Transcript Nutrition GPS: Navigating the Super Highway to Health

NuVal: Shopping by Numbers
Nutrition Made Easy
Tyra M. Carter, PhD, RD, LD
Corporate Dietitian
United Supermarkets, LLC
August 2010
Quiz – Peanut Butter Nutrition
Q.
Which one of these products is
the more nutritious choice?
2
Quiz – Peanut Butter Nutrition
A.
Regular Jif Creamy
3
Introducing NuVal
• The NuVal System is a food scoring system that will help you
see at a glance the nutritional value of the food you buy.
• The system scores food on a scale of 1 to 100.
• The higher the score, the more nutritious the product.
• The scores are displayed directly on shelf price tags and
other in-store signage.
Should you buy wheat or oatmeal bread?
Are pretzels more nutritious than tortilla chips?
These are the decisions that NuVal Scores can help
you make – in seconds – as you’re walking down
the supermarket aisle.
4
Remember the Peanut
Butter Example?
7
20
Let’s take a closer look . . .
5
A Closer Look
150mg
Reduced Fat
Peanut Butter
250mg
Total Carbohydrate/sugar
7g
15g
Added Sugar*
3g
4g
3g/0g
2.5g/0g
2g
1g
190/32g
190/36g
Nutrient
Sodium
Saturated Fat/Trans Fat
Fiber
Calories
NuVal Score
Peanut Butter
20
7
6
The Health of
America
Sounding the Alarm
Frightening rise in obesity holds deadly implications for health.
OBESITY TRENDS
AMONG U.S. ADULTS
1990-2008
1990
1998
2008
Obesity contributes to the risk of all major diseases.
Jia H, Lubetkin EI "Trends in quality-adjusted life-years lost contributed by smoking and obesity" Am J Prev Med
2010; DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.09.043.
The Development
The algorithm that powers the NuVal system
was developed over two years by a scientific
expert panel, chaired by Dr. David Katz,
Director of the Yale Prevention Research
Center.
The Scientific Expert Panel included
leading health and nutrition experts
including Presidents of the American
Diabetes Association, American Dietetic
Association, and the American Cancer
Society.
Dr. David Katz,
Yale University School
of Medicine
Developed
independently
from food
manufacturers
or retailers
9
How it Works
The ONQI Algorithm
Numerator
Fiber
Folate
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B6
Potassium
Calcium
Zinc
Omega-3 fatty acids
Total bioflavonoids
Total carotenoids
Magnesium
Iron
÷
Denominator
=
.
Score of 1 to 100
Saturated fat
Trans fat
Sodium
Sugar
Cholesterol
Generally Favorable Nutrients
Generally Less Favorable Nutrients
= NuVal Score
Why these Nutrients?
They have the biggest impact on
your health and risk of certain
diseases like cancer and heart
disease.
The Strengths of NuVal
Independence
Developed with no commercial ties.
Comprehensive Measure
Considers more nutrients than any other
system, as well as the relationship to health
outcomes.
Broadest Guidance
Allows for scoring all products within and
across categories
Nutritional Dollar Value
The proximity of the score to price allows
consumers to see “nutrition for the dollar”
Where can you find NuVal in
stores?
Categories and Ranges
4
91
Scores as of April 2010
How it’s Used
Good Value and Good Nutrition Can
Go Hand in Hand
The standardized scoring process across categories allows you to have
multiple choices in maximizing nutrition while managing costs.
Product
NuVal Score
Price Per 16
Ounces
(Feb. 2010)
Fresh Green Beans
100
$2.59
Food Club Frozen Green Beans, no salt
added
100
$1.50
Food Club Canned Green Beans, no salt
added
100
$0.94
16
Simple-to-use Scores
Allows shoppers to compare products within a category.
Frozen Pizza
3
Totinos
Party Pizza
23
12
Lean Cuisine
Deluxe Pizza
Lean Cuisine
Pepperoni Pizza
Program that assign a
graded rating symbol or
score that allows relative
comparison to other
products.
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE,
THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, CHEESE
BLEND (M0ZZARELLA CHEESE SUBSTITUTE (WATER, PARTIALLY
HYDR0GENATED SOYBEAN OIL, RENNET CASEIN, POTATO STARCH, VITAL
WHEAT GLUTEN, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, POTASSIUM
CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM
PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (ARTIFICIAL COLOR),
MALTODEXTRIN, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, ZINC OXIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE,
RIBOFLAVIN, VITAMIN B12), LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA
CHEESE (PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES),
REHYDRATED PASTEURIZED PROCESS NONFAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE
(WATER, NONFAT MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, CITRIC ACID,
VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN B6, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE,
SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), REHYDRATED ENZYME
MODIFIED CHEESE (WATER, MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES)),
TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED
SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, DRY YEAST,
DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SPICE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE,
SODIUM BICARBONATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID,
MALIC ACID, RED PEPPER, NATURAL FLAVOR, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE,
ASCORBIC ACID,
Crust (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron,
Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water,
Sugar, Soybean Oil, Yeast, Natural Flavor), Water,
Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese (Cultured Milk & Nonfat
Milk, Modified Cornstarch*, Salt, Vitamin A Palmitate,
Enzymes [*An Ingredient Not In Regular Mozzarella
Cheese]), Pepperoni (Pork, Beef, Salt, Spices, Dextrose,
Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Flavors,
Sodium Ascorbate, Natural Smoke Flavor, Sodium Nitrite,
Bha, Bht, Citric Acid), Tomato Paste, Grated Parmesan,
Romano Made From Cow's Milk Asiago Cheeses(Cultured
Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Seasoning (Maltodextrin, Modified
Food Starch, Sugar, Salt, Dextrose, Spices, Natural
Flavors, Dried Garlic, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium
Benzoate), Garlic Powder, Spices.
Water, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron,
Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Reduced Fat
Mozzarella Cheese (Cultured Milk And Non-Fat Milk,
Modified Corn Starch*, Salt, Vitamin A Palmitate, Enzyme),
Cooked Italian Sausage (Pork, Water, Spices, Salt, Sugar,
Flavorings, Bha, Bht, Citric Acid), Tomato Paste, Pepperoni
(Pork, Beef, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Lactic Acid Starter
Culture, Oleoresin Of Paprika, Flavorings, Sodium
Ascorbate, Natural Smoke Flavor, Sodium Nitrite, Bha, Bht,
Citric Acid), Mushrooms (Mushrooms, Water, Salt, Citric
Acid, Ascorbic Acid), 2% Or Less Of Seasoning
(Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch, Sugar, Salt, Dextrose,
Spices, Natural Flavors, Dehydrated Garlic, Citric Acid,
Xanthan Gum), Yeast, Roasted Red Bell Pepper, Roasted
Green Bell Pepper, Roasted Onion, Grated Parmesan,
Romano Made From Cow's Milk, And Asiago Cheeses
(Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Soybean Oil, Sugar, Soluble
Corn Product, Dehydrated Garlic, Garlic Powder, Basil.
18
Apple Example
96
30
15
The score drops even more when
all positive nutrients are take out
and negative ingredients are
added, such as sugar.
Nutrition Education:
Grocery Shopping
• Trade-Up for Higher Scoring Foods
• Nutrition Quality and Cost Management
Nutrition
guidance
you can
count on.
www.unitedtexas.com
Creamette Wide Egg
Noodles
Barilla Plus Pasta
Multi Grain Spaghetti
Barilla Pasta Rotini
23
91
61
23
24
Wheat Thins
Multi Grain
Ritz Bits Peanut
Butter Sandwich
Crackers
Keeblers Wheatable
Crackers
28
25
5
Egg Beaters
Egg Substitute
Brown Eggs
Egg Beaters
100% Liquid
Egg Whites
27
58
33
26
28
Birds Eye Steamfresh
Cauliflower with
special seasoning
Green Giant Frozen
Cauliflower & Three
Cheese Sauce
Green Giant Simple
Steam Frozen
Broccoli and Carrots
with Sauce
29
82
65
42
30
Boneless chicken
Breast
Bottom Round
Porterhouse
31
39
34
27
32
Potato
Barilla Orzo
Green Giant Cut
Green Beans
33
93
61
52
34