ANDI: Aggregate Nutrient Density Index
Remember elementary school when you would try to cheat on a test and write the answers on a small sheet of paper. You were so sneaky and so terrified of getting caught.
Think of ANDI as the answers on that little white sheet of paper you’re hiding in your hand. Except this time you don’t have to be so terrified because your not going to get punished if you get caught with your little cheat sheet. In fact, I am encouraging you to carry it with you on your next trip to the grocery store.
ANDI was created by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, founder of Eat Right America, and he suggests that it is time for America to change its dangerous diet of low-nutrient foods. We need to turn around and head in the opposite direction, towards a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and grains. Its okay we have a GPS system now via the ANDI scoring system.
ANDI scores foods on a scale of 1-1000 based on the concentration of nutrients in every calorie. It measures the concentration of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals, which are vital to a healthy immune system.
It is no surprise that vegetables dominate the top of the list and it will only benefit you to start incorporating these into every meal. You no longer have to walk around the produce department clueless as to which vegetable pack a real punch! Now you know.
Kale is at the top of the list with a score of 1000 but please don’t be the genius who decides to eat only kale for the next week thinking its his/her ticket to health. If you only eat kale you will get sick. Don’t be the idiot.
VIEW THE FULL LIST HERE: ANDI
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