SodiYUM! is a free, full-featured recipe and kitchen management app. It was born from a passion for low-sodium cooking, but every feature — recipe browsing, meal planning, Cook Mode, the Food Database, AI suggestions, timers, and more — works beautifully for any style of cooking.
Whether you're tracking sodium for health reasons, cooking for someone with dietary needs, or simply a home chef who loves great organization and smart tools, this app is built for you. The sodium tracking features are there when you want them and completely out of the way when you don't.
What's Inside
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89+ Recipes
Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, Grill & Oven
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Meal Planner
Plan your week & shopping list
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Sodium Tracker
Optional nutrition logging tool
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AI Suggestions
Personalized meal ideas
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Pantry Match
Cook from what you have
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Food Database
3M+ products, barcode scan
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Doctor Report
Printable PDF nutrition summary
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Cloud Sync
Back up & sync all devices
Installing the App
SodiYUM! is a web app — no app store required. For the best experience, add it to your home screen.
iPhone / iPad (Safari): Tap the Share button → Add to Home Screen → Add.
Android (Chrome): Tap the three-dot menu → Add to Home Screen.
📴 Works Offline
Once loaded, the app works without internet. All 89+ recipes are stored locally. Internet is only needed for barcode scanning, nutrition lookup, URL import, and AI features.
The Home Screen
Large tiles give one-tap access to every feature. The stat bar at the top shows your recipe count, daily goal (if you use the tracker), and today's total.
🍽️ Recipes
Browse & search all recipes
❤️ Saved
Favorites & collections
✨ Meal Suggestions
AI-powered recipe ideas
📅 Meal Planner
Weekly planner + shopping list
🧂 Sodium Tracker
Optional nutrition log & history
🥗 What Can I Make?
Pantry-to-recipe matching
✏️ New Recipe
Add manually, URL, photo, or AI
🥫 Food Database
Your ingredient library
⏱️ Kitchen Timer
Multiple countdown timers
❓ Help & Tools
Guides, converters & AI setup
Bottom Navigation Bar
🍽️ Recipes
Full recipe browser
❤️ Saved
Favorites & collections
⚡ Instant Pot
IP-only recipe filter
The recipe browser shows all built-in and custom recipes. Each card displays the name, cuisine, cooking method, and a sodium badge — useful if you're tracking intake, easy to ignore if you're not.
Sodium Badge
Search & Filter
Type any word in the search bar — names, ingredients, cuisines, or methods update instantly. Tap filter chips (Instant Pot, Grill, Oven, Slow Cooker, or cuisine) to narrow the list. Tap the active chip again to clear it.
Inside a Recipe
Edit ingredients
Tap any ingredient line to swap, reduce, or add items
Adjust servings
Tap − / + to scale; all quantities & nutrition update
Reset to original
Tap ↩ Reset to undo all ingredient edits
Stovetop / IP tabs
Tap either tab to switch instruction sets
Cook Mode
Full-screen steps with timers & screen-on lock
✓ db badge
Exact label nutrition from your Food Database is used
Add recipes four ways — all saved permanently to your device.
📝 Manual
Tap ✏️ Add and fill in the form
🔗 From URL
Paste any recipe website link; AI extracts it
📷 Scan Photo
Photograph a recipe card, cookbook, or handwritten note
📋 Paste Text
Paste any recipe text; AI parses it into the form
⚡ URL, Photo & Paste use built-in AI
These methods use the app's built-in AI. No personal API key is required on this version.
Estimating Nutrition
After entering ingredients, tap ✨ Estimate. The app calculates sodium, calories, protein, carbs, fat, and fiber — using your Food Database first, then USDA data, then AI estimates as fallback.
Your personal ingredient library with label-accurate nutrition. The more items you add, the more precise your calculations become.
Adding Foods
By name: Tap 🥫 Foods → + Add Food → type brand & product name → select from results → Save.
By barcode: Tap the 📷 button in Add Food → point camera at any package barcode → nutrition fills in automatically.
Pantry Staples: Mark any item as a pantry staple to make it available in Pantry Match.
An optional nutrition logging tool. If you're monitoring sodium or any other dietary goal, log meals here to see daily, weekly, and monthly trends. If tracking isn't part of your cooking life, this feature has no effect on the rest of the app.
Logging a Meal
Open Sodium Tracker → tap + Log Food / Meal → search by recipe or food name → confirm serving size. The arc gauge updates immediately.
Views
Today
Arc gauge with all meals logged today
Week
7-day bar chart & daily totals
Month
30-day summary with averages
All Time
Complete history & overall averages
🍔 Dining Out
AI restaurant sodium lookup
✏️ Your Goal, Your Rules
Tap the goal number in the Today view to set any daily target that works for you. The default 2,000 mg follows the American Heart Association guideline — but it's just a starting point.
Nutrition Dashboard & Doctor Report
Tap 📊 Nutrition Dashboard for a full macro breakdown by date. Tap 🩺 Doctor Report (PDF) to generate a printable summary for your physician — choose 30 days, 90 days, or a custom range.
A 7-day grid with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snack slots. Tap any empty slot to assign a recipe; tap a filled slot to replace or remove it.
Shopping List
Tap 🛒 Shopping List (top-right of the Planner) to auto-generate a consolidated ingredient list from your whole week's plan. Tap items to check them off as you shop.
✅ Built-In AI
AI features on this version run through the SodiYUM backend. No separate account or personal API key is required.
AI Meal Suggestions
Tap ✨ Meal Suggestions → describe your mood or craving → choose cooking method & time available → tap Suggest Meals for Me. The AI considers your pantry, fridge contents, and (if you're using the tracker) your sodium remaining for the day.
Pantry Match
My Recipes mode: Searches your existing collection for recipes that match what you have.
AI Suggests mode: The AI generates brand-new recipe ideas from your pantry contents — great for inspiration when you're not sure what to cook.
Restaurant Lookup
Tap the Dining Out tile on the home screen. Enter a restaurant and menu item to get AI-powered sodium data from published nutrition information.
Kitchen Timer
Run multiple independent countdown timers simultaneously. Tap + Add Timer, label it, set the time, and tap Start. Each timer chimes independently and can be paused, resumed, or reset.
Substitution Guide
A comprehensive ingredient swap reference organized by category: Sauces & Condiments, Salty Ingredients (Rinse First), Canned Goods, Dairy & Cheese, Proteins, and Instant Pot Techniques.
Temperature Guide
Safe internal temperature targets for every protein — Poultry, Pork, Beef & Lamb, Fish & Seafood — plus Instant Pot pressure times and a carryover cooking reference.
Unit Converter
Temperature (°F ↔ °C), Volume (tsp / tbsp / cups / fl oz / ml / L), Weight (oz / lb / g / kg), and a Quick Reference card for common kitchen conversions.
Cloud Sync
Backs up your recipes, favorites, tracker log, planner, and pantry. Open Help & Tools → Cloud Sync, enter your email and password, and tap Sign Up.
⬆️ Push to Cloud — saves your device data to the cloud.
⬇️ Pull from Cloud — restores cloud data to your device.
To set up on a new device: Sign In, then Pull from Cloud.
How AI Works in This Version
AI features in this version are built into SodiYUM and routed through the secure backend.
You do not need to create a separate AI account or paste a personal API key.
If an AI feature is temporarily unavailable, wait a moment and try again.
Only the text or image needed for your request is sent for processing.
Smart Ingredient Choices
These principles lead to more flavorful, balanced cooking for any chef:
- No-salt-added canned goods give you full control over seasoning from scratch.
- Coconut aminos are a milder, slightly sweeter alternative to soy sauce.
- Rinsing capers, olives, and pepperoncini tames their brininess and lets other flavors shine.
- Natural peanut butter has a cleaner, more versatile flavor than standard varieties.
- A squeeze of fresh lemon or lime at the end of cooking brightens every dish — one of the most powerful techniques in any kitchen, regardless of how it was seasoned.
Instant Pot Best Practices
- Brown proteins and aromatics on Sauté first — it builds flavor pressure cooking alone cannot.
- Use the pot-in-pot method (trivet + heat-safe bowl) to cook rice and meat simultaneously.
- Use natural pressure release for meat — quick release can toughen proteins.
- Cook fish and shrimp as a second stage (3 min HIGH on the trivet) after grains finish.
⚙️ The Tracker Is Completely Optional
Every feature — recipes, planner, food database, AI, cook mode, timers — works independently of the Sodium Tracker. If tracking isn't part of your cooking life, simply leave it alone.
Data & Privacy
- All your data lives on your device in browser local storage. Use Cloud Sync to protect it.
- AI requests are handled through the app's secure backend. No personal API key is stored on this device.
- The app contains no advertising and collects no personal data for commercial purposes.
FAQ
I don't have dietary restrictions. Is this still useful?
Absolutely — recipes, planner, cook mode, AI, timers, and food database all work for any home cook.
My data disappeared after clearing the browser.
Data lives in local storage. Clearing cache removes it. Use Cloud Sync to protect your data.
Why can't I import from a URL?
The AI service may be temporarily unavailable. Wait a moment and try again.
The barcode scanner isn't finding my product.
Try searching by brand + product name instead.
Does the app work on a desktop?
Yes — open in any browser. Install as a PWA via Chrome for the best experience.
How do I delete a custom recipe?
Open the recipe, scroll to the bottom, and tap Delete.
Can I change my daily sodium goal?
Yes — tap the goal number in the Sodium Tracker Today view, or ignore the tracker entirely.
Sodium Badge Colors
Key Ingredient Swaps
Soy sauce (900+ mg/tbsp)
Coconut aminos (~90 mg/tbsp)
Regular Dijon mustard
Low-sodium Dijon
Regular canned tomatoes
No-salt-added canned tomatoes
Regular canned beans
No-salt-added, drained & rinsed
Regular broth / stock
No-salt-added broth
Standard peanut butter
No-salt-added peanut butter
Capers / olives / pepperoncini
Rinse thoroughly under cold water
Big Flavor. Mindful Sodium. Pure Joy.
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