We'd like to help you customize your search to meet your personal needs. Is there a profile option or ingredient / nutrition preference you'd like to see?
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207 votes
Have a vegetarian option to filter out the meats
Status: plannedJust wanted folks who are interested in our incorporating a vegetarian filter to know that we are still working on it. Probably lacto-ovo to start.
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133 votes
Add ORGANIC to goals and conditions or things you want that would add lots of points
Knowing what brands of food are organic and the value of those organic products would be great knowledge! i think its imperative that you add the organic option to the things you want column
Status: under reviewWe'd love to be able to add that, too. We're thinking about the best way to make this possible. Thanks for the suggestion!
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85 votes
Monosodium Glutomate as a not wanted or can't have would be very helpful
Status: under reviewWe plan to add more filters and will be sure to consider MSG. Thanks.
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80 votes
Vegan foods
Would be really helpful to be able to identify vegan-friendly foods. Can you please add this to the preferences list?
Status: under reviewHi. Yes, we've definitely been thinking along these lines and are looking to make some additions to our filters. Please stay tuned.
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69 votes
low or lower carb
Status: under reviewWe're looking into this and will see what we can do about providing this option. Thanks for the recommendation.
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48 votes
cruelty free
No animal testing, no animal cruelty (humane treatment of animals), humane (to the greatest extent possible) slaughter, sustainable conservation
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43 votes
Multiple profiles
Would be great if I could set up profiles for everyone in my family. For example, my husband is allergic to peanuts and I'm not. Can I set up two profiles?
Status: plannedAs soon as we have user accounts ready to go, we'll be giving you the ability to manage profiles for the whole family.
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28 votes
Food for diabetics
Status: under reviewYes, this is on our radar. We're looking into the best way to implement a preference for diabetic-friendly foods.
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25 votes
add corn allergy
i love your site, but i am allergic to corn. i need food items analyzed to show me details about corn or corn-based ingredients. In USA, this is extremely difficult!
Status: under reviewWe know there are lots of folks out there concerned with corn allergies. I'm sure it's really hard to unearth corn in everything! We'll look into how we might be able to meet your need.
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25 votes
there are hidden names for MSG such as Carrageenan---I do not want foods with Carrageenan
There are hidden names for MSG such as Carrageenan---I do not want foods with Carrageenan. Please include the hidden name list of MSG as an item to exclude.
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24 votes
LOCALLY PRODUCED
In addition to HOW it's produced, an option for WHERE it's produced would help to support small, local agriculture. Tie this in with the organic, grass fed, no hormones, etc., and you have an incredibly powerful AND empowering website.
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24 votes
Add no rBGH
Status: under reviewgood suggestion. we'll look into what it takes to add this functionality.
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23 votes
Add Omega-3
Important part of a diet and not only found in fish, so if can't find a sustainable fish option, good to know what other types of foods have this - avocado? various nuts?
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23 votes
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20 votes
Low glycaemic index (low GI) or low glycaemic load (low GL)
Not as simple as low-carb diets, identifying low-GI/-GL products can help those trying to follow an eating plan centred around this scientific approach to weight loss and food management. See http://www.glycemicindex.com/ for more.
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19 votes
Add a 'how its produced' filter
What with the wide variety of production methods, it would be nice to sort food by say: organic/non-organic, exclusion of pesticides, antibiotics. Grass fed and finished beef vs. grain/corn fed. Free range vs. cage raised chicken and eggs, etc.
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15 votes
Taste filter, with community/user generated taste ratings
Can Shopwell include a taste filter, and then allow users to rate the taste of food items contained in the database? Since taste is one of, if not the most important factors in determining food and beverage purchase and consumption, this would be an extremely valuable addition to the rating… more
Status: under reviewYes, we see great importance in a community generated taste rating system and hope to implement this in the future. Thanks for the suggestion! It's on our radar.
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15 votes
loosing weight
Status: under reviewGreat thought. Yes, losing weight is an additional preference filter that we are considering.
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15 votes
low to no sodium, low to no msg
On 2200 mg salt diet for heart condition; would like a "don't want" option for salt. Although low sodium is shown as request, searches brought back far too many items and most with high sodium level. Would take too much time to use this site and sort through all returned… more
Status: plannedYes, we realized that just "want low sodium" wasn't adequate so our next site update that should be live next week will provide a "don't want high sodium" option. Hopefully, this helps you weed out many of the products! The best way to use it will be to select "don't want high sodium" and then use the filters on the upper right of the search results page to hide products with an "X." We hope this improves your site experience! Also, we hope to add an MSG filter in the near future. Thanks for the note.
