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Health of foods using a number or color system
Health of foods using a number or color system People understand colors and numbers. Colors would provide a quick way of knowing how healthy the food we are eating is. It is a pretty simple concept. It is just up to the FDA & USDA to decide what foods get what color or number. I image saying to my kid(s), "You're only allowed to eat the healthy foods. That means no red (4) or black (5)." We using rating systems ALL the time: PG13, terrorist threat ORANGE, 87 Octane. The idea is really to unconfuse people about certain foods actually being really not very good for you. For instance I see this can of soup. The packaging appears like it a health food but it really isn't. It full of salt, carbs, and fat. If I show the orange rating, maybe I won't have purchased it. I hope someone important finds this idea useful. |
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Health of foods using a number or color system
Good point. Maybe a food pyramid based on age and level of activity.
"Ignoramus32087" wrote in message ... In article ih5rc.41646$Lm3.13204@lakeread04, ScottO wrote: Health of foods using a number or color system People understand colors and numbers. Colors would provide a quick way of knowing how healthy the food we are eating is. It is a pretty simple concept. It is just up to the FDA & USDA to decide what foods get what color or number. I image saying to my kid(s), "You're only allowed to eat the healthy foods. That means no red (4) or black (5)." We using rating systems ALL the time: PG13, terrorist threat ORANGE, 87 Octane. The idea is really to unconfuse people about certain foods actually being really not very good for you. For instance I see this can of soup. The packaging appears like it a health food but it really isn't. It full of salt, carbs, and fat. If I show the orange rating, maybe I won't have purchased it. I hope someone important finds this idea useful. unfortunately, you cannot have a one dimensional food rating system. What is important is to eat the right combination of foods. i |
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Health of foods using a number or color system
ScottO wrote:
Health of foods using a number or color system People understand colors and numbers. Colors would provide a quick way of knowing how healthy the food we are eating is. It is a pretty simple concept. It is just up to the FDA & USDA to decide what foods get what color or number. I image saying to my kid(s), "You're only allowed to eat the healthy foods. That means no red (4) or black (5)." We using rating systems ALL the time: PG13, terrorist threat ORANGE, 87 Octane. The idea is really to unconfuse people about certain foods actually being really not very good for you. For instance I see this can of soup. The packaging appears like it a health food but it really isn't. It full of salt, carbs, and fat. If I show the orange rating, maybe I won't have purchased it. I hope someone important finds this idea useful. The problem with this is that the most healthy foods are packaged. I buy fish from the ice-counter. I buy brown rice and oatmeal from bins. I buy vegetables and fruits fresh. Milk products come packaged (because I don't have a cow) but what's healthy for one isn't healthy for another. In other words, my youngest one needs more fat and gets 2% milk, but I drink skim milk. Which color would you use on the package? Let's not even get into how the food manufacturers would feel about having a "not healthy" indicator on their foods, LOL! Ever read "Fast Food Nation"? I just finished it. It was muck-raking at its best, illuminating and world-view-changing and scary as hell. Read it before you're tempted to eat packaged foods again. Dally |
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"Dally" wrote in message ... Milk products come packaged (because I don't have a cow) but what's healthy for one isn't healthy for another. In other words, my youngest one needs more fat and gets 2% milk, but I drink skim milk. Which color would you use on the package? Our milk is color coded - red=whole, blue=2%, pink=1%, green=skim (the labels & cap) Let's not even get into how the food manufacturers would feel about having a "not healthy" indicator on their foods, LOL! Ever read "Fast Food Nation"? I just finished it. It was muck-raking at its best, illuminating and world-view-changing and scary as hell. Read it before you're tempted to eat packaged foods again. Dally |
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I realize now what I was going for. Weight watcher point on all food (were possible). "Dally" wrote in message ... ScottO wrote: Health of foods using a number or color system People understand colors and numbers. Colors would provide a quick way of knowing how healthy the food we are eating is. It is a pretty simple concept. It is just up to the FDA & USDA to decide what foods get what color or number. I image saying to my kid(s), "You're only allowed to eat the healthy foods. That means no red (4) or black (5)." We using rating systems ALL the time: PG13, terrorist threat ORANGE, 87 Octane. The idea is really to unconfuse people about certain foods actually being really not very good for you. For instance I see this can of soup. The packaging appears like it a health food but it really isn't. It full of salt, carbs, and fat. If I show the orange rating, maybe I won't have purchased it. I hope someone important finds this idea useful. The problem with this is that the most healthy foods are packaged. I buy fish from the ice-counter. I buy brown rice and oatmeal from bins. I buy vegetables and fruits fresh. Milk products come packaged (because I don't have a cow) but what's healthy for one isn't healthy for another. In other words, my youngest one needs more fat and gets 2% milk, but I drink skim milk. Which color would you use on the package? Let's not even get into how the food manufacturers would feel about having a "not healthy" indicator on their foods, LOL! Ever read "Fast Food Nation"? I just finished it. It was muck-raking at its best, illuminating and world-view-changing and scary as hell. Read it before you're tempted to eat packaged foods again. Dally |
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"JMA" wrote:
Our milk is color coded - red=whole, blue=2%, pink=1%, green=skim (the labels & cap) Here red = whole, green = 2%, blue = 1% and white is skim -- Walking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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