Veggie Base app for iPhone and iPad
Featured by Apple as a "Best New App", Veggie Base is the easiest and fastest way to help you pick the best fruits & veggies.
Designed with gorgeous icons and a simple interface, Veggie Base shows you what produce is “in-season” — peak of flavor and usually at their lowest price — and what’s not.
With a quick swipe right, you have fast access to the 2018 "Dirty Dozen" list, which are the fruits & veggies with the highest pesticide contamination. Did you know the average potato had more pesticides by weight than any other produce? Yeah, time to buy organic.
And by swiping left, you have access to the "Clean Fifteen": the food with the lowest pesticide residue and are the safest conventionally grown crops to consume. Save yourself some money by not having to buy organic!
With over 90 fruits & veggies, Veggie Base even gives you detailed information on nutrition as well as tips on how to pick and store your produce.
How about finding local produce? Yup, Veggie Base now offers a way to find local farmers markets, including information on what products they offer and hours of operation.
Here are the key features of Veggie Base:
- Browse and search whats in season (and whats not)
- Swipe to see whats on The Dirty Dozen or Clean Fifteen lists
- View details on how to pick and store each fruit & veggie
- Add fruits & veggies to your favorites for fast future reference or to use as a shopping list
- Official USDA nutrition integration
- Sort by any vitamin, mineral, and proximate
- ALL NEW: Search for nearby Farmers Markets and see their hours & products offered!
NO ADS, NO IN-APP PURCHASES!!
Available only in the App Store
Pros and cons of Veggie Base app for iPhone and iPad
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Updated review:
This app is still five stars and awesome. Love it. Now that Ive been using it for 8-9 months, the only thing I feel that is lacking is that there isnt a recommendation for whether or not to buy organic when something is not on one of the two lists. It would be awesome to have that if possible. It may not be as I realize there may not be enough data to support it. The only other comment I would make is to continue expanding the data set to include veggies, fruits, and markets that are not in the app. There are a lot of markets missing (again, I know it is hard to get the data) and there are some foods missing. I have found a few but the most recent I can remember is mustard greens to give an example. Using current location when in the app doesnt work either but that might my phone.
Original review:
This is just about perfect. Thank you.
I hope they keep adding more fruits, veggies & herbs. It has a lot listed but still missing a few. It would be great if things were expanded to add seeds and nuts, because why not. (sunflower seeds, almonds, peanuts, etc.) Still a great app regardless.
Simple, informative, intuitive UI, and keeps getting better. A must-have for anyone!
Some bad moments
great app, just what i needed. only suggestion that i would say is "bad things" about veggies and fruits. something like " dont eat if you have blah blah condition" stuff like warnings.
Its lovely to know what fruits and veggies are in season! The "When To Spend on Organic" side menus are added points! The app is simple, intuitive and easy! Makes grocery shopping way cost efficient!
I used to just grab whatever looked good & cheap at the grocery store and pretend to know what I was doing when she asked me to grab veggies.
But then my friend showed me this and Im sold. I know when I can ignore the organic aisle and it tells me how to avoid overripe or damaged produce.
Well designed with the user in mind. Informative, helpful, and affordable! No in-app purchases help me feel like I am not being nickeled and dined for basic features and functionality. Would recommend!
Finally, something for vegetarian like me. App is fun and educational.
The app is simple to use and incredibly helpful. I feel like a much more thoughtful consumer when Im armed with facts.