says the experts at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts evaluated foods across nine domains and used a unique algorithm to assign a score between 1 and 100 to each food.
Some 8,000 foods and beverages consumed by Americans were tested, with 54 different characteristics looked atThe score of 100 is reserved for things such as fresh raw fruit; vegetables averaged a score of 69.1 and legumes, nuts and seeds averaged 78.6.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Foods scoring above a 70 are encouraged. Those above 30 can be enjoyed in moderation, and below 30 are to be avoided most of the time.
Pizza with extra meat scores a 22, for example, and corn flakes cereal merits a 16 — an indication that neither is particularly good for you, advertising notwithstanding.tap here to see other videos from our teamInstant noodle soup gets a 1 — no surprise to anyone who has ever examined the contents on that ramen package.
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