Mixed Plates

A meal isn't one thing. It's a collection of parts.

Don't read the cuisine. Read each component.

Every mixed meal can be broken into parts. Read each part before you judge the meal.

Try it yourself

Chicken curry with rice — or chicken with a big pasta side. In both, what usually tips?

• The chicken
• The rice — or the pasta
• Curry always tips more than pasta
• Neither tips if there's protein

Helping

• Chicken

Watch

• Vegetables in the curry or sauce

Tips

• Rice or pasta portion

One move

Starch tips. Chicken still helps — in any cuisine.

FastSnap's position

Break the meal apart. Then read each part.

Protein. Vegetables. Rice. Sauce. Noodles. Pasta. The bowl or plate is just the container — the skill is decomposition.

Helping and tips still apply — item by item.

Break the meal apart

Try it yourself

Chicken stir-fry with vegetables, served over white rice. What's tipping?

• The chicken
• The white rice
• The vegetables
• The cuisine — stir-fry always tips

Helping

• Chicken
• Vegetables

Tips

• White rice

One move

Rice tips this sitting. The chicken doesn't.

Try it yourself

Beef noodle soup: broth, beef, noodles, bok choy. What's often tipping?

• The beef
• The noodles
• The broth
• The bok choy

Helping

• Beef
• Bok choy
• Broth

Tips

• Noodles

One move

Noodles tip. Beef and vegetables help.

What FastSnap does

Most food apps start by classifying the cuisine. FastSnap doesn't.

It starts with the parts: protein · rice · vegetables — then names what's helping and what tips.