If so, youre not alone.

Luckily, theres an app that can help you use your groceries before they go bad: EmptyMyFridge.

What Does the EmptyMyFridge App Do?

recipe ingredients laid out on a wooden table

Put simply, theEmptyMyFridgeapp works to reduce food waste by monitoring the contents of your fridge.

It was originally released for Android and iOS in 2021.

Created by Felix Lambert and Jinri Kim, the EmptyMyFridge app has received numerous updates since its initial release.

adding strawberries to the emptymyfridge app

But how exactly does the app work?

Can it really help you reduce food waste andeffectively meal plan?

Check out the apps best features!

adding a food ingredient to emptymyfridge by category

Download:EmptyMyFridge forAndroid|iOS(Free)

1. you might search for an item or use the apps pre-built lists to add multiple items at once.

Right now, neither method allows you to customize the quantity of the item youre adding.

But its a bit time-consuming to manually search for each item.

creating a custom food in the emptymyfridge app

For that reason, it may be better to enter foods and ingredients manually.

Meal planning can be a difficult task, especially because there are so many unique ways to do so.

You might trylearning to meal plan with SideChefor another app.

selecting essential ingredients for recipe research in emptymyfridge app

However, with the EmptyMyFridge app, weekly meal planning isnt as necessary.

Keep Up With Expiration Dates

One of the most common reasons for food waste is forgetfulness.

If you add Eggs, the expiration date is set for 21 days from the current day.

recipes in the emptymyfridge app that match my ingredients

If a food has one to three days before it expires, that notification bar will turn orange.

When you’ve reached the expiration date, the bar turns red.

And sometimes, you still manage to miss items!

recipe for vegan mixed berry panna cotta on food52’s website

But with EmptyMyFridgeand other helpful meal planning tools out theremeal planning just got a lot easier.

screen showing you can change expiration date and quantity of a food ingredient in emptymyfridge app

fridge screen of the emptymyfridge app with ingredients and expiration dates

my shopping list screen in emptymyfridge app

recipe details in emptymyfridge app where you can add ingredients to your shopping list