The Fooducate App is a Downloadable Nutritionist
Michael Hines — January 11, 2011 — Lifestyle
The Fooducate app is the ideal app for everyone who made eating healthier one of their resolutions for the new year. The Fooducate app is an iPhone app that offers up a letter grade and insider information about the food in your grocery store.
The Fooducate app scans the barcode of your food and provides information such as how healthy your food is and what it's made of. The app also suggests healthier alternatives and lets you share food that you like and don't like with other Fooducate app users.
The Fooducate app scans the barcode of your food and provides information such as how healthy your food is and what it's made of. The app also suggests healthier alternatives and lets you share food that you like and don't like with other Fooducate app users.
Trend Themes
1. Nutritionist Apps - There is an opportunity to capitalize on the popularity of health-consciousness and healthy eating habits by creating more apps with a nutritionist function.
2. Smart Barcode Scanners - The use of smart barcode scanners, like the one in the Fooducate app, is a disruptive innovation that can transform mobile grocery shopping as well as expand to other product categories.
3. Social Food Apps - Opportunities exist in creating more social food apps like Fooducate that allow users to share their preferences and connect with like-minded individuals to encourage health and wellness.
Industry Implications
1. Health and Wellness - The health and wellness industry can benefit from creating more mobile apps that offer personalized nutritionist functions to better assist consumers in achieving their health goals.
2. Mobile Technology - The use of smart barcode scanners in mobile technology presents opportunities to disrupt and improve grocery shopping experiences as well as expand into other industries.
3. Social Networking - Social media and networking industries can explore the potential of social food apps to better connect individuals with similar health goals, food preferences, and lifestyles.
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