For ADHD · Autistic · ARFID households

The moment I have to type anything, I've already lost.

CalmBites gives you meals from what's already in your pantry — sorted by how they feel. Tap soft. Tap warm. Done. No typing. No scrolling. No deciding.

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Does this sound like your household?
Building in public · tell us where you stand
hey there
thu · today
how should it feel?
texture · temperature · smell · effort
soft plain warm crunchy ≤10 min
from your pantry
cheese toast
soft · plain · 5 min
buttered pasta
chewy · plain · 12 min
oat bowl
soft · sweet · 6 min
↻ shuffle

Sound familiar?

01.

"What do I eat?" hits a wall

You stand at the fridge, can't decide, end up not eating — or eating the same thing for the fifth day in a row.

02.

The safe list keeps shrinking

Wrong texture, wrong temperature, wrong brand. A food that worked for months suddenly doesn't. The rotation gets smaller. Mealtimes get harder. You need something that protects what already works.

03.

Recipe apps don't get it

They sort by cuisine and calories. Not by "soft, plain, warm, no chopping, ready in 5 — and only the exact brand from that one store."

Building in public · your vote shapes what we build

What CalmBites does

Three things, on purpose. Nothing more.

01 · pantry-first

Cooks meals from what you already have.

Tap what's in your pantry once. CalmBites pulls together 5-minute, 10-minute, and no-cook options using only those items. No "buy 11 ingredients" recipes.

your pantry
12 items · 5 safe
🍎 apples
🍞 bread
🥚 eggs
🧀 cheese
🍝 pasta
🥛 milk
you could make
cheese toast
soft · plain · 5 min
apple + butter
crunchy · sweet · no cook
02 · sensory filters

Sort food by how it feels — not just what it is.

Texture. Temperature. Smell. Effort. Filter by all of it — crunchy, soft, chewy, warm, cold, plain. Save what works as "safe foods" and the app remembers, forever.

how should it feel?
tap what sounds ok right now
soft plain crunchy chewy warm cold sweet salty single texture
things i can't do today
— no chopping — no smell
show 8 matches →
03 · gentle nudges

Reminders that don't feel like nagging.

Pick the tone — soft, matter-of-fact, playful, or silent. Streaks count "something eaten" days, not perfect ones. Body-doubling lets you cook alongside someone, in silence, when decisions feel heavy.

gentle nudges
never naggy
tone
soft matter-of-fact playful silent
morning check-in
8:30
before lunch
11:45
streaks: gentle mode
no broken-streak guilt
"

I'm building this because I know what it's like to have picky eaters, meltdowns at every turn, and not know which food might trigger a reaction. So I decided it's time to see if we can make something happen. That's when CalmBites was born — to help navigate those long days and take the stress off deciding what's right to eat and how easy it is to make.

CalmBites isn't about teaching anyone to eat new foods. It's about making the foods that already work easier to access, plan around, and not have to keep deciding about.

— the CalmBites teambuilding in public · made by a parent

Help shape it. 5 questions, ~60 seconds.

Your answers decide what we build first. Honest "this is a bad idea" feedback welcome.

Q1
Who would be using CalmBites?
Me — adult, ND
My kid / teen
Both — me & my kid
A partner / family member
Curious, not sure yet
Q2
Does this problem actually resonate?
Yes — this is my life
Some of it
Not really
Not for me, but I know someone
Q3
Which feature would matter most? (pick up to 2)
Pantry → 1-tap meal ideas
Sensory filters (texture / smell)
Safe foods library
Gentle reminders
Mood + food tracking
Body-doubling / cook together
Step-by-step cook mode
Auto grocery list
Q4
Would you pay for it?
Free only
$2–4/mo
$5–8/mo
$9+/mo
One-time purchase
Depends on the features
Q5
What's missing, or what would kill it for you?
No spam. We email once when the beta opens. That's it.

Built by a parent

Not a wellness brand. A real person who's tired of dinner-time meltdowns.

No guilt mechanics

Streaks count "something eaten" days. Skipping is fine. We're not your gym app.

Build with you

Every survey answer shapes what gets built next. Feature votes, not features pushed on you.