What is Pregnancy Food Guide?
This app is designed to help pregnant women make informed decisions about food safety and good nutrition during their pregnancy. It features a traffic light food labeling system of almost 1000 foodstuffs, categorized according to the level of danger to the unborn baby. The app provides background information and advice to help users feel more secure in the complex evaluation of the safety of unknown foods. The app also includes guidelines for specific food categories and several more ideas for everyday use.
- Theoretic part that informs users about the most common foodborne diseases (toxoplasmosis, listeriosis, and salmonella)
- Food search feature that allows users to search for foodstuffs alphabetically or by using filters
- Traffic light food labeling system that categorizes foodstuffs as green, orange, or red based on their safety for pregnant women
- Green-labeled food means that pregnant women can generally consume it safely
- Orange-labeled food means that the safe consumption of the foodstuff depends on several factors
- Red-labeled food should be avoided as it affects the development of the baby and damages it in the long-term
- Filtered search feature that allows users to adapt the list of risks and food categories to their individual situation
- Personal shopping list feature that allows users to add desired food to their list
- Guidelines for specific food categories and several more ideas for everyday use.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! With this app we would like to give you a helpful tool, which will make food safety and good nutrition as simple as possible for you for the next nine months. What types of fish contain the least amount of mercury? Which types of cheese should you first strike off of your shopping list? And attending your next business lunch; what can you eat without worrying whether you’ll get toxoplasmosis? This app features a traffic light food labelling system of almost 1000 foodstuffs – they are categorized according to the level of danger to the unborn baby. Due to the background information and advice, you will feel more secure in the complex evaluation of the safety of unknown foods. How the app works: At first there is a theoretic part, which informs you in a nutshell about the most common foodborne diseases (toxoplasmosis, listeriosis, and salmonella.) The core of the app is the food search. Here you can initially choose between an alphabetic or a filtered search. At first glance you can see whether a foodstuff is classified as green, orange or red. Green-labelled food means that pregnant women can generally consume it safely - even if it is not necessarily healthy. Of course calories and nutritional value are another matter. On the same note, the permitted foods are always allowed in moderation. This applies especially to spices, herbs, and nuts. If you have a varied and balanced diet, you don't have to worry anymore. Orange let's you know that the safe consumption of the foodstuff depends on several factors (time of pregnancy, personal situation, the art of preparation, quantity, ...) But do not worry at first about the quantity of the orange entries, but do note the advice. Just click on the corresponding food label. You should absolutely avoid all red-labelled foodstuffs. They affect the development of your baby and damage it in the long-term. Using the filtered search, however, you can adapt the list of the various risks and food categories to your individual situation. You can easily browse all accessible foods. Or you can filter through food categories and find out which cheese from your favorite camembert you can replace during the pregnancy. By clicking the star you can finally add the desired food to your personal shopping list. By the way, with the help of our hints and advice you will also get guidelines for specific food categories and several more ideas for everyday use. That way you can ensure even greater food safety without getting hysterical. We wish you a relaxed pregnancy. All the best! Kirstin & Roman
By Itotallyagree
This app simplifies everything from going out to eat, grocery shopping, and home food prep. It is easy to use and takes so much less time than google-ing every single ingredient separately.