Starving Student
The grocery optimizer for people who count cents
Coming soon · Fall 2026

Starving Student turns your real prices, your dorm kitchen and the twenty minutes you actually have into a plan. It’s a solver, not a recipe blog — point it at your week and it does the math.

Built for ramen survivors, line-cook roommates and anyone splitting a grocery run four ways.

The objective functionv0.1
maximize
Health
protein, fiber, micronutrients — tracked, not guessed
minimize
Budget
every basket priced against the cheapest store near you.
maximize
Taste
meals you actually want to eat twice.
minimize
Shop & cook time
one list, batch-friendly recipes, less standing at the stove.

subject to whatever’s in your fridge