MyHealthyFood
Application
Project Overview
MyHealthyFood is a company that helps people cook healthy food at home, with a tracking feature to manage their lifestyle and time, so users can achieve their goals. MyHealthyFood’s primary target audience is working adults.
The goal of this project is to design an app that educates users about what they are eating and helps them save time with tracking features, so they can cook a healthy meal at home.
During the research phase of this project, I conducted research to better understand MyHealthyFood’s target audience, build the user journey of people’s dietary habits, and understand the successes and failures of competitors. I also conducted interviews with participants to gather feedback about their experiences with the application that I built for MyHealthyFood company, in order to improve the tracking feature and the overall design of the final product.
Timeline
1 Month
Tools
Miro
Adobe XD
Responsabilities
UX Research
Visuals
Prototyping
Usability study
Problem Statement
Most people don’t eat healthily due to their lifestyle. MyHealthyFood has identified that our generation is living in a continuously stressful society, which causes bad habits in users, particularly with their diet.
User research
Competitive Audit
The goal of this competitive analysis is to examine the types of products already available in the market and identify ways to combine certain elements to create an improved version of the healthy food application.
Some gaps I identified include:
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Jow’s shopping list features include overly complicated elements.
Some opportunities we identified include:
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Building a streamlined website and application with a clear information architecture to simplify accessibility for users’ needs.
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Services like « What’s in the Fridge » are a good idea for avoiding food waste.
Starting the Design
After defining the problem statement of the user flow and determining the necessary screens, I proceeded to create paper and digital wireframes.
Here are some of the digital wireframes:
Usability Study
I conducted an unmoderated usability study with 5 participants located in Geneva, Switzerland. The goal was to observe how participants performed core tasks using the low-fidelity prototype and identify any difficulties they encountered.
The usability study reveal 3 insights:
- Users want more details on nutritional values such as protein and carbs.
- Users want a search bar to easily find their favorite recipes.
- Users want a better food classification system, sorted by food groups such as vegetables, meat, and fruits.
Refining the Design
I have added more detailed information about the nutritional values of each recipe. Additionally, I have included other options such as the recipe’s difficulty level, cooking time, and overall user evaluations.
The usability study revealed that users needed to find a specific recipe, so I added a search bar to make it easier for them to find their favorite recipes.
Sitemap
I built a sitemap that includes all the existing features of the app, and I chose a hierarchical website style.
The Final Product
The Style Guide
What I learned & Impact
Users shared that MyHealthyFood is an app that will help them eat healthier. They found the tracking habits feature very useful for improving their nutrition and also helping them to stay consistent in overall improving their lifestyle.
I have learned in this project the importance of a usability study. It helped me a lot to improve my design. Throughout the process, I iterated on my design several times to achieve a better result in the final product.
Going Forward
To receive feedback on the final product in the real world, I recommend conducting another usability study after the product launch.
To improve the online booking process, I plan to iterate more on the design.
