diff --git a/js/apis/FoodItemsApi.js b/js/apis/FoodItemsApi.js
index 74aefb0..8312285 100644
--- a/js/apis/FoodItemsApi.js
+++ b/js/apis/FoodItemsApi.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import FoodItemRecord from '../records/FoodItemRecord';
 import AuthManager from '../AuthManager';
 import { addImage } from './ImagesApi';
 import { fetchRequest } from './FetchApi';
+import debounce from '../helpers/debounce';
 
 export type FoodItemsFilter = {
 	radius?: number,
@@ -28,8 +29,7 @@ export type FoodItemsForLocation = {
 	fooditems: ?Array<RawFoodItem>,
 };
 
-export const getFoodItems = memoizeWith(
-	({ loc, filter }) => `${loc.coords.latitude + loc.coords.longitude}:${filter.toString()}`,
+export const getFoodItems = debounce(
 	async ({
 		loc,
 		filter,
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ export const getFoodItems = memoizeWith(
 				error: error,
 			};
 		}
-	}
+	},
+	300
 );
 
 export const createFoodItem = async (foodItem: FoodItemRecord) => {