1007 results about "Chow diet" patented technology

A method and system for interactively shopping for groceries, especially on an Internet web site, where the user may create a shopping list, shop for items from the list at a selected Grocery Storey store, arrange for pick up or delivery of the selected items and payment, or to download the list to a PDA or for printing with the store's layout for use in the store. Users are required to register and provide specific demographic information (useful to Manufacturers and stores) to be eligible to receive the benefits of use of the web site, such as menu creation, coupon downloads, menu planning, and recipe input. Shopping lists may be created from a single input screen using standard language text; and products may be automatically suggested to the user based on best regular price or retailer's specials. Recipes may be altered to meet numbers of servings or dietary requirements and changes stored for future use.

An emulsifying system for elemental diet compositions is provided that contains a protein source that may be a extensively hydrolyzed protein, free amino acids, short-chain peptides, or a mixture thereof; a lipid source; a carbohydrate source; and an emulsifying system comprising an ocentyl succinic anhydride modified starch and an acetylated monoglyceride emulsifier. The composition may be prepared as a powder or liquid nutritional composition for formulas prepared for infant, pediatric and adult populations in need of an elemental diet. The invention provides a commercially acceptable product in terms of desired stability and physical characteristics and is particularly useful for hypoallergenic infant formula preparations.

The present invention provides food bars for consumption by pregnant women, lactating women or women of childbearing potential that are attempting to become pregnant containing one or more vitamins and / or minerals, DHA, one or more DHA taste-masking agents and, optionally, one or more anti-constipation and regularity-maintaining agents, methods for preparing these food bars, and methods for supplementing the dietary requirements of pregnant women, lactating women or women of childbearing potential that are attempting to become pregnant. The food bars of the invention generally comprise one or more vitamins and minerals recommended for consumption by pregnant women, lactating women or women of childbearing potential that are attempting to become pregnant in an amount that is effective for enhancing the nutrition of pregnant women, lactating women or women of childbearing potential that are attempting to become pregnant, and that is not harmful to developing fetuses or breast-feeding babies, including calcium in an amount above 1,000 mg, DHA in an amount that is effective for providing, or increasing the supply of, DHA to a developing fetus or baby through a placenta or breast milk, one or more DHA taste-masking agents in an amount that is effective for masking the taste of DHA, and that is not harmful to developing fetuses or breast-feeding babies and, optionally, one or more anti-constipation and regularity-maintaining agents in an amount that is effective for reducing or eliminating constipation, and that is not harmful to developing fetuses or breast-feeding babies, from about 0 to about 99 weight percent of carbohydrates, from about 0 to about 80 weight percent of proteins, and from about 0 to about 60 weight percent of fats.

The invention relates to health porridge made from 108 raw materials, including 10 kinds of grains, 9 kinds of beans, 25 kinds of fruits, 30 kinds of roots and barks, 10 kinds of stems and leaves, 15 kings of flowers, 5 kinds of fungi and 4 kinds of auxiliary materials, belonging to health foods. The raw material selection of the porridge is in accordance with the principle of homology of medicine and food in traditional Chinese medicine. The porridge has sweet, slight sweet and salty sweet three flavors so as to facilitate consumption by people with different flavor preference. The porridge is rich in nutritional ingredients, and has the effects of preventing diseases, improving intelligence, and prolonging life.

A food composition and method of making same wherein the composition includes a base not primarily of flour and sugar, and a supplement. The composition is functional as a substitute for traditional flour and sugar food products to mimic the organeoleptic properties of such traditional food products to thus provide the consumer with a product that is both tasty and pleasant in smell while simultaneously affording the consumer with a properly nutritious product to meet needed dietary requirements for a healthy lifestyle. Examples include muffins, doughnuts, pastas, pancakes and waffles, to name a few. A method of making this food composition is also provided.

Systems and methods for recommending foods to a user based on health data, includes a database, a memory and a processor. The database stores user health data for each user within a plurality of users, including vitals, genotypic and phenotypic data, user food preference data and foods data that includes macronutrient and micronutrient data for foods that may be recommended to a user. The memory stores program instructions, including program instructions that are capable of (i) classifying user health data into predetermined diet types and micronutrient recommendations, (ii) filtering the food data to determine available foods for a user; (iii) a ranking available meals for the user based on the micronutrient recommendations and the food data, and (iv) translating micronutrient recommendations and / or food data for the available foods for the user into specific food recommendations for the user.

The invention discloses microwave drying instant red date powder and a production method thereof. The components of instant red date powder comprise red dates and a drying auxiliary agent. The production method comprises the steps of: removing skins of the leached red data juice, removing kernels, carrying out enzymolysis and ultramicro crushing, and then mixing with the drying auxiliary agent, homogenizing, spreading and then microwave-drying, and finally packaging the red date powder into the finished product of the instant red date powder. The instant red date powder drinks have the advantages of completed preserved nutrients, good taste and mouthfeel and better solubility, have multiple nutrition and health protection functions of the red dates, are convenient for storage and carrying, are good in dissolving ability, achieve the effect of an instant product, and are more convenient for eating.

A method, system, and device for providing nutritional detailed dietary (menu planning), exercise, and life coaching guidance and nutritional supplements to maximize Wellness (health and fitness) to a person based on a portion of the person's genetic SNP profile, taking account of at least about 30 genes and variations therein. The person provides a tissue sample to a genetic analysis laboratory, which issues its SNP report. That report, together with the person's responses to a personal habits questionnaire, is analyzed by a nutritionist and also an exercise therapist and a monthly dietary supplementation plan and recommended lifestyle changes are provided to the person. A supplements box is provided to the person with daily and intra-daily doses of prescriptions and supplements, the box containing at least 4 weeks' worth of supplements. The box is filled and refilled monthly to the specifications of the nutritionist, exercise therapist, and lifestyle coach to assist the person in achieving optimum health and vitality, i.e., wellness.

A method for treating a subject is provided, including receiving a sensor signal responsive to the subject eating, analyzing the sensor signal, and driving a current into tissue of the subject responsive to analyzing the signal. The current is typically driven into muscle tissue of the subject's stomach (20). Preferably, receiving the sensor signal includes sensing electrical potential change generated responsive to contraction of a muscle such as a stomach muscle of the subject. In a preferred embodiment, the sensor signal is analyzed with respect to the timing of ingestion, and a level of compliance of the subject with a desired ingestion schedule is determined. As appropriate, a parameter of the current driven into the tissue may be configured such that the application of the current to the tissue induces in the subject a sensation of satiation, discomfort, nausea, or vertigo.

The present invention provides compositions and methods designed to increase value output of a fermentation reaction that yields a first product, intended for commercialization, such as ethanol, and a fermentation residual used, for example, as animal feed. The methods involve using microorganisms in the fermentation process that have been modified so as to yield a residual having greater value that a residual produced in the process by a microorganism not so modified. In particular, the present invention contemplates using microorganisms in a fermentation process that have been modified to increase production of a nutrient, such as an essential amino acid, thereby reducing the need to supplement the nutrient in the animal's diet. The present invention also provides a modified fermentation residual of higher commercial value. Also provided in the present invention are complete animal feeds, nutritional supplements comprising the subject ferment residuals. Further provided by the present invention is a method of performing fermentation, a modified fermentative microorganism and a genetic vehicle for modifying such microorganism.