An AI-powered recipe generator that finds recipes based on cuisine preferences, dietary restrictions, and time constraints.
- Generates meal plans based on cuisine type and prep time
- Creates detailed recipes with ingredients and cooking steps
- Calculates comprehensive nutritional profiles
- Respects dietary restrictions (vegan, vegetarian, etc.)
- Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt- Set up your OpenAI API key:
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"- Generate a recipe:
python main.py --cuisine thai --max-prep-time 30 --dietary-needs vegan--cuisine: Cuisine type (e.g., thai, indian, italian, mexican)--max-prep-time: Maximum preparation time in minutes--dietary-needs: Optional. Dietary restrictions (e.g., vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free)
$ python main.py --cuisine indian --max-prep-time 25 --dietary-needs veganoutput:
{
"plan": {
"meal": "Chickpea Salad",
"ingredients": [
{
"item": "canned chickpeas",
"qty": "200g"
},
{
"item": "tomato",
"qty": "1"
},
{
"item": "cucumber",
"qty": "1"
},
{
"item": "red onion",
"qty": "1"
},
{
"item": "lemon juice",
"qty": "2 tbsp"
},
{
"item": "olive oil",
"qty": "1 tbsp"
},
{
"item": "coriander",
"qty": "a handful"
},
{
"item": "salt",
"qty": "to taste"
},
{
"item": "pepper",
"qty": "to taste"
}
],
"dietary_needs": "vegan"
},
"recipe": {
"title": "Chickpea Salad",
"prep_time": 10,
"cook_time": 0,
"ingredients": [
{
"item": "canned chickpeas",
"qty": "200g"
},
{
"item": "tomato",
"qty": "1"
},
{
"item": "cucumber",
"qty": "1"
},
{
"item": "red onion",
"qty": "1"
},
{
"item": "lemon juice",
"qty": "2 tbsp"
},
{
"item": "olive oil",
"qty": "1 tbsp"
},
{
"item": "coriander",
"qty": "a handful"
},
{
"item": "salt",
"qty": "to taste"
},
{
"item": "pepper",
"qty": "to taste"
}
],
"steps": [
"Rinse and drain the canned chickpeas.",
"Chop the tomato, cucumber, and red onion into small pieces.",
"In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, chopped tomato, cucumber, and red onion.",
"Add lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper to the bowl.",
"Mix everything together until well combined.",
"Garnish with a handful of chopped coriander before serving."
],
"servings": 2
},
"nutrition": {
"calories": "210.0 kcal",
"macros": {
"carbs": "30.0 g",
"protein": "10.0 g",
"fat": "8.0 g"
},
"micros": {
"iron_mg": "2.5 mg",
"vitamin_c_mg": "20.0 mg",
"calcium_mg": "40.0 mg",
"vitamin_a_mcg": "500.0 mg",
"vitamin_d_mcg": "0.0 mg",
"vitamin_e_mg": "1.5 mg",
"vitamin_k_mcg": "15.0 mg",
"thiamin_mg": "0.3 mg",
"riboflavin_mg": "0.1 mg",
"niacin_mg": "1.0 mg",
"vitamin_b6_mg": "0.2 mg",
"folate_mcg": "150.0 mg",
"vitamin_b12_mcg": "0.0 mg",
"zinc_mg": "1.0 mg",
"magnesium_mg": "50.0 mg",
"potassium_mg": "400.0 mg",
"sodium_mg": "300.0 mg"
}
}
}