Released on: September 11, 2008, 12:04 pm

Press Release Author: Bill Geronimo

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: The EatSmart Nutrition Scale is all about nutrition
education. The EatSmart Nutrition Scale can be a welcome addition to any corporate
wellness initiative or weight management program.

Press Release Body:
Mahwah, N.J. Sept 10,2008. Health Tools LLC, the manufacturers of the EatSmart
Nutrition Scale, announces the development of an educational and behavioral tool
that makes it simple to understand your nutrition needs in the convenience of your
kitchen.
There are so many different fad diets and different opinions on how to lose weight.
Most people experience constant hunger when they go on a diet, because most don’t
understand the balance of food and portion size that will satisfy a 2000 calorie
budget. The healthier path towards weight loss is to focus on what you are eating
and exercise.

Inspired by a need for nutrition education and portion control, Health Tools LLC
(www.eatsmartproducts.com) created the EatSmart Nutrition Scale to work intuitively,
so dieters avoid spending time finding nutrition information. The most effective
diets use the calorie principle; however, it is extremely difficult to count
calories accurately. Although 67% of Americans report taking calories into account
when making food purchases, nearly nine out of 10 have no idea how many they
actually need, a survey conducted by the International Food Information Council
Foundation reports. We tend to miscount what we eat, as well. Although the U.S. food
supply produces 3,900 calories for each person per day, men claim to eat an average
of 2,618 daily calories, while women report eating only 1,877. To add to the
complexity, calories can be rich in nutrients or almost void of them, so
understanding your choices is important.
The EatSmart Nutrition scale is equipped with two modes of operation, to calculate
calories and 11 other nutrients for foods you buy that don’t come with Nutrition
Facts and also those that do, like corn chips or cereal.
In the normal mode, simply place a food on the scale, identify the food and calories
and 11 other nutrients appear on the screen.
In the Nutrition Facts mode, which is unique to the EatSmart Nutrition Scale, allows
you to take a nutrition label and input the serving size and calories to determine
the calories for the portion placed on the scale.
The EatSmart Nutrition Scale also allows users to visualize portions, create
recipes, and maintain daily food goals.
Once you become mindful of what you eat on a daily basis with constant feedback, you
can truly move towards a healthier lifestyle says Bill Geronimo , pharmacist and
President of Health Tools LLC. We believe the EatSmart Nutrition Scale helps give
individuals the information to understand nutrients in food portions which can allow
them to make better choices for long term weight management.” More important, if
used as part of the family dinner activity to guess the calories and nutrients as
part of a learning game, it tends to create more calorie awareness for all involved
when they are eating out.


Web Site: http://www.eatsmartproducts.com

Contact Details: Bill Geronimo RPh
Health Tools LLC
201 465 4381