Nutrition scoring system to help make healthier choices

Regional West Dietitian Marcia Bauer and Panhandle Coop Marketing Director Susan Wiedeman join Kevin Mooney on KNEB's News Extra program Monday morning. They are on the program to talk about NuVal, a nutritional scoring system that will be widely available within the next month.

You know that making better food choices is essential to good health, but it can be confusing and time-consuming. Now the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System is here to help.

Developed by a recognized team of nutrition and medical experts from leading health organizations and universities, the NuVal System is a food-scoring system that helps consumers see – at a glance – the nutritional value of the food they buy.

How the Scoring Works The NuVal System scores food on a scale of 1 to 100. The higher the NuVal Score, the higher the nutrition. It’s that simple.

Because the NuVal System applies the same nutritional criteria to all foods, you can now quickly and easily compare the nutritional value of foods not only within a category (vegetables) but also across categories (vegetables and veggie burgers).