MyRealFood andyes the new app to scan food in real time. It was born with the objective that people have complete and transparent information about nutritional labeling and promote the consumption of real, unprocessed food. Ideal for those who want to have a balanced diet!
The app is part of the movement realfooding, created by nutritionist Carlos Ríos in Spain. It is a sustainable lifestyle that promotes a diet based on real food, complemented with good processed foods and a limited consumption of ultra-processed foods. It has more than 2 million followers on social networks.
“The best way to get this message out to the world is through MyRealFood,” he says. Sofía Belenguer, co-founder of the app.
How does it work?
MyRealFood, scan the barcode of a product or explore the database to find out its nutritional quality. It also analyzes the ingredient list to tell you if the food is real or ultra-processed, if it is high in calories, if it has harmless additives and much more.
The application is totally free. It is available for both iOS and Android. Users have given it very good ratings, almost all of them 4 out of 5 stars. According to Belenguer, “the feedback from users has exceeded expectations”.
To use the application it is necessary to have an email account to register, as well as choose a username. Once we have completed these steps, we can start using it.
“Likewise, to get people motivated and acquire healthy eating habits, the application also has a community and an eating log, where you can customize your goal,” says Belenguer.
The app also see in an indicator how much real food you eat compared to ultra-processed ones. in your tab community, users share recipes, talk about food, lifestyle, family, etc.
“We are No. 1 in the Play Store and App Store from the first day and in just one week we already have more than 450,000 users. In addition, users have contributed by sending thousands of products, and the interaction of the community increases every day People not only scan the products, but also interact to solve their doubts about food and publish recipes or motivational messages,” adds Belenguer.
MyRealFood is not just a scanner. It pretends to be a community that helps people to improve their habits.
If you still wonder why you should read product labels, you should know that there is information provided by the manufacturer that allows the consumer to decide whether to buy it or not. “But of all the information that is collected in it, What they should assess to find out if a food is healthy are the ingredients and nutritional information, and not get carried away by the marketing of the products”alert Belenguer.
The co-founder of the app advises to always read the list of ingredients and nutritional information. Ingredients are listed in order from greatest to least amount present in the product.
As indicated, a good tip to detect an ultra-processed is that they usually have more than five ingredients and among them are refined flours, refined vegetable oils, added sugars, additives and salt in amounts greater than 5% -10%. .
At the moment, MyRealFood is only available in Spain, but they plan to expand it so that it is available in other countries.
and you, would you like to use it?
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