Key Takeaways (expand)
- The Nutrivore Score measures the nutrient density of foods by calculating the nutrients per calorie, guiding you toward more nutrient-dense choices for improved diet quality.
- The Nutrivore Score encourages balanced, nutrient-rich eating patterns without classifying foods as “good” or “bad,” supporting a positive relationship with food.
- By making simple swaps, adding nutrient-dense ingredients, and comparing similar foods within categories, the Nutrivore Score helps you easily boost the nutrient content of their meals.
- Designed to be flexible and adaptable, the Nutrivore Score promotes a diverse diet that meets daily nutrient needs and supports long-term wellness without restrictive guidelines.
The concept of Nutrivore is very simple: Choose foods such that the total of all the nutrients contained within those foods adds up throughout the day to meet or safely exceed our daily requirements for the full complement of essential and nonessential (but still very important) nutrients, while also staying within our caloric requirements. The easiest way to do this is to have the foundation of the diet be a wide variety of nutrient-dense whole and minimally-processed foods, including selections from all of the nutritionally distinct food families. But, how do we identify the most nutrient-dense options? That’s where the Nutrivore Score comes in!
The Nutrivore Score is a measurement of the total amount of nutrients per calorie a food contains.
It is time for a positive approach to dietary guidance using nutrient density as a basic principle. The Nutrivore Score is a necessary foundational step towards achieving this goal!
By understanding the nutrients per calorie offered by individual foods via the Nutrivore Score, in addition to recognition that certain nutrients are exclusive to specific food groups, we can achieve nutrient sufficiency by choose a variety of nutrient-dense superfoods as well as the highest Nutrivore Score options from the various foundational food groups.
What You Need to Know About the Nutrivore Score
Nutrivore Score Search
Look up the Nutrivore Score of any food in the database of 8,000 foods.
Up Your Nutrient Game Without Restricting Foods
How to Track Nutrient Density
Discover how nutrient dense your diet already is and how to fill in any nutrient gaps.
In this webinar, Dr. Sarah will give you a new perspective on food choices via the Nutrivore Score, and teach you how to calculate your daily Nutrivore Score, intuitively create balanced meals with the Nutrivore Meal Map, and set achievable serving targets for foundational food families.
Buy now for instant digital access.
