Personal nutrition control method and measuring devices

• US 20050226970A1
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Centrition Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Centrition Ltd.
• Inventors: Gordon, Roni
• Application Number:
  US11/147,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20050226970A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/231
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/30 Dietetic or nutritional methods, e.g. for losing weight A23L33/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 35/00 Food or foodstuffs not provided for in groups A23L5/00 – A23L33/00; Preparation or treatment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/00 Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators see also B65D5/4212, B65D33/004
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4212 Information or decoration elements, e.g. content indicators, or for mailing B65D5/522 takes precedence

Abstract

There is provided a method and a system for monitoring or controlling and recording a nutritional intake of a subject comprising providing a plurality of different types of foods packaged to contain a predetermined and substantially uniform content of at least one nutritional component; and monitoring or controlling the number of food packages consumed during a predetermined time period. There is also provided a food unit and an assembly of food units for use. In addition, there is provided measuring devices for measuring at least one nutritional component of a food.

Claims

1. A plurality of different measuring devices, each of said plurality capable of measuring a substantially uniform content of at least one nutritional component, each of said plurality capable of making such measurement for a different type of food, wherein said substantially uniform content is a round number or multiples thereof.

2. The plurality of claim 1, wherein the nutritional component is calories.

3. The plurality of claim 1, wherein one or more of said devices is the markings on a food package.

4. The plurality of claim 3, wherein said markings are removably affixable.

5. The plurality of claim 1, wherein one or more of said devices is the markings on a display.

6. The plurality of claim 1, wherein said round number is 50 or multiples thereof.

7. The plurality of claim 1, wherein said round number is 100 or multiples thereof.

8. The plurality of claim 1, wherein one or more of said devices is a multi-pack of food.

9. The plurality of claim 8, wherein said multi-pack is selected from the group consisting of bags-in-bag, bags-in-box and boxes-in-box.

10. The plurality of claim 9, wherein each package of said multi-pack is a non-round number of calories.

11. The plurality of claim 9, wherein each package of said multi-pack is a round number of calories.

12. The plurality of claim 11, wherein said round number is about 50 or 100 calories or multiples thereof.

13. The plurality of claim 1, wherein at least one of said devices is selected from the group consisting of a bottle, bottle cap, cup, jug and spoon.

14. The plurality of claim 1, wherein at least one of said devices is the markings on the food itself.

15. The plurality of claim 1, wherein at least one of said devices is a portion divider or separator.

16. The plurality of claim 1, wherein said food'"'"'s portion also has its nutritional content measured.

17. The plurality of claim 16, wherein said portion is a contiguous unit of food.

18. A plurality of different measuring devices for different types of food, said devices capable of measuring a predetermined content of at least one nutritional component of such food, each of said devices having an indication of an availability of other measuring devices measuring the same pre-determined content of other foods of a plurality of different types of foods.

19. The plurality of claim 18, wherein the measurement of said content is substantially uniform.

20. The plurality of claim 19, wherein the measurement of said content is in round numbers.

21. The plurality of claim 18, wherein the measurement of said content is in Centicals.

22. The plurality of claim 18, wherein the nutritional component is calories.

23. The plurality of claim 22, wherein the measurement of said content is 50 or 100 calories of multiples thereof.

24. The plurality of claim 18, wherein one or more of said devices is the markings on a food package.

25. The plurality of claim 18, wherein one or more of said devices is a multi-pack of food.

26. The plurality of claim 25, wherein said multi-pack is selected from the group consisting of bags-in-bag, bags-in-box and boxes-in-box.

27. The plurality of claim 25, wherein each package of said multi-pack is a non-round number of calories.

28. The plurality of claim 25, wherein each package of said multi-pack is a round number of calories.

29. The plurality of claim 28, wherein said round number is about 50 or 100 calories or multiples thereof.

30. The plurality of claim 18, wherein at least one of said devices is selected from the group consisting of a bottle, bottle cap, cup, jug and spoon.

31. The plurality of claim 18, wherein at least one of said devices is the markings on the food itself.

32. The plurality of claim 18, wherein at least one of said devices is a portion divider or separator.

33. The plurality of claim 18, wherein said food'"'"'s portion also has its nutritional content measured.

34. The plurality of claim 33, wherein said portion is a contiguous unit of food.