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SMART BITES is a research-based, public-good nutrition app that aims to simplify healthy food choice: Scan foods for 1-100 quality scores. Swap for Smarter Bite options. Score meals & recipes. Track food quality’s impact on energy, gut health, weight, mood & more.
Scan->Swap->Score->Track
Chris Damman, MD, MA
UWMC Gastroenterologist
Chief Editor GutBites MD
A heartfelt thanks to Ben Roberts and Luke Walker for their volunteered artful coding. And grateful to Jennie Damman & family for their ever-wise input & advice.
Scan, Swap & Score
SCAN foods to generate nutrient consume score (NCS) values, designed to restore healthy balance to food.
SWAP to healthier foods by choosing smarter suggestions, aiming for more green scores and fewer red ones.
SCORE your meals & recipes by decreasing, but not eliminating, red-scoring foods, while upping green-scoring ones.
It’s a strategy game with tangible rewards, achieving overall NCS & Ratio Subscores in the GREEN. Here’s an example from the app.
The Demo
Watch the app suggest smarter swaps for favorite foods like chips and chocolate, and see a meal being built using the NCS scoring system.
Track
TRACK food quality’s impact on health measures you care about: sleep, energy, mood, weight, skin, joint, gut health, and more.
The NCS scoring system for Smart Bites, ranks among the top food scoring systems with strong links to lower obesity & better metabolic health.
Key: Nutrient Consume Score (NCS), Food Compass 2.0 (FC2), Health Star (HS), Nutri-Score (NS), and NOVA Classification (NC).
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This resource provides general dietary guidance and is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your physician or a qualified healthcare provider with any questions regarding your health or medical conditions.