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Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by sohamsankaran »

mipmap04 wrote: post #7

When I saw Saag as a Service I was hoping for some kind of API where I could place and order through curl or something! Kinda like the EverQuest 2 pizza command. Good luck!

The long-term vision for this, which we hope to fulfill once we get some traction, is an API that allows you to order food such as Saag with arbitrary nutritional values (within a certain range). We don't have the volume for that yet, but with your help maybe we can get there soon!

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by spraak »

This is really nice! As a Hindu & vegan I wish I lived in your delivery zone :) (I live way out in the Pacific ocean, though) In any case, cool to see you're trying a more narrow approach, and the website explains things well and looks great. One question I was left with is how big is the portion? I may have missed that. And if this were available to me I'd be eager for the next available item to be chana masala. Thanks for sharing

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by sohamsankaran »

llarsson wrote: post #8
sohamsankaran wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! We currently handle delivery ourselves. What area are you in? If you're in the Bay Area but not in our coverage area, email me (soham@pashi.com) and we can try to make it work.

Sadly I don't think you'll be covering Sweden any time soon. :)

That is likely a ways away, but if you email me I'll make sure you're the first to find out when we get there!

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by sohamsankaran »

spraak wrote: post #13

This is really nice! As a Hindu & vegan I wish I lived in your delivery zone :) (I live way out in the Pacific ocean, though) In any case, cool to see you're trying a more narrow approach, and the website explains things well and looks great. One question I was left with is how big is the portion? I may have missed that. And if this were available to me I'd be eager for the next available item to be chana masala. Tha…

Each portion is 500 calories. We serve them in 16oz containers, but the volume of Saag depends on the variant ordered (to make sure they are all the same number of calories).

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by prithvi24 »

Really like this concept! As a vegetarian, I have come across many other services that focus on nutritionally customizable products, but when it comes to vegetarian options, the macros / protein numbers leave a lot to be desired. I've also noticed that a lot of the vegetarian options available at restaurants in the bay tend to be much more carb heavy than I would prefer, and it takes a lot of overhead to research / optimize each and every meal.

I'm always looking for ways to algorithmically optimize my meals, and currently Chipotle and their app does the best job of enabling this in a standardized way (can pretty easily get nutrition info and hook it into other apps) , but it ends up being pretty boring on a routine basis. Something like this, with an expanded product line would be really useful.

Re: Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

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Post by sohamsankaran »

2pointsomone wrote: post #17

Love it! But this is Palak as a Service, not Saag as a Service. Saag, I think, is mustard leaves

My understanding is that Saag is the generic term for a leafy vegetable curry of this kind (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saag).

Mustard is Sarson, if my Hindi isn't failing me.

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