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Verdant is a calm, intelligent AI nutrition coach that helps you make smarter food decisions in the moment. Snap a photo of any meal, menu, or packaged food and get an instant red / amber / green verdict alongside calorie, protein, and behavioural insight.

Verdant is built around behavioural nutrition: small, repeated decisions shape long-term health far more than perfect diets. Instead of strict rules, Verdant nudges you toward better choices and helps you understand the patterns behind them.

• Anyone wanting to eat more consciously without obsessing over numbers
• People working toward a weight goal — losing, gaining, or maintaining
• Users on GLP-1 medications (Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro) who need protein, hydration and muscle preservation support
• First-time app users and older users — Verdant uses large text, plain English, and forgiving controls
• Busy people who want a 5-second answer to "should I eat this?"

1. AI meal analysis — photograph any food, get an instant verdict and breakdown.
2. Weight management — log weight, see trends, understand what's actually working.
3. Behavioural coaching — Verdant learns your patterns and gives gentle, personal nudges.
4. Healthy habit building — streaks, challenges and weekly recaps that stick.

1. Visit verdantcoach.com or open the Verdant app.
2. Tap "Get started" or "Sign up".
3. Choose how you want to sign in (see below).
4. Confirm your email address if asked.
5. Verdant will walk you straight into onboarding to set up your profile.

Google sign-in — tap "Continue with Google" and pick your Google account. Fastest option.

Apple sign-in — on Apple devices, tap "Continue with Apple". You can choose to hide your email.

Magic link — enter your email and Verdant sends a one-time sign-in link. No password to remember. Open the email on the same device for the smoothest experience.

You can use any method on any future sign-in as long as it's the same email address.

Every new account begins with a free trial of Verdant Premium. During the trial you have full access to:

• Unlimited meal scans
• Verdant Coach (AI chat + weekly analysis)
• Meal Ideas generator
• GLP-1 Companion Mode
• Challenges and referrals

At the end of the trial, choose a Monthly or Annual plan to continue. If you don't subscribe, your account stays — you'll just be limited to a small number of scans per week.

Open Settings → Profile to set or update:

• Age — used for calorie and protein calculations
• Gender — used for BMR (the energy you burn at rest)
• Height — in cm or ft/in
• Current weight — in kg or lb
• Goal weight — your target
• Activity level — sedentary, light, moderate, or active
• Dietary preferences — vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, gluten-free, dairy-free, allergies
• GLP-1 settings — if you take Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro or similar
• Hydration settings — your daily water target

You can update any field at any time. Targets recalculate automatically.

BMI — body mass index = weight (kg) ÷ height (m)². Used as a rough health indicator, not a goal.

Calories — Verdant estimates your basal metabolic rate using the Mifflin–St Jeor formula, multiplies by your activity level, then adjusts for your goal (a deficit for weight loss, a surplus for gain).

Protein — between 1.6 g and 2.2 g per kg of body weight, higher on GLP-1 or when actively losing weight, to protect muscle.

Hydration — roughly 30–35 ml per kg body weight, adjusted up if you exercise or take GLP-1 medications.

These are starting points. Verdant gently tunes them based on your weekly trend.

1. Tap the green camera button at the bottom of the screen.
2. Allow camera access the first time you scan.
3. Frame the food so the whole plate is visible. Daylight helps.
4. Tap the shutter, or upload a photo from your gallery.
5. Verdant analyses the meal in 3–6 seconds.
6. Confirm or adjust the portion size if asked, then save.

• Cooked meals on a plate or in a bowl
• Restaurant menus — Verdant ranks each dish red/amber/green
• Packaged food labels — barcode or front-of-pack
• Multi-packs (e.g. a 4-pack of yogurts) — Verdant detects per-unit nutrition
• Drinks, snacks, takeaway, kids' meals
• Photos of recipes from cookbooks or screens

Green — broadly supportive of your goals. High protein, fibre or nutrient density; sensible calories.

Amber — fine occasionally, watch the context. Often higher in refined carbs, saturated fat, or larger portion sizes.

Red — high in sugar, ultra-processed, or far above your goal-aligned calorie window. Not "forbidden" — Verdant explains why, and shows a smarter swap.

A red meal isn't failure. It's information. Patterns matter more than any single meal.

• Take the photo from above so Verdant can see the whole portion.
• Include the plate or bowl rim for portion scale.
• For packaged foods, scan the nutrition label not the front.
• If the result looks off, tap "Edit" and adjust portion, ingredients or calories.
• Your edits teach Verdant — accuracy improves over time.

Each meal gets a 0–100 nutrition quality score plus a red/amber/green band. The score considers protein density, fibre, sugar, saturated fat, processing level, and how the meal fits your daily targets.

Your daily score (0–100) blends meal quality, calorie alignment, protein, hydration and timing. A score of 70+ is a strong day; 85+ is excellent. Missing meals lowers the score less than logging poor-quality ones — Verdant rewards honest logging.

At the end of each week Verdant produces a recap: average daily score, your strongest and weakest patterns, and one behaviour to focus on next week. This is where real change comes from — single days don't matter, weeks do.

Calories remaining — how many calories you have left in your target window today. Negative means you've gone over.

Macro targets — protein, carbs, fat as rings. Protein is the most important ring to close.

Weight widget — your current weight, the 7-day trend, and distance to goal.

Hydration tracker — water logged today vs. target. Tap to add a glass.

Sugar bag progress — visualises body-fat change as bags of sugar lost or gained. A motivating, tangible metric.

Daily timeline — every meal you've logged today in order, with scores.

Coaching insights — one calm sentence from Verdant Coach about today's pattern.

Behavioural fingerprint — your personal eating shape over the last 30 days (timing, variety, consistency).

Don't chase perfect numbers. Look for direction: - Is the weight trend line gently sloping the right way over weeks? - Is your protein ring usually closing? - Is the daily score above 65 most days? If yes, you're winning. Numbers wobble day-to-day — trend over weeks is what counts.

Open the Weight tab and tap "Log weight". Enter your weight from any consistent moment — most users weigh first thing in the morning, after the toilet, before eating or drinking. Once a week is enough; daily is fine if it doesn't stress you.

Verdant shows your weight as a smoothed trend line, not jagged daily numbers. The trend strips out water-weight noise so you can see real change. You'll also see distance to your goal and an estimated date based on your current rate.

Every 1 kg of body fat is shown as a 1 kg bag of sugar. Losing 6 kg = six bags. It's a powerful way to feel progress that the scale alone can't communicate.

If your weight stalls for 14+ days while you're aiming to lose, Verdant flags a plateau and suggests one of: protein bump, calorie recalibration, sleep check, or a 1-week diet break. Plateaus are normal and almost always solvable.

On the dashboard, tap the hydration card and add a glass, bottle or custom amount. Verdant remembers your default cup size.

Your daily target is based on body weight and activity, with an upward bump if you're on GLP-1 or it's warm. The hydration score (0–100) reflects both volume and how evenly you sipped through the day.

Verdant Coach is an AI chat that knows your profile, your meals, your weight trend and your behavioural patterns. It can: - Suggest meals that fit your goals - Explain why a meal scored red - Give you a weekly analysis with one focus area - Recommend habits tailored to your patterns - Build a personalised action plan for the week ahead

• "What should I eat tonight that's high protein and under 600 kcal?"
• "Why is my weight stuck?"
• "Plan three meals for tomorrow under £8."
• "I'm eating out at an Italian restaurant — what should I order?"
• "What's the one habit I should focus on this week?"
• "I'm on Mounjaro and I'm not hungry — what's the minimum I should eat?"
• "Give me a shopping list for five high-protein lunches."

Open Meal Ideas and tap "What's in my fridge?". Take a photo of your fridge or pantry — Verdant identifies ingredients and suggests meals you can make right now. The same works for a shopping list photo or typed list.

• Budget meals — cheapest cost per serving
• High-protein meals — 30 g+ protein per portion
• Low-calorie meals — under 500 kcal
• Air fryer meals — quick, oil-light
• GLP-1 meals — small portions, protein-first, gentle on the stomach
• Each suggestion shows calories, protein, prep time and a simple method.

• Daily — log every meal, hit hydration, walk 8k steps
• Weekly — five green meals, protein target 6 of 7 days
• Personalised — Verdant invents a challenge tailored to your weakest habit
• Seasonal — limited-time community challenges with badges

Maintain a streak by completing your challenge each day. Streaks unlock badges (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond) shown on your profile. Long streaks earn referral-style rewards including bonus subscription days.

1. Open the Referrals card on your dashboard.
2. Share your unique link via WhatsApp, email, Facebook or copy & paste.
3. Your friend signs up using the link and starts their trial.
4. When they subscribe, both of you get a reward.

• Friend subscribes → you get 30 free days added to your subscription.
• Your friend gets a longer trial.
• Stack rewards indefinitely — refer 12 paying friends and earn a free year.

• Sprout (1 referral) — bronze badge
• Sapling (5 referrals) — silver badge + early-access features
• Grove (12 referrals) — gold badge + one free year
• Forest (25+) — ambassador status, direct line to the Verdant team

Open Settings → GLP-1 Companion and toggle it on. Pick your medication (Wegovy / Ozempic / Mounjaro / Saxenda / Other), your current dose, and your status (active, tapering, or stopped). Verdant adapts coaching, targets and meal ideas accordingly.

• Protein target rises to 1.8–2.2 g/kg to protect muscle while losing weight.
• Hydration target increases — GLP-1 medications cause mild dehydration.
• Meal Ideas favours protein-first, smaller portions, gentle on the stomach.
• A weekly check-in tracks side-effects (nausea, fatigue) and hunger return.
• Maintain Results Plan activates when you stop or taper, focused on habits and relapse prevention.

Verdant tracks how well you're protecting lean mass through your weight loss, combining protein intake, resistance training frequency and rate of loss. Aim for the green band. If it drifts amber/red, Verdant suggests the smallest change with the biggest effect.

Verdant provides behavioural and nutrition coaching only. It is not a substitute for advice from your prescriber. Always consult your GP or specialist before changing your dose, stopping medication, or starting a new exercise programme.

• Free trial — full Premium access during your trial window.
• Monthly — pay-as-you-go, cancel any time.
• Annual — best value, two months free vs monthly.
• All plans include unlimited scans, Coach, Meal Ideas, GLP-1 mode and Challenges.

Payments are processed securely by our payment provider. You'll receive an email receipt after each charge. View invoices any time in Settings → Billing.

Open Settings → Billing → Manage subscription → Cancel. You keep Premium until the end of the period you've already paid for. No questions, no retention calls.

Verdant is designed for one person. Unlimited means everything reasonable for a single human (typically up to 30 scans / day, hundreds of Coach messages / month). Automated, abusive or shared-account usage may be rate-limited.

• Magic link didn't arrive — check spam, wait 60 seconds, request again.
• Google sign-in popup blocked — allow popups for verdantcoach.com.
• "Wrong account" — sign out fully, clear cookies, sign in again with the correct email.
• Still stuck — email support@verdantcoach.com from the email on your account.

iPhone: Settings → Safari (or Verdant app) → Camera → Allow. Android: Settings → Apps → Verdant → Permissions → Camera → Allow. Desktop: click the camera icon in your browser's address bar. After changing the setting, refresh the page or restart the app.

If a scan stalls: check connection, try again on Wi-Fi, reduce photo size, or use the gallery upload instead of live camera. Photos over 20 MB are automatically compressed.

Tap "Edit" on the result and correct the dish name, portion or ingredients. Verdant learns from your corrections. For consistently wrong items, report it from the meal screen — our team retrains on real examples.

• Weight didn't save — pull-to-refresh, then check Weight tab.
• Wrong unit — Settings → Units → switch kg/lb.
• Removed a log by mistake — long-press the entry in the history list to restore.

• Premium not unlocking after payment — wait 60 seconds, then pull-to-refresh on Settings → Billing.
• Card declined — try a different card or PayPal in checkout.
• Refund request — email support@verdantcoach.com within 14 days; see our refund policy.