Method, system and apparatus for improved nutritional analysis

• US 20140287384A1
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffery Boyes
• Original Assignee: Jeffery Boyes
• Inventors: Boyes, Jeffery
• Application Number:
  US14/215,819
• Publication Number:
  US 20140287384A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/127
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

A system having an incorporated software program attempts to tailor a person'"'"'s diet with the person'"'"'s desired nutritional goal and their current food consumption. The system provides food exchange lists to assist a person making food choices from a category of food.

Claims

1. A processing system comprising:

a machine readable medium, said machine readable medium being encoded to control a processing device, whereby said processing device is adapted to plan a meal for a client, said meal meeting a nutritional need of said client, said processing device executing the steps of;

determining a goal daily nutritional intake for a client;

determining a class of categories;

determining a goal nutritional intake for each daily meal for each category in said class of categories; and

providing a food exchange list for the client to select a food from.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining a point value representing said nutritional intake for each daily meal for each category in said class of categories.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising the step of:

selecting, by said client, a food from said food exchange list.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

providing a second food exchange list for the client to select a food from; and

selecting, by said client, a food from said second food exchange list.

5. The system of claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

determining, based on a point value associated with said food selected by said client from said food exchange list,

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said class of categories is macronutrients and said categories of said class of categories comprises proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said for each daily meal comprises three major meals.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said for each daily meal comprises three major meals and three minor meals.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining said client'"'"'s physical characteristics.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

determining said client'"'"'s energy expenditure.

11. A processing system for meal planning comprising:

a machine readable medium, said machine readable medium being encoded to control a processing device, whereby said processing device is adapted to plan a meal for a person, said meal meeting a nutritional need of said person, said processing device executing the steps of;

providing a user with a choice of a method to create a meal plan for a person, where said method comprises an exchange meal method;

receiving said user'"'"'s selection of said method;

determining recommended a daily goal nutritional intake for said person; and

planning a meal for said person using and said recommended daily nutritional intake.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said choice of said method of creating said meal plan further comprises:

automated method, client log method, professional method, and meal plan method.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said user selected said client log method, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a food log of said client; and

using said food log as a template for planning said meal for said client.

14. A processing system for meal planning comprising:

a machine readable medium, said machine readable medium being encoded to control a processing device, whereby said processing device is programmed to execute the steps of;

determining a time period to plan meals for;

determining a daily goal nutritional intake for said person;

determining a class of categories;

determining a goal nutritional intake for each daily meal for each category in said class of categories;

selecting a meal from one of said daily meals in said time period by said client to select a food item for; and

selecting a food item for said meal.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising the step of:

providing the client a food exchange list to select a food item from for said meal, wherein said food exchange list corresponds to said class of categories.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising the steps of:

determining a point value for said goal nutritional intake for each daily meal for each category in said class of categories; and

determining a point value of the food selected from the food exchange list for category for the meal.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising the step of:

enabling a client to select at least one food item for each category for each meal during said time period, wherein said category for said meal has a point value greater than zero.

18. The system of claim 14, further comprising the step of:

determining said client'"'"'s RMR, wherein said step of determining said daily goal nutritional intake for said client is at least partially based on said RMR.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

determining said client'"'"'s actual energy expenditure, wherein said step of determining said daily goal nutritional intake for said client is at least partially based on said energy expenditure.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

determining said client'"'"'s estimated energy expenditure, wherein said step of determining said daily goal nutritional intake for said client is at least partially based on said energy expenditure.