Underwhelming for the price – Oh She Glows Review

First thing’s first, I have to state the good. This app is beautiful. It’s clean, organized, and friendly to someone wandering around the grocery store needing a shopping list and a way to check things off. Well done. That aside. I’m pretty disappointed with the Oh She Glows recipes. You may not feel the same depending on what you’re looking for in your diet. Oh She Glows has a ton of salads, lentils, quinoa, squash, oatmeal, and pasta dishes. And not much else for main meals. You’re probably wondering “Well, what else is there to eat? That seems pretty comprehensive for a vegan diet!” There’s a great selection of vegan cooks on Youtube with recipes for things like mooncakes, spinach noodles, vegetable pancakes, oil-free onion rings and french fries, sushi, breakfast sandwiches, lasagna, and so many other colorful and fun recipes. All for free. Don’t expect that level of diversity on this app. I’ll repeat myself for emphasis. Oh She Glows currently (12.1.2018) has very little for main meals that deviates from salads, lentils, quinoa, squash, oatmeal, and pasta dishes. Expect to eat variations of these things. Also, Oh She Glows does a pretty decent job of letting you filter out recipes that contain things like sugar, oil, gluten, nuts, and soy; however, I noticed a lot of the recipes I clicked on were dependent on coconut milk. If you’re someone who’s trying to limit the amount of saturated fat in their diet you might find yourself even more disappointed as your options are slashed further. I’m normally not this harsh when leaving feedback, but I can’t sweep my review under the rug for an app that costs as much as this one. It feels like the content creator spent much more time on making a polished app and taking pretty pictures than coming up with new ideas for food.
Review by K8rN8r on Oh She Glows.