Method for Structuring Balanced and Varied Meals
First Claim
1. A method for structuring balanced and varied meals, wherein a database is constructed in a computer by having a (or several) specialist(s) code each dish finalized as a function of the properties of its constituents, these properties being defined and allotted by the specialist(s) who takes (take) into consideration the characteristics of the target consumer(s), the database comprising a whole variety of dishes which will be available during a period relating to the season, as well as the characteristics of their constituents, then the computer selects from this database, for each meal, from among the available dishes, those complying with the food restrictions relating to this (or these) consumer(s) while making it possible to construct a balanced meal, and the consumer chooses from among these dishes those that he or she prefers.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for structuring balanced and varied meals, and this method is characterized in that a database is constructed comprising all the varieties of dishes available during a given period, as well as the characteristics of their constituents, in that those dishes complying with the food restrictions relating to this user and constituting a balanced meal are selected from this database, for each meal, from among the available dishes, and in that the user chooses from among these dishes those that he or she prefers. The database consists of references of ingredients, of recipes, of dishes and of meals that are pre-established. These references are characterized in that each of the constituents of this database is coded as a function of its nutritional, therapeutic, budgetary properties, target consumers, etc. The filter of the database is formulated dynamically on the basis of the prior information and with the aid of the codes of the dishes (or meals). Stated otherwise, the inputting of the prior information serves to define requests.
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- 1. A method for structuring balanced and varied meals, wherein a database is constructed in a computer by having a (or several) specialist(s) code each dish finalized as a function of the properties of its constituents, these properties being defined and allotted by the specialist(s) who takes (take) into consideration the characteristics of the target consumer(s), the database comprising a whole variety of dishes which will be available during a period relating to the season, as well as the characteristics of their constituents, then the computer selects from this database, for each meal, from among the available dishes, those complying with the food restrictions relating to this (or these) consumer(s) while making it possible to construct a balanced meal, and the consumer chooses from among these dishes those that he or she prefers.
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