Discover The Fun Side of AI Snacks! At No Cost!

 

Ever had a craving but you are unsure what you want to snack on? Sometimes it's so bad that you stand in front of the fridge staring at what is there and still cannot decide...

AI can help! Below I have asked two different AI systems to analyse the same picture of the inside of a fridge and lets see what they come up with.

The rules:

• Both AI systems get the same prompt along with an upload of the same picture
• No explaining the contents of the fridge. The AI needs to provide its "best guess"
• AI systems must be different.There are many websites claiming to be  a new AI but in effect they are just a web front page linked to ChatGPT in the background.
• Both AI systems will get a second round prompt to increase the ingredients.
  

Lets start with Gemini, the Google AI and next will be ChatGPT4. For both AI systems I started by uploading the picture of the contents of the refrigerator and then used this prompt to ask what can be made:

"Analyse the image of the contents of the fridge and tell me what I can make"

Gemini:

 After the picture uploaded and the prompt was sent, Gemini only took a few seconds to start responding with the following:

Based on the image of your fridge, here are some meal ideas you could consider:

Breakfast:

• Scrambled eggs with toast
  
• Oatmeal
  
  

Lunch or dinner:

• Sausage and vegetable stir-fry
• Egg salad sandwiches
• Rice and vegetable curry

Snacks:

• Hard-boiled eggs
• Fruit
• Vegetables with hummus

Remember to check the expiration dates of your food before consuming it.

 

Gemini did provide ideas and even warns you at the end of the list about the expiry dates. It did assume a few ingredients such as the sausage used in the vegetable stir-fry and also suggested the use of a few spices or ingredients like onions that were not included in the image.

 

ChatGPT4:

As with the previous AI, the picture was uploaded and the same prompt was sent. Here is ChatGPT4's answer after a few seconds of thinking:

Based on the image of your fridge, here are the main items I can see:

1. Eggs (on the top shelf)
2. Noodles or pasta (packaged on the right of the top shelf)
3. Yogurt (visible in a large container, possibly plain or fruit-flavoured)
4. Packaged vegetables like carrots (bottom shelf)
5. A black plastic bag that might contain more vegetables or other items (it's unclear what's inside)

Meal Ideas:

1. Omelette or Scrambled Eggs:.

2. Noodles with Eggs:

3. Vegetable Stir-fry with Noodles:

4. Egg Salad or Yogurt Dip:

Do any of these ideas fit what you're in the mood for? Let me know if you have other ingredients that are hidden in the black bag, and I can provide more suggestions!

ChatGPT4 first listed the ingredients and then suggested what can be made but did not assume any ingredients other than hinting that there might be more vegetables inside one of the bags. 

So how do you make it fun?

Both ChatGPT4 and Gemini replied with rather boring lists of meals or snacks. They both tried to cover a few options so they were definitely giving good responses. And that was mainly because of the limited amount of ingredients visible in the uploaded picture.

So, lets change that. It is now very easy to either upload a picture of what you have in your freezer, along with a picture or two of what you have in your cupboards or pantry, and greatly increase the amount of ideas both AI's will reply with. Lets add just five common extra ingredients and see how the answers change. Here is the prompt:

"Using the previous information add the following five ingredients and provide me with a new summarised list of meals or snacks. 1. Sliced ham 2. Tomato 3. Mince meat 4. Crackers 5. Cheese"

Here is the reply from Gemini:

Updated Meal and Snack Ideas

Based on the additional ingredients you've provided (sliced ham, tomato, mince meat, crackers, cheese), here are some new meal and snack ideas:

Meals:

• Ham and Cheese Sandwich: Create a classic sandwich using sliced ham, cheese, and tomato on your favourite bread.
• Mince Meat Pasta: Cook mince meat, add your favourite pasta sauce, and toss with pasta. Serve with grated cheese on top.
• Ham and Cheese Omelet: Make a delicious omelet with eggs, ham, cheese, and tomatoes.
• Ham and Cheese Pizza: If you have pizza dough, you can create a home-made pizza with ham, cheese, and tomato sauce.

Snacks:

• Ham and Cheese Roll-ups: Wrap sliced ham and cheese in crackers for a quick and easy snack.
• Cheese and Crackers: A classic pairing that's always a satisfying snack.
• Ham and Tomato Sandwich: Use sliced ham and tomato on a cracker for a light and flavourful snack.

Here is the reply from ChatGPT4:

Ingredients Available:

1. Eggs
2. Noodles or pasta
3. Yogurt
4. Carrots
5. Sliced ham
6. Tomato
7. Minced meat
8. Crackers
9. Cheese

Updated Meal & Snack Ideas:

1. Ham and Cheese Omelette: Make an omelette with eggs, adding sliced ham, cheese, and diced tomatoes.

2. Tomato, Ham, and Cheese Crackers: Top crackers with slices of tomato, ham, and cheese for a quick and easy snack.

3. Mince Meat and Tomato Noodles: Cook noodles, sauté minced meat, and toss with diced tomatoes and cheese for a hearty meal.

4. Egg and Veggie Stir-fry with Minced Meat: Stir-fry carrots, any other vegetables, and minced meat with eggs for a protein-rich meal. Serve over noodles or on its own.

5. Cheesy Meatballs: Mix the minced meat with cheese and form meatballs. Fry or bake them and serve with noodles or crackers on the side.

6. Ham and Cheese Stuffed Omelette: Make a stuffed omelette with ham, cheese, and tomatoes. You could also add sautéed minced meat for extra flavour.

7. Yogurt Veggie Dip with Crackers: Use the yogurt as a base for a veggie dip. Add grated carrots and serve with crackers.

   
   

Conclusion

Both AI systems can provide great ideas for meals or snacks and will even be able to explain in detail how to prepare and cook something if asked for more detail. So if you are lazy and don't feel like typing out your ingredients in the prompt, run along to your kitchen, snap a few photos of the fridge and storage spaces you have, upload them to your favourite AI, and make it do all the work of thinking on how to solve that craving.

Enjoy the snacks!