Teen Inventor Tackles Food Waste with AI App | Virginia Beach News

A teen coder just dropped a game-changing app that fights food waste and hunger at the same time. Smit Kothari’s GroceryGenius uses AI to scan your pantry, suggest recipes, and even help you donate food before it spoils — all while tracking carbon savings and meal impacts. Born from a Congressional App Challenge win, this free, multilingual tool also compares prices and scans barcodes, turning your fridge into a smart, sustainable kitchen. Already partnering with a major food bank, it’s proof that one kid’s vision can tackle big problems — one recipe at a time. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c89b69d41b25fbd3