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

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Post by mattlondon »

I like the pun on on XaaS, but the price just seems outrageous. Why so high?

I know UK is not your market, but here is a comparison of the first two grocery store own-brand saags I found:

£1.65/$2 - https://groceries.morrisons.com/webshop/product/Morrisons-Th...

£2/$2.43 - https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/293944759

Perhaps you don't get as much protein with these though.

(Incidentally why is everything obsessed with protein these days? Seems like every food you buy now says "source of protein!" Or "contains protein!)

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

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Post by dang »

brenschluss wrote: post #117
0x8BADF00D wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dunno where you live, but my local places also offer complimentary food poisoning with every meal.

Casual racism amirite?

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

#153

Post by dang »

0x8BADF00D wrote: post #147
brenschluss wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Casual racism amirite?

Yeah, I need a skinny little white boy to tell me what’s racist. Get over yourself please.

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

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Post by peteretep »

itake wrote: post #83
ccleve wrote: post #77

Two thoughts: First, $12/pound is too expensive. Yes, I know you've got delivery and other costs, and it's best to start high. But know you'll need to reduce the price over time. Second, consider pitching this to the keto market. Spinach + fat is a great keto item. It's really hard to order keto-friendly takeout. Might fill a niche.

$12 for 500 calories. That is barely enough calories for lunch.

If you’re doing keto, guess you could fortify it with oil for some cheap extra calories

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

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Post by 0x8BADF00D »

dang wrote: post #153
0x8BADF00D wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I need a skinny little white boy to tell me what’s racist. Get over yourself please.

Yikes, please don't do that here, regardless of how provocative another comment was. We ban accounts for personal attacks. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I do apologize dang. I let my emotions get the better of me and hijack my reasoning abilities.

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

#156

Post by KaiserPro »

mattlondon wrote: post #151

I like the pun on on XaaS, but the price just seems outrageous. Why so high? I know UK is not your market, but here is a comparison of the first two grocery store own-brand saags I found: £1.65/$2 - https://groceries.morrisons.com/webshop/product/Morrisons-Th... £2/$2.43 - https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/293944759 Perhaps you don't get as much protein with these though. (Incidentally why is everything…

for the prices described you could go to a real Indian place and get some fresh naans as well.

Speaking of which, I think I know what I'm having for dinner tonight.

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

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Post by rubenswieringa »

wurst_case wrote: post #130

If I were to do 3 meals a day (1500 calories is low but let's say I snack inbetween meals) and $13 per meal on average, this will cost me $39/day, $273/wk, $1092/m. Maybe that's unfair. Maybe I use this to supplement one meal a day and cook the rest. That's $364/m to supplement lunch and I'd still probably have to cook some rice to go along with that. I just checked my local Indian restaurants on Postmates in San Fra…

…so your point is that ordering take-out every day of the month is too expensive and that you have to cook for yourself to make ends meet? I warmheartedly welcome you to the club.

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

#158

Post by stedaniels »

mattlondon wrote: post #151

I like the pun on on XaaS, but the price just seems outrageous. Why so high? I know UK is not your market, but here is a comparison of the first two grocery store own-brand saags I found: £1.65/$2 - https://groceries.morrisons.com/webshop/product/Morrisons-Th... £2/$2.43 - https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/293944759 Perhaps you don't get as much protein with these though. (Incidentally why is everything…

The whole protein, protein, protein, thing is because it's supposed to make you feel fuller, so you don't overeat. Plus, you know, carbs are bad, so protein!

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

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Post by lozenge »

wurst_case wrote: post #130

If I were to do 3 meals a day (1500 calories is low but let's say I snack inbetween meals) and $13 per meal on average, this will cost me $39/day, $273/wk, $1092/m. Maybe that's unfair. Maybe I use this to supplement one meal a day and cook the rest. That's $364/m to supplement lunch and I'd still probably have to cook some rice to go along with that. I just checked my local Indian restaurants on Postmates in San Fra…

An ingredient list? I'm pretty sure they all look the same: vegetables, (sugar), oil, spices in that order. But the actual amount of sugar and oil will make a big difference to the macros and isn't detailed in a normal ingredient list.

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

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Post by gatsby91 »

antisthenes wrote: post #75

Please be aware of the underlying business model. You are being sold 500 calories worth of food for $14. That means that for an average, moderately active human, the cost of eating a diet of this is ~$52/day. Yes, it is good macro-nutrients (probably). Yes, you're not going to eat this 4 times a day. Yes, it's vegetarian so you get your signaling points. But this is a $52/day niche meal service is targeted at rich (s…

delivery business is hard unless you have massive scale, so like it or not your early adopters will happen to be VC and tech peeps. I don't see anything wrong with that especially if they're just working on an MVP. The author mentions the long term play is automation to cut costs down the road
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