Thursday, April 15, 2010

Tools for Your Food Revolution - Wolfram|Alpha Lets You Compare Chicken to Corn Dog, Apple to Orange



Imagine if students had the opportunity to compare the nutritional values of lunch options and make informed decisions before ever hitting the cafeteria. For example, students can go online to Wolfram|Alpha and compare grilled chicken breast to a corn dog. Wolfram|Alpha provides them with a nutrition label for each item, and shows a side-by-side comparison of nutritional values such as fats, proteins, and vitamins in each food option.

More comparisons:

Compare egg to cod
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=compare+egg+to+cod

Compare shrimp to cod
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=compare+shrimp+to+cod

References:
Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Tools for Your Food Revolution
Comments from Google Buzz:

Dr Mike Cadogan - Some nice tools...
I also like the simplicity of fealth
http://www.fealth.com/nutrition

Ves Dimov, M.D. - Looks interesting... I was not aware of Fealth... http://www.fealth.com/nutrition

Dr Mike Cadogan - Original post was here:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2008/09/physician-feed-thyself/
I think I will repost...

Ves Dimov, M.D. - Isn't it nice - the way a blog serves as a personal archive... I have not read the post either. Will have a look. Thank you for taking the time to review the service back in 2008.

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