Hey all, I'm trying to be a little more economical and reduce the amount of food I waste, and was wondering if there were any open-source apps that can track the best-before dates of the foods I buy so I can improve my meal-planning.

I saw that there's Best-Before on F-Droid, but the last release was in July 2022, and I was curious if there was something more actively maintained.

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[–] fif-t@kbin.social 14 points 5 months ago

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[–] 56_@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Is there anything missing from Best-Before? It may just be finished. There is no mention of anything obvious (such as a dependency on an API) that would cause it to stop working.

[–] hoherd@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

I feel like this could easily be solved with a spreadsheet.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

For me personally, I have a dry-erase board on my fridge and will note expiry/bb dates for items that are only fresh for a short time (i.e. the bread or almond milk I make). That way, everyone in my home can see it.

Pretty much all other food items like spices, flour, pantry ingredients, and frozen food are stocked in quantities that I would be able to use well before they "expire" (or diminish in quality). Some of these foods are fresh for years, so it doesn't really worry me that they'll go bad or anything.

Unless you've got a warehouse of food with moderate shelf life, I think there might be an easier way to do things without using an app, which I find just overcomplicates things. But even a simple spreadsheet, as already suggested, might be an easy option. Just my 2 cents.