Scenario 1: Budget‐Friendly Recipe Sharing by a Student
Registered User: Can (A Turkish student on a tight budget)
- Name: Can
- Situation: Can is a Turkish university student juggling between classes and part-time work. He has a tight budget for groceries but wants to maintain healthy eating habits.
- Goal: Can wants to share his economical yet nutritious lentil soup recipe to help other students eat well without spending much.
- Can is logged into the Affordable & Healthy Eating Hub platform. (Requirement 1.7.2)
- The food database contains the necessary ingredients for Can's recipe. (Requirement 1.1.1)
- Price data for ingredients is available from marketfiyati.org API. (Requirement 1.1.5)
- Can navigates to the recipe creation page to share his traditional lentil soup recipe.
- Can adds detailed ingredients including red lentils, diced tomatoes, onions, carrots, and Turkish spices like pul biber. (Requirement 1.3.1)
- Can links each ingredient to its nutritional information in the food database, which references the associated food items. (Requirement 1.3.2)
- The system automatically calculates the recipe cost by summing the prices of all included ingredients from their associated food items. (Requirement 1.3.4, 1.3.5)
- Can adds step-by-step instructions for preparing the soup: rinsing lentils, sautéing vegetables, and simmering. (Requirement 1.3.3)
- Can tags the recipe with relevant labels such as "budget-friendly," "student meal," and "Recipe." (Requirement 1.4.1, 1.4.7.b)
- Can acknowledges community guidelines by agreeing to the prompt stating he accepts responsibility for the post content. (Requirement 1.4.14)
- Can posts the recipe to the forum section of the platform. (Requirement 1.4.2)
- Can adds budget tips in the recipe notes, suggesting buying seasonal produce, bulk shopping, and meal prepping.
- Other users comment on Can's post with local alternatives and discount tips. (Requirement 1.4.6.b)
- Other users like Can's recipe, increasing its visibility. (Requirement 1.4.6.a)
- Can responds to comments, engaging with the community and building on the cost-saving strategies.
- Can has successfully shared his affordable lentil soup recipe with detailed instructions and automatically calculated cost analysis.
- The recipe is now available in the forum with proper nutritional information and price estimates based on real-time market data.
- The recipe displays an aggregated nutrition score calculated based on ingredient quality and nutritional balance. (Requirement 1.3.7)
- Other students have engaged with the post, creating a collaborative environment for budget meal planning.
- Can's contribution is tracked in his personal contributions dashboard and impact metrics. (Requirement 1.2.13, 1.2.14)
- The platform has gained valuable user-generated content that aligns with its mission of promoting affordable healthy eating.
