Calories are just
one part.

Protein, carbs and fats have their place. So do iron, calcium, B vitamins and the other nutrients that are easy to overlook.

Minerals for today: iron 7.4 of 8 mg, 92% — **Fig. 1** Today's minerals. Iron is looking great, while omega 3 still has a way to go.

Most nutrition apps stop at calories and macros. They're helpful, but they only tell part of the story. BeanThere puts thirteen vitamins and seventeen minerals right next to them, measured against your own daily targets.

Log a meal and every number updates right away. Each nutrient shows how close you are to your own target, so if iron or omega 3 is running low, you see it while there’s still time to do something about it.

“You can’t fix what you can’t see.”Beanjamin

Take a picture

BeanThere lists what is on your plate. Check the amounts and change anything before you save.

Watch the day add up

Every meal fills in your macros, vitamins and minerals against your own targets.

Ask Beanjamin

Wondering how today looks? Beanjamin answers from what you logged.

Beanjamin speaks out about his new job

He used to be a logo. Now he reads food diaries for a living. We caught up with BeanThere’s newest hire on his first week as your AI nutrition guide.

For years, Beanjamin’s whole job was waving. “People kept logging their meals and asking me how they were doing,” he says, adjusting his leaf. “Now I can actually answer.”

His method is simple. Before he says a word, he looks at what you’ve logged: your food, your nutrient totals, your water, your goals and your dietary profile. Then he answers from that, and nothing else.

“I only know what you log. So log it, and let’s talk.”Beanjamin

Job description

Tap a suggestion or ask him anything about your food.

“How’s today looking?”Checks today against your own targets and points out what is missing.
“What should I eat next?”Suggests foods that fill the gaps left in your day.
“Rate my last meal”Gives your latest meal an honest review, nutrient by nutrient.
“Analyze a period”Looks back over the last 7, 30 or 365 days, or even longer.

Part of BeanThere Pro. Answers are AI-generated and are not medical advice. Your conversations are saved to your account, and you can delete them at any time.

A chat with Beanjamin about today's nutrition

On the job

Built because I've
been there.

Adam smiling with a microphone in hand, his two dogs on his lap — Adam, founder

Fact file

Studied: Health Sciences: Nutrition
Focus: Biochemistry
Went: Vegetarian
Plot twist: Iron deficient anyway
Day job: Software
Built: BeanThere

Beanjamin asksYou studied nutrition. Why build an app?

AdamI have a degree in Health Sciences: Nutrition, with a concentration in Biochemistry. On paper, I had it all figured out. Then I became a vegetarian, and I still found myself iron deficient.

Beanjamin asksWait, iron deficient? With that degree?

AdamRight? Even when you know what you’re doing, tracking your full nutrition day to day can be harder than it should be.

Beanjamin asksWhat were other apps missing?

AdamMost apps focus on calories and macros, which are helpful, but they only tell part of the story.

Beanjamin asksSo what is BeanThere, really?

AdamIt’s a nutrition tracking app. Take a picture of your meal and BeanThere breaks it down into macros, vitamins and minerals, measured against your own daily targets, so gaps like the iron I was missing are easy to spot. It’s my nutrition background and my work in software in one app, built because I’ve been there too.

Calories are just
one part.