Comments on: Your Toddler and NuVal: Keeping (FOOD) Score http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/11/06/your-toddler-and-nuval-keeping-food-score/ Green Parenting for Non-toxic, Healthy Homes Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:16:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TwinToddlersDad http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/11/06/your-toddler-and-nuval-keeping-food-score/comment-page-1/#comment-13272 TwinToddlersDad Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:07:33 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=1971#comment-13272 This system sounds interesting, but I find it somewhat confusing. Does it mean that we should buy only foods that score a 100? Or anything above 90? What is the right number below which you should not buy the food? I like the idea of trying to simplify the nutritional information so that consumers can make the right choice. I have written about it on my blog based on some recent trends. However, I think that without standard guidelines from the FDA, and widespread adoption by food manufacturers, we are likely going to see many different systems, which may end up doing more damage than good. http://www.littlestomaks.com/2008/11/07/kelloggs-nutrition-at-a-glance-is-worth-a-closer-look/ http://www.littlestomaks.com/2008/10/22/traffic-lights-and-food-labeling-is-this-a-joke-not-really%E2%80%A6/ This system sounds interesting, but I find it somewhat confusing. Does it mean that we should buy only foods that score a 100? Or anything above 90? What is the right number below which you should not buy the food?

I like the idea of trying to simplify the nutritional information so that consumers can make the right choice. I have written about it on my blog based on some recent trends. However, I think that without standard guidelines from the FDA, and widespread adoption by food manufacturers, we are likely going to see many different systems, which may end up doing more damage than good.

http://www.littlestomaks.com/2008/11/07/kelloggs-nutrition-at-a-glance-is-worth-a-closer-look/

http://www.littlestomaks.com/2008/10/22/traffic-lights-and-food-labeling-is-this-a-joke-not-really%E2%80%A6/

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