COVID-19 made people more mindful of the importance of maintaining their health. Unfortunately, the pandemic has also led to more people working at their screens, without being as mindful of the amount of water and the types of foods they consume. This made us think: how can we encourage people to make healthier choices, yet also make it fun and competitive for them to do so? And thus, nutritioUS was born.
nutritioUS is a website where users track their food and water consumption while competing with their friends. Users set and track their water, vegetables, proteins, and calories consumed in a day and our website's algorithm calculates their Health Score. With this score, users could make groups to compete against their friends and they could also see how they rank out of their other nutritioUS friends that day.
We used a variety of sources to gather the necessary data required to create accurate models and representations of certain foods and health metrics. The following is the research we have completed:
recommended protein https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-much-protein-per-day
recommended vegetables https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/recommended-fruit-vegetable-intake-4115.html#:~:text=It%E2%80%99s%20recommended%20that%20you%20get%20at%20least%202,that%20recommend%20cutting%20out%20fruit%20for%20weight%20loss.
recommended calories https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/estimated-calorie-requirement
recommended water https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/306638#:~:text=The%20adequate%20intakes%20recommended%20for%20total%20water%20from,2.7%20liters%20%28about%2095%20fl%20oz%29%20for%20women
pizza https://www.livestrong.com/article/308862-how-many-calories-are-in-1-slice-of-cheese-pizza/
cheeseburger https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/five-guys/cheeseburger#:~:text=There%20are%20840%20calories%20in%20a%201%20burger,Calorie%20breakdown%3A%2059%25%20fat%2C%2019%25%20carbs%2C%2022%25%20protein.
bread https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-breads-multi-grain-bread-whole-grain/tDLBf3OgTZ2R4jkMFDU3JA
mac & cheese https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-packaged-meals-easy-mac-original-macaroni-cheese-dinner-microwaveable/XbMG4kDnQB-OVQTkC28oMg
burito https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-burritos-bean-burrito/atfS7qDCSnqug4sRfwlH6w
spaghetti & meatballs https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-italian-spaghetti-meatballs-with-tomato-sauce-small/cI3-Dz7MS-KHLuSzRFEDJw
steak https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-beef-beef-sirloin-steak-lean-only-broiled/FaZ39k2JSAKRKL_p79iCtw
fish https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-fish-atlantic-salmon-cooked-with-dry-heat/i7ER3lyVTIqq7nGJFLHYKg
chili https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-soups-chili-beef-soup-condensed-canned-prepared-with-equal-volume-water/S21kCIE_SGq8s-mpADv4AA
fries https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-frozen-vegetables-potato-french-fries-fried-in-oil/qMVKSSWdTSGGw54jfuWCgg
