• Choosing the Healthiest Foods for Your Family

    Welcome! I am a mom of a busy 7 year old and an adventurous 5 year old. I also happen to work for a great new company called NuVal. NuVal is a nutritional scoring system that rates foods on a scale of 1-100, based on how nutritious they are. We are implementing NuVal in grocery stores around the country.

    NuVal may not be in your area yet. But I see the scores while they are "hot off the press" and because of that I am able to make better decisions about what to feed my family.

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  • Disclaimer

    I am not a registered dietitian. I am just a mom who happens to work for NuVal. I am also an AFAA-certified Group Exercise Instructor. NuVal is a system designed to lead customers to the most nutritious food choices. It is not a diet or weight-loss plan. Before starting a diet, you should always consult your personal physician. The opinions expressed in this blog are the opinions of the writer and not the opinions of NuVal LLC.

My Trade-Ups

NuVal is all about giving shoppers the information they need so they can trade up for better nutrition.  NuVal scores foods from 1-100, and 100 is best.  Why buy a pasta that scores a 57, when there is another one on the shelf that scores a 91?  I’ve made a lot of Trade-Ups since I began working for NuVal.  Here you can find some of my Nu Choices!

  • Traded Up from Cheerios (34) to Special K Plus Protein (60)
  • Traded Up from Special K plus Protein (60) to Shredded Wheat (91)
  • Traded Up from Knorr Rice Soup Mix (3) to White Parboiled Rice (82)
  • Traded Up from Prince Spaghetti (49) to Barilla Plus Pasta Spaghetti Multigrain (91)
  • Traded Up from Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice with Calcium and Vitamin D (51) to Tropicana 50 Pulp-Free with Calcium Orange Juice (81)
  • Traded Up from Capri Sun Roarin’ Water Cherry (10) to Minute Maid Fruit Falls Water (41)
  • Traded Up from Instant Oatmeal (scores in the 20’s) to Quaker Steel Cut Oats (60)