A bowl that allows you to eat a well-balanced meal.

Abstract

It essentially has three compartments separated by a partition. By filling each compartment with food and eating from them, one can maintain their health without needing any special expertise or significant effort. This provides a container for a balanced and healthy diet that is easy to maintain without giving up. [Solution] Partitions 4a, 4b, and 4c are provided to separate areas where foods containing various nutrients are stored or placed, such as foods mainly composed of carbohydrates, foods mainly composed of protein, and foods mainly composed of vegetables, mushrooms, and seaweed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a device that can easily and balancedly intake nutrients for a healthy diet.

Background Art

[0002] For a person to be healthy, it is important to have a balanced diet. A balanced diet is basically a diet that combines staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes by appropriately ingesting necessary nutrients at appropriate ratios. That is, by appropriately ingesting nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals at appropriate ratios, health can be maintained and lifestyle-related diseases can be prevented.

[0003] Staple foods provide energy and are mainly sources of carbohydrates, such as rice, bread, and noodles. Main dishes are like blood and meat and are mainly sources of proteins, such as meat, fish, eggs, and soybeans. Side dishes help to adjust the body condition and are mainly sources of vitamins and minerals, such as vegetables, mushrooms, and seaweeds. While trying to combine staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes in a diet, the amount of these foods consumed is also important.

[0004] Generally, diets are such that side dishes such as vegetables, mushrooms, and seaweeds are lacking, and carbohydrates such as rice, bread, and noodles are consumed in large amounts. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have formulated a dietary balance guide that clearly shows, in illustrations, guidelines on what and how much to eat per day. Thus, although it is understood that a balanced daily diet is important for maintaining health, it is not easy to practice.

[0005] Especially for a person living alone who has to do housework in addition to work, it is difficult to prepare a balanced diet. By the way, conventionally, methods for relatively easily preparing a balanced diet have also been applied for patent. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2016-110572 describes a "meal mat, meal simulation tool, and meal simulation system." The meal mat includes multiple placement sections for placing multiple food items. Each placement section displays an image of tableware suggesting the food items to be placed, as well as textual information about the category of the food items to be placed. By using the meal mat to eat a meal, or by using a food item card set (a set of cards displaying images of dishes and nutritional information, etc.) to simulate the composition of a meal, even people without knowledge of nutritional balance can easily optimize the nutritional balance of a single meal.

[0006] The "Assorted Health Food in a Container" registered under Utility Model Registration No. 3055356 consists of two products. The first product is primarily focused on calorie intake and uses powdered milk, kinako (roasted soybean flour), and brown sugar. The second product is made by combining several foods known to have antioxidant effects with vinegar, which is said to have strong antioxidant properties. In addition, commercially available plums, perilla leaves, and shallots are also said to have antioxidant properties. These are all packaged in a single container, making it easy to obtain and eat, and suitable for use not only at home but in a variety of settings.

[0007] In recent years, a service has emerged that provides bento boxes filled with balanced meals, delivered chilled via courier. The "delivery system" described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2009-62128 is a delivery system that enables the procurement of food at low cost without requiring much effort, and also provides nutritionally balanced meals.

[0008] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2016-110572: "Meal mat, meal simulation tool, and meal simulation system" [Patent Document 2] Utility Model Registration No. 3055356: "Assorted Health Foods in Containers" [Patent Document 3] "Delivery System" related to Japanese Patent Publication No. 2009-62128 [Disclosure of the Invention] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0009] As you can see, there are many known ways to eat healthily, but putting them into practice is not easy and requires a great deal of effort. This invention provides a method that can be easily implemented without specialized knowledge or significant effort, and offers a container that allows for a balanced and healthy meal, while also reducing calorie intake, simply by serving food containing the necessary nutrients in it. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] The container for a well-balanced meal according to this invention has multiple compartments formed by partitions. Each partitioned compartment is designed to hold a balanced variety of foods, such as foods mainly composed of carbohydrates, foods mainly composed of protein, and foods mainly composed of vegetables. By the way, the size (volume) of each of the above storage compartments is not uniform; there are basically four patterns.

[0011] (a) Compartments containing carbohydrate-based foods: Compartments containing protein-based foods: Compartments containing vegetable-based foods = 1:1:2 (b) Compartments containing carbohydrate-based foods: Compartments containing protein-based foods: Compartments containing lipid-based foods = 50-65:13-20:20-30 (c) Compartments containing carbohydrate-based foods: Compartments containing protein-based foods: Compartments containing lipid-based foods = 40:30:30 (d) Storage area containing mainly vegetables and fruits: Storage area containing mainly carbohydrates: Storage area containing mainly protein = 50:25:25

[0012] Incidentally, the partitions forming the above-mentioned storage compartments are not limited to being constructed as upright sections rising from the bottom of the container; they can also be constructed as planar partitions with dividing lines on the bottom surface. The material of the container of this invention is not limited, but it is generally made of resin and is therefore injection molded from resin. In this case, it can be integrally molded with the divider, and if the divider line is to be formed on the bottom surface, methods such as printing can be used. On the other hand, if the size of the storage area needs to be changed as needed, it is also possible to configure it so that a separate partition can be attached later. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] The container of this invention basically has three storage compartments separated by a partition. By filling each of these compartments with foods mainly composed of nutrients such as carbohydrates, foods mainly composed of protein, and foods mainly composed of vegetables, one can maintain good health. In other words, it does not require any special expertise or significant effort to maintain a healthy body, making it easy to continue without giving up.

[0014] The bottom of the container is marked with the nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, vegetables, etc.) that can be packed into each compartment, allowing anyone to pack them correctly without making a mistake. Furthermore, eating meals using this container inevitably leads to weight loss, and if the container is covered, the amount that can be packed into the container is restricted, thereby reducing calorie intake. Restricting the external dimensions of the container also has the effect of reducing calorie intake. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0015] [Figure 1] This is an embodiment showing a vessel that allows for a well-balanced meal according to the present invention, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view AA of (a), and it has a structure in which the partition is integrally molded. [Figure 2]Another embodiment of the device capable of providing a balanced diet according to the present invention, which has a structure in which partitions are detachable. [Figure 3] Yet another embodiment of the device capable of providing a balanced diet according to the present invention, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a sectional view taken along line B-B of (a). [Figure 4] Another embodiment of the device capable of providing a balanced diet according to the present invention.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0016] Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the device capable of providing a balanced diet according to the present invention. The device has a circular bottom 1, and side portions 2 stand up around it. And partition portions 4a, 4b, 4c extend outward from the center 3 and are connected to the side portions 2. Therefore, through each partition portion 4a, 4b, 4c, a first storage portion 5, a second storage portion 6, and a third storage portion 7 are formed, and their sizes (volumes) are in the ratio of the first storage portion 5: the second storage portion 6: the third storage portion 7 = 1:1:2.

[0017] And in each of these storage portions 5, 6, 7, foods having the nutrients necessary for creating a healthy body are filled in necessary amounts. That is, the storage portion 5 is filled with foods mainly containing carbohydrates, the storage portion 6 is filled with foods mainly containing proteins, and the storage portion 7 is filled with foods mainly containing vegetables. By the way, on the surface of the bottom 1 of the first storage portion 5, it is marked with carbohydrates (for example, rice, bread, noodles, potatoes, pumpkins, processed foods, fruits, sweets).

[0018] On the surface of the bottom 1 of the second storage portion 6, it is marked with proteins (for example, meat, seafood, soybeans, eggs). And in the third storage portion 7, it is marked with vegetables, mushrooms, seaweeds. Therefore, a person attempting to maintain health can fill the necessary foods in the necessary amounts in each of the storage portions 5, 6, 7 without hesitation.

[0019] Figure 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which is a vessel that allows for a well-balanced meal, and has a first storage section 8, a second storage section 9, and a third storage section 10, with the volume ratio of these three sections being 60:15:25. Then, partitions 11a, 11b, and 11c are provided to form these storage sections 8, 9, and 10. The first storage section 8 is filled with foods mainly consisting of carbohydrates, which are nutrients; the second storage section 9 is filled with foods mainly consisting of proteins; and the third storage section 10 is filled with foods mainly consisting of lipids.

[0020] Eating the food packed in the container shown in Figure 1 can help maintain good health, and similarly, eating the food packed in the container shown in Figure 2 can help create a healthy body. In other words, there is no single combination of foods that can create a healthy body; multiple methods exist. The container shown in Figure 2 is divided into a first storage section 8, a second storage section 9, and a third storage section 10 via partitions 11a, 11b, and 11c. The vessel has a central base column 12 rising from the bottom, and multiple outer grooves 14, 14... are provided vertically on the outer surface 13 of the central base column 12, and multiple inner grooves 17, 17... are provided vertically on the inner surface 16 of the side portion 15.

[0021] The partition sections 11a, 11b, and 11c are positioned so that their ends are fitted into the outer grooves 14, 14... of the central base column 12 and the inner grooves 16, 16... of the side sections 15. The container shown in Figure 1 is integrally molded with the partitions using an injection molding machine. However, as shown in Figure 2, by making the partitions 11a, 11b, and 11c detachable, the sizes of the first storage section 8, the second storage section 9, and the third storage section 10 can be freely changed, and the amount of food that can be packed into each storage section 8, 9, and 10 can be adjusted.

[0022] Furthermore, although the containers shown in Figures 1 and 2 are circular, they can also be rectangular. In the case of rectangular containers, grooves are provided on the inner surface of the sides, and partitions are fitted into these grooves at appropriate positions to adjust the size of the storage area. The container shown in the figure has partitions 4a, 4b, 4c and 11a, 11b, 11c that are at the same height as the sides 2, 15. However, the partitions do not necessarily have to be high; they can also be partitions that protrude slightly from the surface of the bottom 1. Furthermore, instead of partitions that protrude from the surface, planar partition lines can also be formed.

[0023] The container according to the present invention shown in Figure 3 is a specific example in which a partition line 18 is formed on the bottom surface as a divider. As shown in the figure, the container is dish-shaped and has no sides, but the smoothly curved surface 19 along the dividing line 18 is divided into three mounting sections 20a, 20b, and 20c. Since it does not have a side portion 2 like the container shown in Figure 1, carbohydrates, proteins, and vegetables are placed in the serving portions 20a, 20b, and 20c in a ratio of 1:1:2.

[0024] Figure 4 shows yet another embodiment of a vessel according to the present invention. The surface of the container has three mounting sections 20a, 20b, and 20c, but there are no dividing lines to distinguish between these mounting sections 20a, 20b, and 20c. However, the mounting sections 20a, 20b, and 20c of the container shown in the figure are different colors, and each mounting section 20a, 20b, and 20c is distinguished. For example, by making the carbohydrate-containing area 20a brown, the protein-containing area 20b blue, and the vegetable-containing area 20c green, these areas can be distinguished. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0025] 1 bottom 2 Side 3 center 4. Partition section 5. First containment section 6. Second containment section 7. Third containment section 8. First containment section 9. Second containment section 10 Third containment section 11 Partition section 12 Central base pillar 13 External surface 14 Outer groove 15 Side 16 Inner surface 17 Inner groove 18 Dividing lines 19 Surface 20 Mounting section

Claims

1. A container for balanced and healthy meals, characterized by having dividers that allow for the storage or placement of areas for foods containing various nutrients, such as foods mainly composed of carbohydrates, foods mainly composed of protein, and foods mainly composed of vegetables, mushrooms, and seaweed.

2. A container for eating a well-balanced, healthy meal, as described in claim 1, wherein a partition portion is provided as a divider, rising from the surface of the bottom.

3. A container for eating a well-balanced, healthy meal according to claim 1, wherein a dividing line is formed on the bottom surface as the above-mentioned divider.

4. A container for a well-balanced, healthy meal as described in claim 1, wherein the bottom surface is divided into sections by using different colors as dividers.

5. A container for eating a well-balanced, healthy meal according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, or claim 4, wherein a lid is attached to the above container.

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