When we are shopping it is so complicated to check which products are suitable to us. I just can´t stand reading those tiny lists on the packets! http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food 2006-12-06T10:50:47Z JBonnin http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/jbonnin http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment1 2006-09-27T01:42:30Z paris http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/paris 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 http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment2 2006-09-27T17:42:36Z DONFOWLER http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/donfowler Why can't we all just be normal...people with allergies and other complaints need to be eradicted. http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment3 2006-09-28T03:26:41Z bsaghini http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/bsaghini 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. http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment4 2006-09-30T05:00:30Z BigA http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/biga 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. http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment5 2006-10-01T05:07:17Z AstridF http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/astridf Might be useful for people with allergic, but a nice to have thing that adds complexity to your life if you don’t need it. http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment6 2006-10-01T07:55:52Z idesign http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/idesign 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. http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment7 2006-10-02T11:36:09Z trickyskills http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/trickyskills 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! http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment8 2006-10-03T04:00:09Z Maven http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/maven 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. http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment9 2006-10-07T05:28:15Z SacredVermin http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/sacredvermin 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... http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#comment10 2006-10-24T02:33:37Z pinkribbon http://www.livesimplicity.com/users/pinkribbon 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. http://www.livesimplicity.com/topics/buying-food#expert-conclusion 2006-12-06T10:50:47Z Shopping for groceries, for some, has become a complicated procedure. How do you know what is best for your body? How do you know if food contains ingredients you may be allergic to? A simple device that could read bar codes or RFIDs could do the trick. It would allow shoppers to quickly decipher whether any given food would be compatible with their current nutrition goals. Although technology may provide a quick solution, many also agree that is up to the individual to educate themselves and be aware of nutrition in general, after all, it is their body. Buying naturally grown foods can also serve as a simple way to choose quality food to sustain a healthy lifestyle.