Professor Heather Hartwell explains to Horizons, the European Commission Magazine : ‘The moment you eat out you don’t have a clue about what you are eating.’
http://horizon-magazine.eu/article/brand-loyalty-could-help-control-food-intake_en.html
Researchers from the FoodSMART programme, funded with a Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant, are working with meal providers, especially in work canteens, to find a way of processing a mass of data about their dishes — not just their calorie counts but also their food miles, provenance and a host of nutritional information.
So when you are stumped about whether the mozzarella panini or the chicken korma better fits your needs, you will have the answer at the touch of a button, as the app will already know what’s important to you and will have data, courtesy of the food provider, that is specific to the dishes on offer.
Professor Heather Hartwell, a nutritionist who coordinates the programme from Bournemouth University, UK, said: ‘The moment you eat out you don’t have a clue about what you are eating.’
She envisages walking into the work canteen and seeing the top three most suitable dishes highlighted on your smartphone. As many people eat in such canteens daily, there could be a sustained effect on people’s diets, she believes. The app will be tested in the first work canteen — the Institut Paul Bocuse, in France — this September.