Precise product library
Name, brand, photo, category, serving size in g or ml and full macros per 100g.
Nutrition, calculated
Build meals from products you actually eat.
Keep a clean library of products with energy in kJ, auto-calculated kcal and full macros — then stack them into meals, track your pantry and see every gram add up.
- Free forever plan
- No card, no obligation
- Delete your account anytime
Install it straight from this site — no app store needed.
Everything the kitchen maths needs
MealMate covers the whole loop: catalogue, meal, cook, pantry, groceries and each person's daily targets.
kJ in, kcal out
Enter energy in kilojoules and kcal is calculated automatically at kJ ÷ 4.184.
Lower-calorie swaps
Link any product to a leaner alternative and see the saving per ingredient.
Meal builder
Combine products with real gram weights and watch the totals update live.
Pantry that stays honest
Cooking deducts what you actually used, so remaining stock is always current.
Grocery list to pantry
Tick an item off the list and it lands in your pantry at the weight you bought.
Targets per person
Set daily kcal and macro limits for each household member and see the fit.
Dated meal log
Reusable recipes stay templates; every cook is logged by person and meal time.
Barcode scanning
Scan a barcode anywhere in the app to add stock, log a drink or prefill a new product.
AI scanning
Photograph a nutrition label, a restaurant menu or the plate itself and let AI fill in the numbers.
Retailer catalog
Import ready-made Woolworths, Checkers, Spar and Pick n Pay items, with only new items synced later.
Monthly insights
Interactive calorie charts, habit signals and plain-language takeaways for the month.
Fast food & takeaways
Log a meal from any outlet in seconds, with treat warnings on heavy items and sugary drinks.
Installable and offline-ready
Install MealMate on your phone and keep browsing your library when the signal drops.
Ready to try the whole loop?
Create a free account in seconds — no card, cancel whenever.
Scan, build, cook
From barcode to tracked meal in four steps
No spreadsheets, no guessing portion sizes. MealMate does the maths in the background while you cook the way you already cook.
- 01About a minute
Scan what you buy
Point your camera at a barcode or a nutrition label and MealMate fills in the brand, energy and macros. Or import a retailer catalog in one tap.
- 02Live totals
Build the recipe in grams
Add ingredients at the weights you actually use. Batch calories, calories per serving and the macro split update as you type.
- 03One tap
Save calories with CalorieSave
MealMate ranks lighter alternatives from the same category and shows exactly what each swap saves before you commit.
- 04Automatic
Cook it and it tracks itself
Say who ate and when. Pantry stock comes down, everyone's daily targets update, and the month builds into your insights report.
Step one takes about a minute
Create a free account in seconds — no card, cancel whenever.
Simple plans for every kitchen
Start on the free plan — no card, no obligation, and nothing expires. Paid pricing is not final yet; these tiers show what each plan will unlock.
Taste
Get started and explore the core tools with no commitment.
TBC/month
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25 products in your library
3 saved recipes
1 person with daily targets
1 AI scan per month
Barcode lookups not included
Last 7 days of insights
Most popular
Home Cook
More scans, more history, and full household flexibility.
TBC/month
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Unlimited products
Unlimited recipes
1 person with daily targets
25 AI scans per month
200 barcode lookups per month
Barcode and AI scanning
Full insights dashboard
Advanced CalorieSave swaps
Plan any week ahead
Full insights history
Household
Unlimited everything for a household that plans together.
TBC/month
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Unlimited products
Unlimited recipes
10 people with daily targets
50 AI scans per month
Unlimited barcode lookups
Barcode and AI scanning
Full insights dashboard
Export your insights
Advanced CalorieSave swaps
Share with your household
Plan any week ahead
Full insights history
The numbers you see on every meal
Energy
0.000 kJ / kcal
Every kJ you type is converted for you
Macros
0 numbers
Energy, protein, carbs and fat on every meal
Portions
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Per 100g and per serving, side by side
Household
0 people
Each with their own daily targets
Questions people actually ask
The practical stuff: scanning, grams, pantry, takeaways and households.
- Do I have to type nutrition tables by hand?
- Rarely. Scan a barcode, photograph the label or import a Woolworths, Checkers, Spar or Pick n Pay catalog. Manual entry is there when you want it, and kJ converts to kcal as you type.
- How is kcal calculated from kJ?
- MealMate divides kilojoules by 4.184, the standard conversion, so 1000 kJ per 100g becomes 239 kcal per 100g.
- Can I see values per serving as well as per 100g?
- Yes. Macros are stored per 100g for consistent maths, and every product also shows the numbers for its own serving size, so you can compare either way.
- What if I don't use the whole pack?
- You work in real weights. Add stock at the amount you bought, cook with the grams you actually used, and the remaining pantry balance stays accurate.
- What happens when an ingredient is missing?
- MealMate checks your pantry before you cook and offers to skip it, add it as bought, swap in a lighter substitute, or send it to the right store's grocery list.
- Can I log takeaways and restaurant meals?
- Yes. Pick the outlet, log it as a quick one-off, or photograph the menu, receipt or plate and let AI estimate it. Heavy items and sugary drinks get a treat warning first.
- Does it work for a whole household?
- One shared library, a profile per person with their own daily calorie and macro targets, and every cooked meal logged against the people who ate it.
- Does it work on my phone?
- MealMate installs to your home screen like an app, is built mobile-first, and keeps your library browsable when your connection drops.
Still curious? The free plan answers the rest
Create a free account in seconds — no card, cancel whenever.
Install straight from this site
No app store needed
MealMate installs directly from your browser — you get an app icon, full-screen use and offline access to your recipes, pantry and products. On iPhone, tap Share then Add to Home Screen.
Start your product library today
Add your first few products, build a meal and watch the macros land. It takes a couple of minutes.
- Free forever plan
- No card, no obligation
- Delete your account anytime