How can two foods have the same score when they seem so different in their nutrition?
As a rule, while lower-scoring foods are generally more nutritious, any nutritious food that raises your blood glucose levels will give you a higher score. All of this is because a food’s score is a single number that represents multiple nutritional attributes found in a serving of that food. Each attribute is considered as the food is scored. Foods vary in their nutrient composition, so it is not possible to predict the score of a food simply by looking at one or two nutrients. For example, a food that provides a lot of fiber per serving and complex carbohydrates per serving might have a score equal to another food that has very little fiber, but instead is higher in protein, low in fat, low in sugar, and perhaps provides other important nutrients in each serving.
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What foods can Thrive365 score?
With Thrive365, you can score over 900k food items, including virtually all food items that have a nutrition facts panel in any grocery store or convenience store simply by using your phone to scan the barcode or to search by brand name and item ...
Will Thrive365 help me know what foods that I should avoid?
With Thrive365, you can see the impact of food items on your blood glucose levels in one simplified score. With this knowledge, you will be better equipped to eat foods at each meal that will stabilize your blood glucose levels.
Should I eat to my score every meal or is close to my score enough?
To receive the full benefits of the Thrive365 food scoring platform, you should hit your score exactly at each meal and snack. For healthy blood glucose levels, it is vital to eat to your score at every meal and snack. You cannot save from one meal ...
What is the “My Foods?” feature?
My Foods functions as the digital pantry where you can customize and save food items, custom meals, and favorite items. Any food item that has been logged will automatically be added to the My Food section.
If the combined score for 3 Oreos is a 5 and my target meal score is 10, can I just eat 6 Oreos (2 sets of 3) for my meal?
Thrive365 helps you to choose healthy meals and include treats within the meal as well. But we expect you to use your own common sense and judgement. You should not have had a meal of just Oreos before you started Thrive365, and you shouldn’t now. ...