Device for preparing balanced food servings with a controlled calorie value

Abstract

A device includes three main receptacles having three coplanar openings at the top of the receptacles. The receptacles are of different sizes and contain different types of food for each meal. The volumes and size ratios of the receptacles are selected to define balanced food servings with a lower calorie value. A rotary scraper is used to remove excess food and thus control serving size.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention concerns a device for preparing balanced food portions with a controlled calorie value. [0002] Many slimming or maintenance diets are based on weighing foods to produce portions having an appropriate overall energy value. [0003] When the foods themselves have different energy values, it has until now appeared necessary to weigh each of the foods constituting the meal. [0004] Weighing is a tiresome and time-consuming operation, however, which makes following a diet correctly unlikely. [0005] At the same time, when the calorie value of the meals is reduced, it is necessary to guarantee a satisfactory food balance to avoid serious food disorders. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] The problem addressed by the present invention is that of avoiding the drawbacks of the means used at present to determine portions in diets by proposing a new device that facilitates the preparation of food portions without having recourse to weighin...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] The problem addressed by the present invention is that of avoiding the drawbacks of the means used at present to determine portions in diets by proposing a new device that facilitates the preparation of food portions without having recourse to weighing.

[0008] The invention is also aimed at facilitating and improving the consumption of diet meals.

[0015] The use of three main cavities enables each meal to be prepared with at least three food types, ensuring a satisfactory food balance. At the same time, the cavities have an appropriate volume that it suffices to fill with said foods in order to obtain an appropriate calorie value, without having recourse to weighing.

[0016] The fact that the upper orifices of the cavities are coplanar significantly facilitates filling the cavities and controlling the quantities of foods contained therein.

[0026] Filling the main cavities can be easily controlled by providing a scraper adapted to scrape the content of the main cavities level with the plane continuous upper surface.

[0027] The scraper may be a cutter having a lateral cutting edge, for example, and mounted to pivot about a vertical pivot at the periphery of the device to cut and eliminate excess foods when filling the main cavities.

Problems solved by technology

Weighing is a tiresome and time-consuming operation, however, which makes following a diet correctly unlikely.

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