Mealora began before our daughter was born — back when every shopping trip felt like a mad scramble: opening the fridge, digging through cupboards, searching the pantry, trying to piece together a grocery list from memory.
It was stressful even on a good day. And once the baby arrived, with restless nights and endless exhaustion, even simple tasks like planning meals or going shopping felt overwhelming. Sleeplessness doesn't just steal your energy — it steals the joy out of everything, especially when you have to keep a household running.
That's when I knew we needed help.
I built the first version of Mealora as a simple inventory tool. Suddenly, instead of searching the entire house, we could scroll through what we had bought before — and instantly figure out 80% of what we needed.
For the 20% that was harder to remember?
That's when real-time inventory tracking came in.
Why hunt when you can know?
As we used it, something wonderful happened. The dreaded "What's for dinner?" no longer led to frustration. Mealora could suggest real meals, based on what was already in our kitchen — and the first time we used it, it worked flawlessly.
From there, it only made sense to go further: automatic shopping lists, smarter planning, and a little more breathing room in our daily lives.
Mealora wasn't built in a lab — it was built around a kitchen table, with a newborn in one arm and a grocery list in the other. It's built for real life — to bring back a little peace, one meal at a time.