About Sesqua

Food intelligence without the lecture.

The story, terminology, principles and project status live here so the working screens can stay focused.

Why Sesqua exists

Sesqua began as a personal project to better understand everyday food choices while managing several common health concerns. I wanted the underlying nutrition data, where it came from, and clear comparisons—without hidden scoring or selling my information. I wrote it for myself first and I'm sharing it in case it helps you too.

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Current nutrition lens

Learn about nutrition

Learn what the USDA record says and why it matters.

Change

⚡Quick Lookup

A lightweight doorway for a fast nutrition answer.

🔎Browse & Search

Browse common foods or inspect USDA records.

🍽️Menu Builder

Combine Pantry Foods into reusable Items, Meals and Recipes.

📔Plan

Choose meals, record what you actually eat, and see the day's totals.

📚Recipe Library

Browse saved recipes, yields, nutrition summaries and print actions.

First steps

How Sesqua Works

Go ahead—click around. Sesqua is ready to explore. USDA search and nutrition details are working application data. Locally stored examples may be sample content, not personal user data.

My Pantry

Foods and ingredients you keep handy for reuse.

Browse & Search →

Saved Creations

Reusable Items, Meals, and Recipes you build from foods.

Open Menu Builder →

My Plan

Choices you are considering or intend to eat. Viewing or selecting one does not record it as eaten.

Open Plan →

Actual Meals

What you explicitly recorded as eaten.

Review Actual Meals →

Windows Desktop

The Windows client provides the normal Sesqua experience plus Windows-only features such as Desktop shortcuts and folder integration. Its persistent data belongs to that Windows installation.

Web

Sesqua Web runs in a browser. Windows Desktop actions are unavailable, and data belongs to the computer hosting that Web installation—not automatically to a cloud account.

Phone

Use the responsive Web experience in a phone browser when your Sesqua Web installation is reachable. A dedicated native phone app or app-style launcher is future work.

Desktop, Web, and phone access do not automatically synchronize data with one another.

Accounts & saving your work

Browse Sesqua without an account. Sign in or create a free account when you want to save your pantry, recipes and meal plans in your own space.

Use the same account across Sesqua and Admin. Shared content editing is available to administrators. Your USDA key is separate and can be added under My Account after signing in.

My Account →

What Sesqua calls thingsSimple building blocks used throughout the app

Food A single food or ingredient.

Item An assembled food, such as a sandwich or hamburger.

Meal A reusable combination of foods/items eaten together.

Recipe A prepared batch with a reusable yield/portion estimate.

USDA-backed sourceNutrition data powered by USDA FoodData Central.

Local-first todayYour saved data stays with the installation hosting Sesqua.

ExplainableSesqua signals include a Why?