Scale having nutritional information readouts
First Claim
1. A nutritional value determination, display and storage device, comprising:
- a scale for weighing foods;
a computer having a microprocessor, one or more memory means and input means;
data stored in at least one of the one or more memory means, the data including information on nutritional values of foods;
a screen for viewing all nutritional values of a selected food simultaneously;
whereby, when a portion of a food is placed on the scale and the type of food is entered into the computer by the input means, nutritional values can be determined and all simultaneously displayed on the screen for comparison.
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Abstract
A nutritional information scale having memory means to hold the nutritional data of various foods as well as a computer and input means to enter the type of food and determine nutritional values of the food based on the data stored and the weight of the portion provided. The device permits the use of the user'"'"'s food containers and/or plate as the weight of the plate can be removed from the weight value, by virtue of a tare calculation. The memory of the device permits the user to store food values of various portions of foods and/or entire meals, and then display either the individual portion values or the values for an entire meal or series of meals. Further, values for more than one user can be provided and displayed.
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27 Claims
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1. A nutritional value determination, display and storage device, comprising:
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a scale for weighing foods;
a computer having a microprocessor, one or more memory means and input means;
data stored in at least one of the one or more memory means, the data including information on nutritional values of foods;
a screen for viewing all nutritional values of a selected food simultaneously;
whereby, when a portion of a food is placed on the scale and the type of food is entered into the computer by the input means, nutritional values can be determined and all simultaneously displayed on the screen for comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A nutritional value determination, display and storage device, comprising:
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a scale for weighing foods;
a computer having a microprocessor, one or more memory means and a keyboard;
data stored in at least one of the one or more memory means, the data including information on nutritional values of foods;
a screen for viewing all nutritional values of a selected food or foods simultaneously and for viewing mode and data entry of the device;
the keyboard having data entry keys and mode changing keys;
whereby, when a portion of food is placed on the scale and the type of food is entered into the computer by the keyboard, nutritional values can be determined and all simultaneously displayed on the screen for comparisons, the nutritional values being storable in one or more of the one or more memory means; and
including means to add the nutritional information determined for one food to information determined for another food and storing the combined information in one or more of the one or more memory means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of determining nutritional values of foods, comprising the steps of:
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providing a scale for weighing foods;
providing a microprocessor and one or more memory means;
providing general nutritional data for a number of foods within the one of the one or more memory means;
providing input means to identify a selected food to the microprocessor;
weighing a portion of food on the scale;
entering a code associated with the weighed food into the microprocessor using the input means, and providing a screen, associated with the microprocessor, for simultaneous display of all of the nutritional data information associated with the food and provided by the microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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