Snack Scout

Supporting families with the challenges of food management

Why does snacking matter

Culture: Whether it be the snacks our parents packed us or discovering the geniuseness of japenese snacking, 4' oclock tea in London, culture is deeply connected to its snacking.


Health: People snack to add protein and calories, to maintain weight or diet. Snack foods prove to be more accesible to people with allergies and those that are struggling with mental health or if ur just a broke college kid tring to get some cheap/ easy protein.


Relationships: Snacking bonds people and offers a way to connect. From trading snacks at school, going to your friends house and rading their pantry to having some nibbles with your partner while making dinner. There is a connection made around snacking.


Emotions: The emotional side of snacking brings in mindless eating. Overconsuming and not even realising it. It can bring people so much relief and enjoyment as well as focus and solves boredom.

Asking about food habits...

I conducted 2 interviews following this format

Common themes were food is fuel but it often times feels like a chore and my major takeaway was both moms struggled with decision fatigue.

Meet Anne

Anne’s fridge & food habits

  • Single mom of 3 girls
  • CEO of a large company
  • Values include: Family, Financial Stability,Service,Growth, Adventure

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Leftovers blocking

yogurts

Anne is frequently challenged by

  • The ongoing question of what to eat


  • Food shopping/ Meal Planning


  • Throwing away uneaten food


  • Pressure to get food everyone in the household will want


  • Limited feedback from teenagers


  • Making everyone happy

By teaching my kids to be healthy productive humans

“I want to be a good mom”

Common saying raising them was “What is your #1 priority?”

“Taking care of my body”

Anne struggles with Decision Fatigue

How can I design something to help busy people make good snacking decisions without having to decide?

Ideation

Weekly rotating organic snack dispensers in grocery stores, to cut down on packaging and repetive choices.

Bring your reusable container

Prepackaged snacks for a busy adult, easy to take to the office. In-store/ Delivery Service

Reframe on Pain Points

  • Meal Planning
  • Making the grocery list
  • Choosing for the whole family
  • Food waste
  • Kids choosing pre-packaged food over healthy alternatives
  • Feels guilty for not having time to cook every meal

Anne’s grocery list/ meal plan

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Snack Scout

Snacking solution for kids parents
A deck of cards with different snacks and their ingrediants that can be easily made into a grocery list using a QR Code for the parent and has a plastic sleeve with suction cups to be stored on the fridge for the child It also is an app that can be used in a similar way
Problem
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Lucky Number Two
Ugh there is no food to eat just a bunch of stuff Mom never gets what I want
I am always asking my kids what they want for snacks and they don t know I want them to eat healthy but they won t eat what I buy them
Solution
Number Three in Circle
Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Bread

Mozzarella

Butter

Grilled Cheese

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Hummus jar icon cartoon vector. Pita bread

Cucumber +

Hummus

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Handdrawn Organic Card Game

Snack Scout

On Sunday they sit down together and select snacks for the week Mom scans the QR code to populate a grocery list
The Results
Number Four in Circle

Grilled Cheese

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Bread

Mozzarella

Butter

On Monday when the child opens the fridge they are able to recognize the food and make themselves a healthy snack
Parent knows the kids can help themselves
Parent knows how much food to buy
Parent no longer chooses for everyone
Meal planning responsibilities decrease
Builds autonomy
Less food waste
The kids learn responsibility

Research Snacking

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Why does snacking matter? It is engrained in all aspects of life. From culture, health, relationships and emotions snacking is behind the scenes connecting us all. We all do it differently, so why?

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An Exploration of Snacking

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Solution

Interview

I interviewed 2 moms in their 50's and asked about their values, what they are like as people, what their everyday looks like then about their food habits.

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Analyze

I compiled all of the answers to these questions into a mind map. I explored the connections between the answers and created a design question.

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How can I design something to help busy people make good snacking decisions without having to decide
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Ideate

Bring your reusable container

One idea was weekly rotating organic snack dispensers in grocery stores, to cut down on packaging and repetive choices. Another was prepackaged snacks for a busy adult, easy to take to the office. In-store/ Delivery Service

Re-evaluate

I went back and reframed on the pain points of my user.

  • Meal Planning
  • Making the grocery list
  • Choosing for the whole family
  • Food waste
  • Kids choosing pre-packaged food over healthy alternatives
  • Feels guilty for not having time to cook every meal


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Parent knows the kids can help themselves Builds autonomy

Parent knows how much food to buy Less food waste

Parent no longer chooses for everyone The kids learn responsibility

Meal planning responsibilities decrease

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