[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":727},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-20725311":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":48,"post_text":50,"what":51,"said":91,"maker_in_thread":213,"shape":224,"grid":228,"attempts":689,"same_week":690,"maker_shows":47,"maker_hidden":719,"reader_version":720,"card":721},"20725311","Saag as a Service","macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry","title","Show HN: Saag as a Service – macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry","https:\u002F\u002Fsaag.pashi.com\u002F#hn","saag.pashi.com","sohamsankaran",1566064755,2019,303,169,99,2195,5,"legend","web_saas","food delivery service","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"saag delivery","macronutrient meals","vegetarian meal delivery","indian food delivery","debated",-0.141,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},23,24,3,35,85,{"pricing":37,"idea":40,"docs":43,"design":45,"execution":46},{"positive":38,"critical":39},0,19,{"positive":41,"critical":42},11,9,{"positive":44,"critical":38},2,{"positive":44,"critical":33},{"positive":47,"critical":44},1,[47,47,47,47,47,44,18,38,38,49,47,44,18,18,47,47,49,33,44,44,47,18,38,18,18,18,33,18,18,44,47,47,18,47,18,33,44,49,47,47],4,null,{"problem":52,"audience":59,"pricing":71,"motivation":83,"time_to_build":50,"stack":87,"openness":88,"stage":89,"team_size":90},{"value":53,"source":54,"evidence":55},"Hard to get vegetarian meals with customizable macronutrient ratios and adequate protein","maker",[56],{"id":57,"by":11,"text":58},"20725317","Hi HN, I’m Soham Sankaran, the founder of Pashi, the company behind Saag as a Service (https:\u002F\u002Fsaag.pashi.com). We offer three macronutrient-portioned variants of Saag…",{"value":60,"source":54,"evidence":61},"Vegetarians and people tracking macronutrients, such as keto or high-protein eaters, in the SF Bay Area",[62,63,67],{"id":57,"by":11,"text":58},{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},"20726637","ccleve","Two thoughts: First, $12\u002Fpound is too expensive. Yes, I know you've got delivery and other costs, and it's best to start high. But know you'll need to reduce the price over time.…",{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"20726350","boltzmannbrain","Excited to try this! Saag is one of my favorite foods but almost impossible to eat at restaurants because of dietary restrictions (lactose-intolerant and keto). 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We serve them in 16oz containers, but the volume of Saag depends on the variant ordered (to make sure they are all the same number of calories).",{"value":84,"source":54,"evidence":85},"Founder struggled with nutrition, obesity and diabetes risk, and lack of protein as a vegetarian",[86],{"id":57,"by":11,"text":58},[],"paid","launched","unknown",{"praise":92,"objections":116,"requests":150,"questions":175,"alternatives":188},[93,105],{"value":94,"source":95,"evidence":96},"Customizable macros for vegetarians are a useful gap","commenter",[97,101],{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"20725662","prithvi24","Really like this concept! As a vegetarian, I have come across many other services that focus on nutritionally customizable products, but when it comes to vegetarian options, the…",{"id":102,"by":103,"text":104},"20725847","devtanna","Love the idea and the implementation! I am living in Dubai and have the exact same struggle with finding an appropriate vegetarian meal delivered that is healthy and not a salad.…",{"value":106,"source":95,"evidence":107},"Tasty-sounding Indian food with good website",[108,112],{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"20725568","spraak","This is really nice! As a Hindu & vegan I wish I lived in your delivery zone :) (I live way out in the Pacific ocean, though) In any case, cool to see you're trying a more narrow…",{"id":113,"by":114,"text":115},"20725891","tshanmu","Nice one! Did not realise the market for vegan cooked food in the bay area is this big. How are you planning to scale saag as a service? 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Is $12-$14 per portion not too high of a price-point for SF? Given a 500 kcal portion, I would guess that is a higher per-cal cost than a…",{"value":137,"source":95,"evidence":138},"Calorie-dense meals are not healthy as a diet",[139],{"id":140,"by":141,"text":142},"20727799","kartayyar","Okay I hate to be blunt about this: though this is super high calorie food. All 3 variants listed are fabulously unhealthy coming in at 500 calories per serving. If you want to…",{"value":144,"source":95,"evidence":145},"Ordering flow lacked confirmation and felt unpolished",[146],{"id":147,"by":148,"text":149},"20726577","wenderen","I ordered from the website, and got no confirmation email or acknowledgement SMS. No indication of whether this is a one-time thing or a repeat order. 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