Wanted: an app that tells me if this food is good for me

For the last few years I’ve tried to eat better.

We buy things locally grown and organic whenever possible.

But finding and eating things that are good for you isn’t easy.

I’m a vegetarian and I’m always looking for ways to get protein. I found this vegetarian hamburger mix the other day in Whole Foods. I was in a hurry with the kids but since it was Whole Foods, i threw it in my basket and brought it home.

Later in the week I decided to try it out. I peeked at the ingredients and saw this

I have no idea what Methylcellulose means. And I don’t know what “natural flavors” means. And that amount of Sodium doesn’t seem right to me either. 

I’m gonna take the time to research this product later today. But I should be able to do this before I buy it. And like most people I don’t have time to do a lot of research everytime I want to buy food.

Instead, I’d love a crowd sourced mobile app to solve this for me. Or please let me know if one exists. 

Any other advice on finding healthy stuff to eat? 

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  1. 2012-samsung-tv-models reblogged this from bijan
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  3. scm96 said: Fooducate
  4. nikhilvc said: You should meet Startup consigliere Seema Shah, close advisor to several of your portfolio companies (inc foursquare) before they were funded. She’s a health nut focusing on this idea for some time. Also dl The Eatery iOS app tcrn.ch/vyNgvw
  5. surreabral said: Fooducate is an easy and useful iphone app to use in the grocery store. Just use the camera to scan the barcode and get a rating itunes.apple.com/us/app/…
  6. misterchu said: Fooducate: Could be huge if it’s good and vice versa.
  7. dingo1385esque said: Second that. On both iOS and Android, Fooducate not only breaks down caloric values, etc, it also has pretty detailed information on most ingredients, as well as “bad” or questionable ingredients being highlighted for you. There is also a handy letter rating system in an…
  8. maxistentialist said: What about a service that prepares a grocery list according to your dietary needs and then uses those ingredients to give you recipes at your skill level throughout the week?
  9. felixsee said: I agree with jayparkinsonmd. Fooducate is a pretty decent app that does exactly what you described. Give it a try! :)
  10. jshorland said: It’s still in beta, but someone’s working on building an app that allows you to scan the barcode and bring up the ingredients: inrfood.com
  11. jayparkinsonmd said: Have you tried Fooducate?
  12. bijan posted this

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