[tonyarkles]

I read it top to bottom and found it super interesting. I appreciate the normalization factor!

I'm chuckling a bit though. "Nutrients per calorie" is a fantastic metric, but then I got to wondering... "How much spinach is necessary to reach 200 cal?" http://www.caloriegallery.com/foods/calories-in-spinach.htm suggests that it'd be 870g! Almost 2lb! That's a lot of spinach to eat.

So is the ultimate goal to be able to put together daily meal plans that ensure you hit all your micro requirements?

[pascalxus]

Yup, that's exactly right. I'd like to build a tool that puts together meal plans that help people meet their nutrition goals. But, I thought I'd build up an audience first, to see if there's interest.

Yes 2 LBS of spinach is a lot. At costco they sell those 2.5 lb bags and their pretty big. But, keep in mind, if you boil it down in a big pot, 1 lb of spinach isn't so insurmountable, as the spinach becomes really small: best of all it only takes a minute of cooking.