Nuval Nutritional Scoring System

One of the local grocery stores here (Hy-Vee) has started to assign nutritional scores to various grocery offerings. There's a 1-100 scale, 100 supposedly being the most nutritious. The NuVal Nutritional Scoring System is the official name.

It's hard to describe how much I hate this.

Eggs get a score of 33. "Papetti Foods Better'n Eggs Healthier Real Egg Product", on the other hand, get a 58.

Aside from this ridiculous comparative value...seriously, a 33 for eggs? I hate it when people say eggs aren't good for you.

I didn't used to care much one way or the other, but I'm starting to hate Nutrition Facts too.

Aaron Deacon wrote:Eggs get a score of 33. "Papetti Foods Better'n Eggs Healthier Real Egg Product", on the other hand, get a 58.

Actually, Papetti Foods Better'n Eggs Healthier Real Egg Product gets a NuVal score of 67. I thought 58 was a little low. This "egg product" sounds at least twice as healthy as real eggs.

I just read an article about this somewhere...here it is. Marion Nestle wroteabout how many, many food purveyors - from grocery stores to manufacturers, have become aware that labels claiming something is "healthy" sells, whether or not the product is actually healthy. This practice was recently brought under Federal scrutiny.

I'm with you - for one thing, health in food really depends on the diet of the person ingesting it: for instance, eggs are perfectly healthy for the average person, but yolks might need to be avoided by someone whose cholesterol is really, really out of whack (what's wrong with whites in this instance, rather than "egg product" I'd like to know?) Almost all of us need to increase the amount of leafy greens we're eating...except people on blood thinners. Diet is big-picture, you can't judge it based on this food or that food.

I love how most sugar-based candies now sport labels stating they're "low-fat."

Mhays wrote:I love how most sugar-based candies now sport labels stating they're "low-fat."

One of my favorites? Fresh vegetables with a sticker advertising they are "Cholesterol Free".

Interesting, this NuVal Scoring System. I wonder why Silk Light Soymilk Chocolate is a full 12 points less healthy than its cousin, Silk Soymilk Chocolate. And canned beets are a 3 - really? Canned beets are 42 points less nutritious than Breyers Extra Creamy vanilla Ice Cream? Llama will absolutely love to hear that one. I'm flabbergasted, frankly.

MincyBits wrote:And canned beets are a 3 - really? Canned beets are 42 points less nutritious than Breyers Extra Creamy vanilla Ice Cream? Llama will absolutely love to hear that one. I'm flabbergasted, frankly.

Who will speak for the beets???

MincyBits wrote:Canned beets are 42 points less nutritious than Breyers Extra Creamy vanilla Ice Cream?

I wonder, what about fresh beets? frozen beets? organic beets?

Geo