Diabetes Food Database
Food information for people with diabetes. Visit the website at https://dfdb.netlify.com/ and search for a food item.
Contributing
The infrastructure for this app is there, but the database itself is extremely
lacking. Pull requests are welcome! Please look at modifying
src/assets/database.json.
When adding a new food, please include the following properties:
- name - The name of the food. Will be used for searching. Must be unique, singular (smoothie instead smoothies) and all lowercase (carrot instead of Carrot).
- displayName - A prettier name of the food. If the name is sugar, the displayName might be Sugar (with capitalization).
- alternateNames - An array of names people might also use when searching for this food. Should also be singular and all lowercase.
- level - A number from 1 to 5.
- 1 = Avoid - Diabetic people should stay away from this food.
- 2 = Caution - This food can be eaten in moderation or under certain conditions.
- 3 = Okay - Neutral. No significant positive or negative health effects.
- 4 = Good - Food that is good for a diabetic person to eat.
- 5 = Great - Foods at this level are among the healthiest options.
- explanation - A reason why this food is or is not healthy.
- suggestions - Actions to take regarding this food. Alternatives to this food if it is unhealthy.
Built with
- Freepik - Flaticon - Blood drop icon
- Fuse - Fuzzy text search
- Hero Icons - Search icon
- Netlify - Hosting the client and the database API
- Pluralize - Helping normalize search queries
- Tailwind CSS - Styling
- Vue, Vue Router, and Pinia - User interface
License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2022 Travis Horn
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