A little curiosity. A smarter basket.

Start with one regular purchase

Choose a cereal, snack or yoghurt you already know. Scan the pack, check the result against its label and explore one nutrient row. Familiar food equivalents give the quantity a visual scale. Understanding a product you buy every week can be more useful than collecting a long list of unfamiliar scores.

Ask the hamster a question

Tap Munchy's mascot to reveal an educational tip with a talking-style typewriter animation. Tips also rotate during startup. Topics include portions, comparison basis, sugar, salt, fibre, protein and fats. Each short idea gives you something manageable to notice on the next pack, rather than asking you to memorise a nutrition textbook.

Turn discovery into something you can return to

Keep a useful find on your shelf. Run a Battle when you have a similar alternative and look at the final breakdown. Treats and wardrobe items add a playful reward to exploring the app. These features are designed to make learning inviting; collecting an outfit does not prove a change in eating behaviour or a health outcome.

Keep the whole diet in perspective

A packaged-food label is only part of eating well. The NHS Eatwell Guide describes a varied overall diet across food groups. Munchy helps with individual packaging decisions, but it cannot see everything you eat. Use it as a small learning tool alongside the bigger picture, with room for enjoyment and personal context.

Read more: NHS: The Eatwell Guide

Sources and context

General guidance below provides context for reading labels; it is not an endorsement of Munchy's scoring or estimates.

• NHS: The Eatwell Guide