Your Health, You Decide

The Truth

Let’s keep it simple and short: your body needs energy and nutrients. The best way to get both is from whole foods. Whole foods are minimally processed, close to their natural state, and packed with the vitamins, minerals, and fuel your body thrives on. Examples of whole foods include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and lean proteins. 

Nutrients & Energy

For energy and overall health, your body requires a variety of nutrients. These include carbohydrates, fats, and proteins for energy and tissue maintenance, vitamins and minerals for immune function, enzyme activity, and cellular health, as well as fiber for digestive well-being. Consuming a wide range of whole foods helps ensure you get all these essential nutrients to live and thrive.

Second Best Alternative

Modern life is busy, fast, and often lacking proper nutrition. The next best option to whole foods is healthy snacks and supplements—but remember, they are not a complete replacement. Think of them as a 'healthy-ish' way to fill in the gaps. So, what should you be eating? With so many choices and misleading claims, it can be hard to know what's truly good for you. Many so-called 'healthy-ish' snacks still contain hidden sugars, unhealthy fats, or other additives.

AI Snack Analysis

Let's take the guesswork out of snack shopping. The Chiggie Snack Score evaluates the nutritional quality and health impact of snacks based on three key categories: Nutrients, Ingredients, and Health Impact. Each category is scored out of 100 points, and the overall score is the average of these three categories. We help you with our easy to understand A-E scale and Chiggie rating out of 100.

A is better, E is worse

1. Nutrients (out of 100 points)
Evaluates the macronutrient content (fat, protein, carbohydrates) and micronutrients (sodium, vitamins, minerals). The criteria are:

Calories (10 points)
Fat (20 points)

• Total Fat: 10 points (lower fat is preferred)
• Saturated Fat: 5 points (lower saturated fat is preferred)
• Trans Fat: 5 points (zero trans fat is preferred)

Protein (30 points)
Carbohydrates (30 points)

• Total Carbohydrates: 10 points (balanced carbs are preferred)
• Sugars: 15 points (lower sugar content is preferred)
• Fiber: 5 points (higher fiber content is preferred)

Sodium (10 points)
Micronutrients (10 points)

• Presence of essential vitamins and minerals (Calcium, Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Thiamine, Vitamin B6, Potassium).

Total Nutrients Score:  {Total Nutrients Score} = {Calories Score} + {Fat Score} + {Protein Score} + {Carbohydrates Score} + {Sodium Score} + {Micronutrients Score} 

2. Ingredients (out of 100 points)
Evaluates the quality of ingredients based on their health impact. Ingredients are categorized into green, yellow, and red categories. Scores for each category are based on individual ingredient health impact.

Green Ingredients (Healthy, natural ingredients): 100 points
Yellow Ingredients (Generally safe but processed): 100 points
Red Ingredients (Unhealthy or highly processed): 100 points

Total Ingredients Score:  {Total Ingredients Score} = {{Green Ingredients Score} + {Yellow Ingredients Score} + {Red Ingredients Score}} / {3}

3. Health Impact (out of 100 points)
Evaluates the overall health impact of consuming the snack.

Positive Health Impacts (50 points)

• Benefits such as high in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, etc.

Negative Health Impacts (50 points)

• Detriments such as high sugar, unhealthy fats, artificial additives, etc.

Total Health Impact Score: [ {Total Health Impact Score} = {Positive Health Impacts Score} + {Negative Health Impacts Score} ]


Overall Chiggie Snack Score
The final score is the average of the four category scores: {Overall Score} = ( {Nutrients Score} + {Ingredients Score} + {Health Impact Score}  ) / 3

This scoring system provides a comprehensive evaluation of snack products, helping consumers make informed decisions based on the nutritional quality and health impact of the snacks. We take the guesswork out of snack shopping, allowing you to focus on enjoying your treats.

Chiggie Recommendations

• Healthy-ish snacks are not a substitute for real food, not even meal-replacement brands claim to be a complete solution.
  
  
• Incorporate a variety of healthy snacks instead of consuming the same ones every day.
  
  
• Eat healthy snacks between meals, such as during brunch and in the evening.

• Aim for at least a 80-20 ratio of whole foods to supplements and snacks. If your lifestyle does not permit, 60-40. It is better to have nutrients from healthy-ish options than not to have.
  
  

Chiggie Rules

• We do not use flashy colors or designs on our website to distract you from making the right choice.

• We do not use flashy sales tactics to sell you unhealthy products.

• We are the gatekeeper for your health.

Snack better, live better with Chiggie. Your Health, You Decide.