🍲 AI meal coach · Made for African kitchens

Fuel your life, not just your day.

Pawa plans your week around the food you grew up on — jollof, egusi, waakye, injera, ugali — fits it to your goals, and adjusts when your day doesn't go to plan.

Free during the beta. We'll use your email to tell you when Pawa is ready — nothing else. Privacy notice

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Why Pawa

Most nutrition apps have never heard of egusi.

They plan salads and protein shakes, then ask you to log your fufu as "bread, white". Pawa starts from your kitchen.

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Generic meal plans

Food that's actually yours

Tell Pawa where you're from and your home cuisine leads every weekly plan — matched to your calorie and protein targets.

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Typing every ingredient

Logging in one tap

Ate the planned meal? Tap "I ate this". Ate something else? Snap a photo or scan the barcode, check the estimate, confirm.

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Red numbers and warnings

A plan that bends

Heavier lunch than planned? Pawa adjusts dinner and tells you why. No scolding, no starting over.

How it works

From "what should I eat?" to dinner, sorted.

  1. Tell Pawa about you

    A short chat: your goal, your country, what you can't or won't eat. Type it the way you'd say it — "no peanuts, hate okra" — and Pawa sorts it out.

  2. Get your week

    A 7-day plan with a short reason behind each day, plus a grocery list that skips the staples already in your kitchen.

  3. Eat, tap, done

    Log planned meals in one tap. For everything else, a photo or a barcode gets you an estimate to confirm — you're always the one who saves it.

  4. Pawa adapts

    Your plan keeps up with your day: dinner rebalances after an unplanned meal, and your target moves with your activity.

Features

Everything a good coach would do. None of the homework.

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Plans from your kitchen

Weekly plans led by your home cuisine and balanced to your targets. Don't fancy something? Swipe to swap it.

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One-tap logging

Every planned meal has an "I ate this" button. Nutrition comes straight from the recipe — nothing to type.

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Snap or scan

Photograph a plate and Pawa estimates the dish and portion. Packaged food logs from its barcode. You confirm before anything is saved.

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Ask Pawa

Say what you want in plain words and Pawa reshapes your plan.

More Nigerian dinners under 30 minutes.
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Smart grocery list

Built from your week and grouped by aisle — minus the staples you already keep at home.

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Moves with your day

Connect Apple Health or Google Health Connect and your steps and active energy feed into the day's target.

Our approach

A coach that's on your side.

Most people don't quit nutrition apps because they stopped caring. They quit because the app made eating feel like a test. Pawa is built the other way round.

VegetarianVeganHalalKosherGluten-freeDairy-freeKeto+ allergies & dislikes in your own words
  • No red marks, no scolding

    An off-plan meal is information, not a verdict. Pawa rebalances and moves on — and so can you.

  • Nudges you control

    At most two gentle reminders a day. Choose which ones you get and set quiet hours.

  • Steps back when it should

    If tracking starts to look stressful, Pawa shifts to a gentler mode: fewer numbers, no streaks, no pressure.

  • Your food rules, respected

    Allergies and dislikes are hard filters when Pawa builds your plan — not suggestions.

Where we cook

Pick from 52 African countries. Your kitchen leads.

Your country sets the tone of every plan, with dishes from across the continent for variety. Living in London, Houston or Toronto? Choose the cuisine you cook at home.

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West Africa

Our deepest collection today — Nigerian, Ghanaian, Senegalese and more.

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East Africa

Ethiopian, Kenyan and Tanzanian staples.

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Central Africa

Ndolé, moambe chicken, saka saka and more from Cameroon, the Congos and Gabon.

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Southern Africa

South African classics and regional favourites.

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North Africa

Moroccan, Egyptian and Tunisian dishes.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

How much does Pawa cost?

Pawa is free during the beta.

When can I download it?

Pawa is coming to iOS and Android. Join the list and we'll email you as soon as you can download it.

Which cuisines does Pawa know?

Pawa plans with dishes from across Africa, with the deepest coverage today in West African — especially Nigerian — cooking. The country you pick when you join helps us decide which kitchens to grow next.

I don't live in Africa. Is Pawa for me?

Yes. Pawa plans around the cuisine you choose, wherever you live.

Does it work with my diet?

Pawa supports vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, gluten-free, dairy-free and keto eating, and you can tell it about allergies and dislikes in your own words.

Is Pawa medical advice?

No. Pawa's plans and estimates are for general information. If you have a health condition or are making a big change to how you eat, talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian first.

Your kitchen. Your goals. Your coach.

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