Tonight is already in the fridge

What can I make with these ingredients?

Upload the shelf, set the table, then draft a dish list.

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Fridge photos

Up to 4 photos — fridge, pantry, freezer, or countertop.

Ingredients

“?” means the photo was not certain. Rename, set a quantity, or remove anything wrong.

Photos are read into chips you can rename, quantify, delete, or add to.

Meal

Generate Recipes From a Photo of Your Fridge

Take up to four photos of your fridge, pantry, freezer, or countertop. The vision model reads what is actually visible — it never invents items you do not have, and it never guesses quantities that are not printed on a label. Uncertain detections are flagged so you can double-check them before anything is generated.

How the AI Recipe Generator Works

First, the photo is turned into an editable ingredient list you confirm. Then a recipe model writes three dishes that each use a different cooking technique and lead ingredient — not three variations of the same stir-fry. Finally, calories and macros are estimated with a standard food-composition table and clearly labeled as estimates.

If a model call fails, you retry that single step — your confirmed ingredients and preferences are never lost.

Find Recipes Using Ingredients You Already Have

Every dish separates what is already in your kitchen from what you would need to buy, and the missing staples collect into one checkable shopping list. Replace a dish you don't like, swap one ingredient, or scale servings — amounts and nutrition update with you.

Customize Recipes to Your Taste and Nutrition Goals

Set cuisine, flavor direction, max cooking time, servings, and the equipment you actually own. Allergies and foods to avoid are treated as strict exclusions and every dish is re-checked afterward — with the honest caveat that AI can make mistakes and labels should always be verified. High-protein and calorie-cap goals are supported too.

Just browsing for dinner inspiration?

Browse what to have for dinner tonight for 24 ready ideas, or plan a full week around your nutrition goals. Free nutrition calculators cover calories, protein, and macros.

Questions, before you open the fridge

What can I make with these ingredients?+

Photograph the fridge shelf or type what you have. PlateFit turns that list into a 3-dish menu with steps, a short shopping list for missing staples, and an AI-generated photo of each plate.

How does the AI recipe generator work?+

Up to 4 photos are read by a vision model that lists the visible ingredients with a confidence score. You confirm or edit the list, set preferences, and a recipe model writes three distinct dishes — each using a different cooking technique and lead ingredient. Nutrition is then estimated with deterministic food-composition data, not by the AI.

Can I generate recipes from a photo of my fridge?+

Yes — fridge, pantry, freezer, or countertop, up to 4 photos. Each detected item shows where the AI was unsure with a "?" badge, and nothing is generated until you confirm the list.

Can AI create recipes from ingredients I already have?+

Yes. Every dish splits its ingredients into what you already have versus what you will need, and the missing staples flow into a checkable shopping list you can copy and take to the store.

Do I need to enter ingredients manually?+

No — the photo path is optional. You can skip photos entirely, or add, rename, and correct any detected item by hand before generating.

Can I use the AI recipe generator without downloading an app?+

Yes. PlateFit runs in your mobile or desktop browser — no install, no account.

Is PlateFit’s AI recipe generator free?+

Yes. Recipes and ingredient recognition are free with a fair-use daily cap (per visitor) that keeps the service free for everyone. Dish photos come from a shared daily pool; when it is empty, recipes still generate — only the photos pause.

Can I upload multiple food photos?+

Yes, up to 4. Multiple angles — a fridge shelf plus a pantry row — usually produce a better ingredient list than one photo.

Can I edit the ingredients identified by AI?+

Yes. Rename or remove anything the camera misread, set quantities when you know them, flag uncertain items, and add whatever the photo could not see.

Can I generate recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?+

Yes — pick the meal type before generating. Cuisine, flavor direction, max cooking time, servings, and equipment (stove, oven, air-fryer, …) are all selectable too.

Can I generate high-protein recipes?+

Yes. Choose the high-protein goal (or set a per-meal calorie cap) and the recipes are written to that constraint. For your exact daily targets, use the free protein and macro calculators first.

Can the AI recipe generator handle food allergies?+

Allergies are treated as strict exclusions during generation, and every dish is re-checked afterward. If a flagged ingredient still slips through, the dish is labeled "Contains … — check before cooking." PlateFit can make mistakes and cannot detect cross-contact or hidden allergens — always verify labels yourself; it is not a medical guarantee.

Can PlateFit create a shopping list?+

Yes. Missing staples from all three dishes are collected into one checkable list you can edit, copy, and keep on your device.

Are nutrition values exact?+

No — they are estimates. Calories and macros are calculated from standard per-100g food composition data, scaled to your servings. When the ingredient list is only partially matched, the card says "partial estimate." They are not measured values.