What we eat significantly influences our overall well-being. Recording our daily food intake and knowing the calorie amounts becomes crucial, especially in West African countries where the number of people living with non-communicable diseases is high, and the dedicate medical infrastructure for these types of diseases are practically inexistant in these countries.
To leverage these issues and harness the benefits of cutting-edge technology, we propose a mobile application based on You Only Look Once (YOLO) version 5, designed to recognize West African cuisine and estimate calorie content. This paper presents the initial findings from real-world user evaluations.