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Meal Blocs
Meal BlocsMeal prepping facilitates healthy eating habits, but traditional containers can be restrictive in customizations and flexibility. Meal Blocs reimagines meal prep with a playful, modular system designed to bring excitement back into healthy eating.
Inspired by toys, Meal Blocs’ modularity encourages a mindful, puzzle-game-like approach to putting together meals. The system includes two container sizes with a locking mechanism for easy stacking, handles, and attachable bags, making it simple to mix, match, and personalize meals. Compact and easy to carry, Meal Blocs fits comfortably in backpacks and water bottle pockets, bringing both fun and functionality to meal prep.
Inspired by toys, Meal Blocs’ modularity encourages a mindful, puzzle-game-like approach to putting together meals. The system includes two container sizes with a locking mechanism for easy stacking, handles, and attachable bags, making it simple to mix, match, and personalize meals. Compact and easy to carry, Meal Blocs fits comfortably in backpacks and water bottle pockets, bringing both fun and functionality to meal prep.
Industrial Design, User Research, Systems Design,
Rapid Prototyping, Solidworks, Keyshot
Rapid Prototyping, Solidworks, Keyshot
How it works
Prep food and directly store it into Blocs of the desired size. Do this with leftovers, snacks, or more calculated portions anytime during the week. Put a lid on, and stack them in the fridge to maximize storage!
Food types and meals could also be organized by color during prep to allow for an easier time putting together balanced meals in the mornings.
When ready to go in the morning, choose Blocs for that day. Custumize your stack depending on the length of time away, and needs for the day.
Depending the mode of transportation, and preferences, use a handle that snaps ontop of the stack up, a bag that stacks from the bottom or just toss the stack in a backpack!
Depending the mode of transportation, and preferences, use a handle that snaps ontop of the stack up, a bag that stacks from the bottom or just toss the stack in a backpack!
Ideating Process
People tend to have an assortment of containers, jars, and dishes overflowing their cabinets. The goal for Meal Blocs is to incorporate as compactly and easily as possible into these kitchen cabinet and fridge spaces.
The triangular shape, inspired by the reuleaux triangle, and the range of colors that can be assembled, sparks a sense of attachment to the system and allows for self-expression.
Physical Prototyping
Cardboard and foam models helped clarify many assumptions I was making about scale and fit.
I explored a taper on the container here to allow for more compact stacking for when the containers are empty. However, decided that the trade off of the imbalanced stacking when on-the-go was not worth the benefit of stacking of empty containers.
Working Prototypes
Creating 3D printed prototypes to feel what the bayonet mechanism would feel like, tune tolerances, and refine the form.
Visualizing on CAD
Creating families of Blocs to explore with what different common stackups might look like. The 2 varying heights of container options really open up the options for play here!
Initial Keyshot Explorations
Color plays a big role in the use and aesthetics of the product. I imagine this is something you can mix and match during purchasing, again to fit individual styles and choices.
