the food as well
1. Have you used a healthy eating app before?
Yes
2. If have, what were the reasons that you downloaded the app?
I was able to track my calorie intake each day and it gave me good insight to if I was eating enough or too much
3. If you haven’t, what are the reasons why you haven’t?
N/A
4. Have you used Lifesum?
Yes
5. What features did you like/dislike?
I liked that tracking my meals was easy as they had the dedicated tabs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The aesthetic of the app was really nice and compact. Lifesum didn’t have a large variety of food that was “verified”. A lot of the nutritional values that were given were not accurate. The amount of advertising was a little obsessive, asking you to subscribe every time you open the app.
6. Was it easy to use/navigate?
Yes, it was pretty straight forward
7. What stood out to you the most?
Nothing really stood out, it is a pretty average app
8. If you could add any features to a healthy eating app, what would it be?
I would like the app (Lifesum) to give you more notifications when you haven’t entered your meals for the day. If you forget, the app doesn’t notify you and your progress is not apparent.
9. Lifesum has extra features such as personalised meal plans and access to all recipes, would you be willing to pay?
Since Lifesum is on a subscription basis, I would not be willing to pay. Lifesum isn’t too personalised, you are also able to find meal plans online for free. I am able to find healthy recipes on google rather than paying for the app.
Extra Comments
I use My Fitness Pal which was recommended by my personal trainer. The app is for people who are more inclined to exercise/get fit. Lifesum is more focused tracking calories rather than fitness and having a balanced diet
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1. Have you used a healthy eating app before?
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2. If have, what were the reasons that you downloaded the app?
N/A
3. If you haven’t, what are the reasons why you haven’t?
Haven’t really felt the need to
4. Have you used Lifesum?
No
Participants download app and use for 5-10 minutes to see features
5. What features did you like/dislike?
Meal planning and recipe ideas, to try and eat healthier, not necessarily following a certain diet plan but just to be more health conscious
6. Was it easy to use/navigate?
Yes
7. What stood out to you the most?
The fact that it has healthy food but it still looks good.
8. If you could add any features to a healthy eating app, what would it be?
make them more family meal options, and healthy breakfast and snack ideas. Also, include an exercise component, as nutrition and exercise go hand in hand.
9. Lifesum has extra features such as personalised meal plans and access to all recipes, would you be willing to pay?
the payment is what puts me off, its too expensive to just try and eat healthier and to get healthier recipes you can look them up online.
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