Nuval Scoring System

[hikergirl14 80]

We did a grocery store tour last night as part of our required tasks before surgery, and the dietitian showed us the the nuval scoring shown on various products. We were at king Soopers. Companies have their products evaluated for nutritional value by this company. The are not allowed to pay for a high score, so it is unbiased. It ranks the products 0-100. The closer to 100 the better. Surprisingly most yogurts (except plain yogurt) only ranks 25-39, which is bad. This is a great way of shopping for better products. Has anyone else seen this?

[bobbyswife 862]

No, I haven't but I would love to hear more about this

[hikergirl14 80]

bobbyswife, on the shelves price labels there will be a hexagon shaped symbol with a number in it. This is the nuval number. It takes into account all components of the product to determine if it is a healthy choice. the closer to 100.

he higher the number the better. On the label there will be two small hexagons that have nuval and a number inside. Sometimes just the number. As I stated, yogurt typically does not rank high except for plain yogurt. She told us to cut the plain with fruits or our own sweetners, that way it is much better than when companies do it. My partner loves raisin bran. It is about a 20 because they coat the raisins with sugar to keep the moisture from ruining the bran flakes. She said buy plain bran flakes and add your own raisins.

Here is the link to learn more.

http://www.nuval.com/

[bobbyswife 862]

Thank you! This is great info!

[hikergirl14 80]

My nutritionist also told me that frozen veggies are the same or sometimes more nutritious than fresh veggies. This is because the companies flash freeze them at the peak of ripeness. This works great for me because I have a 6 member family and it is much more convenient to buy large quantities of things that keep well in freezer.

[NewLife'sGr8 241]

@hikergirl: Thanks for the heads-up on the Nuval score. I'll def keep my eyes open and purchase accordingly.

[MrsMike1 34]

This is interesting. I'm going to be on lookout for this.