There should be some device that we could program, informing our allergies and food restrictions. It would have an optic reader that, passed over the product´s code bar, would inform us immediately if the product is suitable to us.
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I am happy by reading the packages thoroughly to see what the food I am buying contains.
15 comment(s) so far
paristhinks: What an excellent idea! Such a device would save so much time during shopping and it would be very useful for those suffering from allergies
bsaghinithinks: I think it's important for everyone know about nutrition, how it effects them, and what is best for their own bodies. Having some type of bar code system to tell you what is best for you assumes you have to set up some computerized profile of yourself and keep up with it. I doubt that many people would take the effort when a basic knowledge of nutrition is really all that's needed.
BigAthinks: great idea. This must become possible with the introduction of RFID chips so each food package could store this information. It could then check with your personal reader and say go/no go depending on what you have defined as your ideal eating habits (and even those of your full family). A "beep" in the supermarket when put the wrong stuff in your shopping basket will help you stay focused and bring less stuff home. This would simplify your fridge for sure.
idesignthinks: It's more important for people to know their own bodies and maintain their own healthy lifestyle. The simplest approach would be to truly learn what is best for your body. Maybe a different approach would be to color code foods for certain metabolism levels or body types. In a way setting up general personas. If your on a strict diet, you only eat purple labeled foods. While a child might need more energy and protein and would eat orange labeled foods.
trickyskillsthinks: I tend to be a creature of habit. I know what I like and what I don't. I'm not proud, or ashamed to say that my weekly food shop is almost identical each week!
Maventhinks: I think it's more about keeping tabs on your own health rather than what foods you need. Recommendations on products that would help me when i feel sluggish or are appropriate to eat when i catch the flu would be nice. I don't want to have to carry around another device though.
SacredVerminthinks: Option A is just letting consumer ignorance slip to an all-time low. I believe in education of the consumer. This is just a lesson that might be a bit more important to learn. It wouldn't kill them to print the ingredients in a larger font though...
pinkribbonthinks: Using a device which automatically alarms you when it contains an ingredient you are allergic to would be so helpful and simple. A long list of all contents would be too long, too small to read etc. Going to the internet to check out all ingredients is also not the easiest solution.
