An online project developed by students at the University of Michigan aims to create an easy life for people with food allergies and special diets.

The Edible Project app developed by Co-founders Ish Baid and Michael Copley will help people with diet restrictions find best cuisine, which they can enjoy without worrying about allergies and ingredients.

Copley's severe dairy allergies inspired the idea.

The application is free and it focuses on the Ann Arbor area, it allows users to search by food item, diet or price using a criteria milk allergies or vegetarian and vegan diets.

The application shows restaurant hours and menu item reviews. Both Braid and Copley are software students at the University of Michigan, who launched the product about a month ago.

"We want to really see how we can take this app and create something that's helpful to our target audience," Baid said. "If we can do it in Ann Arbor, we can do it anywhere."

The application can be downloaded from Apple and Google Play Stores.

The Edible team delivered more than 1,000 care packages across the University of Michigan's campus, outside of dormitory entrances and near businesses.

Co-founder Braid said that about 100 care packages were hidden throughout the Diag, the main pedestrian walkway through the Central Campus.

The packages included a fortune cookie and a message about the application. While other packages included dorm mats and lawn chairs with the Project logo.

"We figured it would just get people talking and more aware of the issue and familiar with the product," Baid said. "They got snatched up very quickly."

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