Make Better Food Choices: Sneak Peek to the WiseFood Apps

After months of co-design and development, the project has now reached an important milestone with the release of the first prototypes of its applications. These tools allow users to explore nutrition, environmental impact, and personalised meal planning in a practical, everyday context.

In this edition, we introduce the first version of the WiseFood applications to collect user feedback, we share insights from co-design workshops across Ireland, Slovenia, and Hungary, and we highlight recent consortium activities, webinars, events, and new collaborations shaping the next phase of the project.

Meet the First Versions of WiseFood Applications

The first WiseFood results are here! Three demo applications are now available to explore practical ways of supporting healthier and more sustainable food choices:

FoodScholar helps users access curated information on nutrition, health, and sustainability through natural language questions.

RecipeWrangler analyses recipes for nutritional value and environmental impact, while suggesting potential improvements.

FoodChat provides personalised meal plans and recipe suggestions designed to support healthy and sustainable habits and to reduce food waste.

Tap below to try the applications and explore the first WiseFood results! Your feedback is valuable for helping us to improve the applications throughout the project.

Users Helping Shape WiseFood Applications Across Three Countries

Towards the release of the first prototypes of the WiseFood demo applications, co-design workshops were organised across the WiseFood Living Labs in Ireland, Slovenia, and Hungary to gather feedback from future users.

Participants explored FoodScholar, RecipeWrangler, and FoodChat through everyday scenarios, sharing experiences, identifying practical challenges, and suggesting improvements.

The feedback collected will further support the next development phase, helping ensure the applications respond to real household needs and daily habits.

WiseFood Partners Meet in Budapest for the 3rd Project Consortium Meeting

The WiseFood Consortium Meeting in Budapest brought together two days of in-person work, exchange, and hands-on collaboration. Hosted by ESSRG and Wasteless Foundation, partners reviewed progress and discussed next steps, while covering topics such as WiseFood applications, Living Labs, AI robustness and alignment, and more.

WiseFood Joins Up with DietWise for Insightful Webinar

On May 19, the joint DietWise & WiseFood webinar brought together researchers and experts to explore how AI-based digital tools can support citizens in making more sustainable and environmentally friendly food choices.

The webinar featured an introduction to both projects, with presentations from Dr Dimitris Skoutas from Athena Research Center presenting WiseFood, and Prof Siegfried Dewitte from KU Leuven introducing our sister project DietWise.

The agenda also included dedicated sessions on WiseFood applications:

Vasiliki Pitsilou from Athena Research Center presented Reliable Answers for Healthier Choices: AI-Powered Food Information with FoodScholar
Elizaveta Kuzmenko from Université Libre de Bruxelles presented From Nutritional Guidelines and Preferences to Meal Plans: AI-Powered Recommendations with FoodChat

The DietWise session featured Nikos Paraskevopoulos and Nefeli Kousta from Institute of Communications and Computer Systems of the National Technical University of Athens, who shared insights into the development of DietWise smart ICT tools for dietary advice.

Listen to the recording to discover the live demonstrations of the WiseFood applications, including FoodScholar and FoodChat, and to learn more about DietWise progress, its ongoing development activities, and how these projects are using AI to support healthier and more sustainable food choices

Missed the webinar? Tap below to catch up!

WiseFood Events Across May

May has been a busy month for WiseFood, with other events supporting the project and its ongoing development as well.

WiseFood was presented at the 93rd International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad, Serbia, alongside 17 other European projects. Visitors had the opportunity to learn more about the project, its goals, and first results, including the demo applications FoodScholar, RecipeWrangler, and FoodChat.

WiseFood was also featured at the Foodscale Hub rebranding event, marking the transition into Future Systems Hub. The event brought together partners and stakeholders to present the new identity and future direction of the hub.

As part of the programme, WiseFood was showcased as one of the projects within the Future Science Hub portfolio, highlighting its role in developing AI supported tools for healthier and more sustainable food choices. The event also provided an opportunity to present the project to a wider audience through an interview with Agro TV.

Expanding the Network: New Synergy Agreements

Collaboration continues to play an important role in WiseFood’s work. The project has signed Memorandums of Understanding with DietWise and FoodChoices4LIFE, strengthening collaboration across projects. The agreements establish a framework for closer cooperation, including joint participation in events, exchange of knowledge and best practices, and coordinated communication activities to increase visibility and impact.

Looking forward to future collaboration and joint activities!

Marking Key Awareness Days

In recent weeks, WiseFood marked several important awareness days through its communication channels, including Data Protection Day, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and Europe Day. On these occasions, we prepared and shared social media posts highlighting the relevance of these topics in the context of research, innovation, and responsible data use within the project.