Tyler Trades Up: Trop 50
Meet Tyler, one of my talented colleagues at NuVal. Tyler, now a Business Analyst for NuVal, played rugby for Boston College. While he no longer has time for rugby, he still works out daily, before work, following the Navy Seal Cross-Fit Regimen. Tyler is a healthy, well-balanced eater, packing in lots of fruits and veggies. In fact, at NuVal, we call him the Salad Shaker. You know it’s time for lunch when you hear Tyler shaking his big salad in his oversized plastic container.
Recently, I bumped into Tyler in the NuVal kitchen, where we were both hunting for a mid-morning snack. Tyler was so excited. “Guess what, Melissa!” he said. “Check out the orange juice I bought. I read about Trop 50 on your blog and now I’m buying it all the time. It’s so awesome! I can’t believe it gets a NuVal score of 81!” He was so gleeful. And then, I burst his bubble. I do that to people. Just ask Josie over at YumYucky. You see, Tyler had made a very common mistake. He had grabbed the wrong Trop 50. Horrors! The Amazing Trop 50 of A Better Bag of Groceries Fame with a score of 81 has added Calcium and Vitamin D. The one that Tyler purchased only gets a score of 49.
That is why we need NuVal on our supermarket shelves.
Even when you are familiar with the scores. Even when you work with them every day. Even when you read about them on my blog or on TradingUpDowntown. Because most of us are in a hurry, it is so, so easy to grab the wrong juice.
So many people have written to me asking when NuVal will be in their grocery stores. We are currently in Price Chopper, Meijer and Hy-Vee grocery stores. Soon, we will be in United Texas stores. We are working hard to get more retailers to partner with us. You can help by going to the NuVal website and completing a store suggestion form.
In the meantime, if you are a Trop 50 fan, be sure to grab the one with the blue top when you are at the grocery store!
Question of the Day:
In which grocery stores would you like to see NuVal scores?
Posted by: Melissa 12 comments
Posted in: Top Ten (Mommy), Trop 50
Tags: NuVal Staff
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 10:16 am
I’m curious about something. Does NuVal score items differently that have nutrients added in? Or is the item scored based on total amount of nutrients-both added and natural?
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 10:47 am
giant eagle!
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 10:51 am
I want NuVal out west! Smith’s, Dan’s, Harmon’s, Winnco Foods, Sunflower Market..
Let me know if you need help. I am willing:) Love NuVal!
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I would love it in Whole Foods, Market Basket, or Hannafords
I’ve heard Teddie’s peanut butter scores an amazing 49 but I don’t think they carry it at my price chopper so I can’t check. Is there anywhere online to verify that?
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Trader Joe’s and Shaw’s!
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
She keeps bustin’ my chops over and over and over again!
That’s okay lady. Continue on….
~The Yum Yucky
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
I would love to see it in Dierberg’s and County Market.
on Dec 18th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
I know we’ve chatted about this, but definitely Reasor’s in Oklahoma and WalMart and WalMark Neighborhood Markets!
on Dec 20th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Trader Joes
on Dec 20th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Ideally, all of them!! But definitely Giant Eagle and Whole Foods!
on Dec 25th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I’d love to see it at Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and Shaw’s (in that order). We all know that orange juice (in moderation) is healthy (especially compared to soda, yikes!) but this is an obvious way to find the best/most nutritional one.
on Jan 4th, 2010 at 2:27 am
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