The latest articles on DEV Community by JY (@coffeejuseyo). https://dev.to/coffeejuseyo https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3528037%2F6f1eea9b-4d1c-4f6a-991c-951db19ba4af.jpeg https://dev.to/coffeejuseyo en JY Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:50:07 +0000 https://dev.to/coffeejuseyo/build-apps-with-google-ai-studio-your-calories-companion-mdd https://dev.to/coffeejuseyo/build-apps-with-google-ai-studio-your-calories-companion-mdd <p><em>This post is my submission for <a href="https://dev.to/deved/build-apps-with-google-ai-studio">DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio</a>.</em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>I built an intelligent calorie tracking application that leverages the Gemini API to provide users with personalized, healthy meal suggestions. The app helps users monitor their daily food intake and receive AI-powered recommendations to better achieve their dietary goals.</p> <p>My key prompts used:<br> "Please create an intelligent calorie tracking application that provides personalized meal suggestions using the Gemini API. Users can manually log their daily food intake and receive AI-powered recommendations for balanced meals."</p> <h2> Demo </h2> <p><a href="https://calorie-companion-seven.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://calorie-companion-seven.vercel.app</a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F0mcqxhai5jkxw1yh2idb.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F0mcqxhai5jkxw1yh2idb.png" alt="Default view" width="800" height="383"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fpwl7xgr0rq5cau4ou1l6.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fpwl7xgr0rq5cau4ou1l6.png" alt="Handson view" width="800" height="439"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fshmn5xlv46ru1wvo8em4.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fshmn5xlv46ru1wvo8em4.png" alt="AI thinking view" width="800" height="439"></a></p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fd1hywti6cb3gl0558z32.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fd1hywti6cb3gl0558z32.png" alt="AI suggestion view" width="800" height="439"></a></p> <h2> My Experience </h2> <p>What surprised me most was the speed at which I could build a genuinely useful AI feature. Simple and powerful it is to integrate the Gemini API to create dynamic, context-aware user experiences. </p> <p>With just a single API call, the application can provide high-quality, relevant nutritional advice that adapts to the user's real-time input, turning a basic calorie counter into a personalized dietary companion.</p> deved learngoogleaistudio ai gemini