Natural Food Guide

App for low Glycemic Index Diet and Healthy Eating

Never before in history did we have so many healthy foods easily available. Yet, the incidence of food related chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or obesity is rising rapidly. The app Natural Food Guide is a food database that helps you eat healthy again. Centerpiece of the app are profiles that help you conduct several dietary strategies. These profiles incorporate many criteria and highlight suitable or unsuitable foods for you.

Cut down on sodium to prevent high blood pressure

Sodium is certainly one of the key factors in the development or prevention of high blood pressure. Reducing the salt intake can have a tremendous impact on cardiovascular health. However, there are also other beneficial or detrimental factors that need to be considered, such as potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin C, fibers, antioxidants, fructose and alcohol. Our app puts together all current recommendations.

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Healthy fats: What are the best sources of omega-3?

Our app helps you to optimize your supply with healthy omega-3s. It considers the polyunsaturated fatty acids EPA and DHA, as well as α-linolenic acid and highlights all foods with an ideal omega-6 to omega-3 ratio.

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Low glycemic load

Based on the glycemic index and the serving size the app calculates the glycemic load of all foods and gives them a color-coded rating. This way you can easily see which foods have a high or low glycemic load.

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Low carb diet

The low carb profile categorizes foods according to their carbohydrate content.

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Low nickel diet

If you suffer from nickel allergy you can manage your nickel intake with this dietary profile.

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Protein content of foods in the app Natural Food Guide

Natural and minimally processed foods

This profile highlights natural foods in green and minimally processed foods in yellow. All processed foods, such as white flour products or sugar loaded sodas are hidden.

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Filters for vegetarians and vegans in the app

Vegetarian and vegan diet

Everyone with a vegetarian lifestyle can individually highlight or hide foods that contain animal ingredients, such as meat, seafood, dairy, egg and honey.

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Meal Planner

Natural Food Guide allows you to put together meals with very few clicks and estimate your nutrient intake. You can find further instructions on how to create your own recipes in this blog entry!

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Individual criteria

The profiles can be complemented with personal criteria, for example to learn about fiber-rich foods that help with constipation or foods that are low in cholesterol. The list can also be sorted ascending or descending by all nutritional values.

Cut down on sodium to prevent high blood pressure

Sodium is certainly one of the key factors in the development or prevention of high blood pressure. Reducing the salt intake can have a tremendous impact on cardiovascular health. However, there are also other beneficial or detrimental factors that need to be considered, such as potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin C, fibers, antioxidants, fructose and alcohol. Our app puts together all current recommendations.

Healthy fats: What are the best sources of omega-3?

Our app helps you to optimize your supply with healthy omega-3s. It considers the polyunsaturated fatty acids EPA and DHA, as well as α-linolenic acid and highlights all foods with an ideal omega-6 to omega-3 ratio.

Learn more…