Problem: a) the amount of time spent digging in a refrigerator to figure out what's hidden in there b) items forgotten in the bottom bin c) amount of food wasted due to spoilage.
Answer: An app?? No one wants to spend the time actually logging in stuff, and logging it out when it's eaten. But there *is* a point when each item is individually scanned - at the cash register. What would be nice is if there were a universally recognized data code - not only would the cash register ring up your purchases, but also provide you with nutritional information and suggested expiration dates. Having the data in a portable format could help you track how much you're spending on what types of food and alert you when something is due for expiration. Of course, you should be able to override a manufacturer's suggestion that the peanut butter should be eaten within two weeks, and you keep it at room temp for a month, or in the refrigerator for a year. Alerts on expiring products would either be deleted (we ate that) or re-dated (that's still ok, in spite of manufacturer's suggestion). Can your refrigerator talk to your phone and tell you someone else has eaten all the turkey, so you don't have to search the fridge trying to find it? Rather than searching through the fridge and cupboards, just look at the snack menu on your phone.
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