70 Genius Food Inventions You Probably Didn’t Know Existed
Ever seen a shopping cart with a magnifying glass attached so elderly people can read the food labels better? Ever picked up an avocado and noticed that it's got a color-coded sticker that tells you precisely when the fruit is ripe? Ever seen a microwave that will cook your food to perfection by simply scanning the bar code on the packaging? If the answer to any of these questions is "no" then check out this list, compiled by Bored Panda, for an awesome list of innovative food inventions that you might not know exist. Once you see them you'll wonder how you survived without them for so long! Don't forget to vote for the best!
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Bowl Of Chicken And Fries, With A Straw To Your Soda Through The Center. One Hand Holds All The Things, So You Can Eat With The Other
Yes!! This is so much better than awkwardly piling everything on your lap!
My Avocado Has A Color Chart On The Sticker, So You Know When It's Ripe
Its a great label for those without hands, unable to actually feel for ripeness. ;D
In the process of selecting the right fruit ripeness, costumers squeeze each avocado until they find the one desired, provoking handling injuries. This sistem will help choose the fruit according to the moment intended to eat it, after all every avocado will be ripe enough eventualy, if not overhandled.
As soon as this person reaches the counter and pays for the avocado, it will be overripe. :D
That would be great for my avocados because for some strange reason I always have the luck to choose a bad avocado
These Shopping Carts Have A Magnifying Glass For The Elderly
pharmacy? it's just regular drugstore, I love their wine
Load More Replies...I just hope the people who need this aren't driving themselves to the store, but many do... /o:
so that they will able to see clearly what they want to buy, good idea! :))
They will be able to see what is written on the packages
Load More Replies...Chopsticks That Are Also A Fork, In Case You're Not Feeling Too Confident
This Picnic Table Has Seating For Adults, Seating For Small Children, A High Chair And Space For Wheelchair Users
This is very clever! (But wouldn't it be a bit... kinda gross to sit and eat faced with someone's butt right in front of you....?)
Adults can sit on the sides, not on the middle part where kids would eat
Load More Replies.......and the wheelchair person can practice fitting in a tight spot without tipping over and falling off the concrete. Kool :D
Small children wouldn't care. There would also be a lot of stimulation and they would be distracted at a park
This Store Sorts It's Bananas By How Ripe They Are
I don't think the bananas are divided into those sections. I think the signs are there so you know what colors to look for.
Load More Replies...They are not sorted, the colors on the signs tell you the ripeness.
I don't think the bananas are sorted, I think the color on the sign is what is telling you how to judge the ripeness.
Hans, they aren't being fair, or nice, with you. Especially when you are making sense. I'll try to make up their cheap shots by adding back. :D
Load More Replies...Those on the far right are ready now!!! The ones on the far left are over ripe for me.
This bunch of bananas "READY NOW" you have to eat right there in the store. :D
Stretchy Reusable Food Cover
I have these , they are terrific . Wash very easily. As clean as you get your cups and plates when hand washing !
It kind of looks like the remenants of some sort of biochemical disaster
and you'll put the jello all over your food (:
Load More Replies...My Mom Blew My Mind When She Brought These Amazing Little Inventions Back From Her Trip To Peru
Many foods are good to spray lemon juice on (like fish or something)
Load More Replies...Omg! I live in Peru and I have never seen one of those, I want it !! xD
This Restaurant Sells Fries In Paper Cones And The Tables Have Diamond Shaped Holes That Hold The Cones
Exactly! The top ones always have too much sauce on them and then theres nothing left for the bottom ones.
Load More Replies...More echo friendly, I suppose, but also more dishes to wash
Load More Replies...My Asian 'Pringles' Has A Tab To Lift The Chips Up So You Don't Have To Put Your Hand Inside The Tube
I think we had this one here again...little additional use but much additional plastic waste!
Lol Did you know a five-year-old kid thought of this and it was 3D printed?
I usually just pour them out, but I guess we all have our own preferences
My hands are too big to fit inside a Pringle can (Bo Burnham reference)
this is handy! (you do not know how many times I have got my hand stuck in these tubs)
Danish Restaurant Keeps Track Of Occupied Tables Using Lego
Our Beer At A Restaurant In Prague Was Delivered By A Miniature Train
Very nice. I wonder how you get to the other side, without crawling under the table?
there is a restaurant that serves your food through a rollercoaster
they should have one of these at everywhere for food, clothes, and everything
Edible Cutlery
This is manufactured by an Indian scientist and these spoons are completely edible as well as durable ... Even if you stir boiling coffee with this spoon , it doesn't get soggy or break ... And you also get it in flavors like sugar , carrot , beetroot , ginger , etc .. This is because you wouldn't want to eat ice cream in a chilli flavored spoon or curry with sugar tasting spoon ...
It's a kickstarter project. They never delivered. Lots of people lost their money.
Edible cutlery has been around for centuries. Tudor times saw sugar plates for example.
This is why ice cream cones were invented. No need for a cup as well. Half measures, this.
While this seems fascinating, I guess most will not be eaten but tossed away. Of course, they are biodegradable, which is good. But are they really more environmental? Sometimes this is hard to tell...
Yeah, more food for the rats and other infested pests. I prefer plastic.
Load More Replies...This Coffee Shop Shows The Differences Between Coffee Drink Types
Good for baristas as well. Can be annoying when a customer 'thinks' they know what 'this' coffee is and then complain it's been made wrong.
Our Local Coffee Shop Uses Frozen Coffee Cubes For Iced Coffee
This Takeout Spork Has A Toothpick In The Handle
Well...unless you get several of them because you only use them single-purposedly. ;) Seriously: I think that savings in waste are not always easy to tell...many fallacies lurk. I think I approve nonetheless. ;)
Load More Replies...These Glasses Are Designed So You Can Carry Several At The Same Time
I honestly thought everyone knew about these. We have them at every concert or football game
This French Fries Cone Has A Built In Sauce Container
Yes, you also see that the fries are in the hole of the table
Load More Replies...The Restaurant I Went To Put Coke Ice Cubes In My Coke. It Was Delicious
I do this a lot because the only drink I have that I put ice in is Coke
Once the coke freezes and melts back, its nothing but sweet water anyway. So I doubt if this would actually help
Wine Condoms That Help To Preserve Unfinished Bottle Of Wine
Why not go for a metal wine plug? It can be cleaned and used over and over again...
yeah! if it's not made of materials, it's not a clever one then
Load More Replies...Local Farmer Has A Vending Machine In Our Mall
When using ice in my Pepsi, half way through, the ice has melted and the fizz is gone. Please invent something for this problem!
This Door Has A Shelf To Set Your Coffee On While You Open It
yes, this floor! how can one have a nice door and an untidy floor like this
Load More Replies...i am worried that people might forget about the coffee and someone might steal it
Pandering to generation smartphone again. In some countries they even build traffic lights into the floor.
Wait, why do people need more than one hands to open the door? (Besides disabilities)
Best Invention For Frequent Water Drinkers
i have this at my school!! they have a number that tells you how much plastic you save by using your own bottle instead of new plastic bottles of water
These should be at any airport, mandatorily! Buying 5$ water bottles is just ridiculous.
We got one of these at school after doing a campaign to raise money for clean water in 3rd world countries.
This Restaurant Labels Their Brownies Based On What Part Of The Pan It Was Baked On
This Restaurant Has A Sign To Let The Waiter Know If You Need Help
I always wondered why not all places have these. Why do you have to hunt for the waiter's gaze?
there was a Mexican restaurant around where i live that has a little flag on your table that you can raise when you need something.
Ponchos. You don't buy their food. You rent it for a short time.
Load More Replies...Same thing at Bubba hump shrimp in times sq. "run Forrest run" if you are good and "stop Forrest stop" license plate if you need something.
My Ramen Has A Built-In Strainer
And if the only kind you can get doesn't come with the built in strainer you could always give it a few pricks with a fork
My Spoon Has A Line Where Its Center Of Gravity Is
But with each other gram of food this center shifts... so its pretty useless for "dirty" spoons... or?
This Restaurant Bathroom Has Two Different Kinds Of Soaps
That's actually a very good thing to have two options :) Especially for people who are more sensitive towards strong and/or certain smells
It says so right there. If you're having something you'd be eating with your hands, you might not want it to smell/taste like the scented soap you just used to wash them.
Load More Replies...My Receipt Came With A Nutritional Breakdown
this is nice that way you how much unhealthy c**p you're putting in your body
Exactly! If you count calories, there is no use to know what have you ate. Nutrition table next to a cashier makes much more sense.
Load More Replies...This Mango Has A Sticker Which Tells You What Colour The Best Tasting Level Of Ripeness Is
This is a different type of mango, but they probably do the same thing for the green mangoes too.
Load More Replies...I didn't know there were yellow mangoes..mine are always a mixture of green, red and yellow, but mostly green. Delicious. I love mangoes. I really love mangoes. They're amazing. Have you ever tasted a good mangoe? Man they are good. Have I mentioned how much I love them? AHHH DELICIOUS!
This Movie Rental Place Has A Hole In The Wall So That You Can Order Pizza From Next Door
In the year 2017 you actually need to ask: "What is a movie rental place? What are these oddly shaped blue boxes? And what about the black ones? I thought I saw them in a museum once."
good idea... you can get everything for a movie night in one shop... or you can go on netflix and order pizza online... faster and easer
Video-games rentals/pawnshops are taking movies' place in my country. Although I wait for steam sales...
How old is that picture?!? Are video tapes/DVDs still rented anywhere in the world?
My Supermarket Lets You Eat Produce While You Shop For A 25 Cents
supermarkets in sweden offer free bananas, tangerines or apples for kids.
however, i bet people don't actually put money in (well, at least some people. I'm sure most people do)
My grocery store has the same fruit available with absolutely no cost.
This Box Of Chewing Gum I Bought Comes With A Separate Container And Wrapper Paper To Put Used Gum In
Come on...you buy the big box to save on waste and it comes with waste added?
I remember hearing about this. It started in Asian cities because the amount of im on the sidewalks and stuff was out of control
Load More Replies...This Is How They Sell Wine Bottles At This Music Festival. 4 Cups That Come Apart
I just found these at our local grocery store! They are an AWESOME idea! Figure they are perfect for backyard BBQ's etc
They sell these all over where we live. They are plastic and you can keep the little lid on them. Great for camping lol
New Huge Dates Stamped On The Milks In The Store
Thats organic milk.. Witch is obviously expensive. And Non-Organic milk is about $2.
Load More Replies...i like that idea because sometimes i find it hard to find the used by dates on packagings
This Supermarket Has Confectionary Free Checkouts For Parents Unwilling To Have Children Demanding That They Buy Some
But they replace it with sugarladen drinks... yeah dont see the benefit here. Telling them no doesnt hurt them, they must beg for other things througout the store if they are kids that beg at the checkout
All the supermarkets have this in my city. Of course I have yet to see one parent using the children lane.
The Microwave I Use At Work Has A Button To Turn Off The Sound, So It Doesn't Beep When Your Food Is Done
super useful because my son would use the microwave all the time at night and my fluffy ears will pick that up
Mine says "enjoy your meal" even if I just warmed a heat pack or something XD
My Bar Has An Ice Strip To Keep Your Beer Cold
Kjorn is right, at my school ( which was a French immersion school )from the time I was in kindergarten to grade 3, we had the maple snack
Load More Replies...My Dad's New Car Has Cooled/Heated Cup Holders
This Bag Has The Corners Cut Out So That The Pizza Sits Flat
Yeah but....does the bag it necessary? That's just more plastic! ^^
For when you are unable to carry a pizza box...wait, what? It does not even provide protection against rain and, thus, is just more plastic waste!
Um, I think this is a great idea... for anyone who has ever had to carry lots of stuff into their place, up stairs and still open doors?
This makes it weaker and the plastic bag will break. I don't even use a bag, I just hold the box in my hands without anything.
This Restaurant Had A Complementary Mouthwash Machine In The Bathroom
this is a good idea i like smellhy foods i.e onions garlic mushrooms so this would be helpful
This Is A Pizza Vending Machine I Saw In Croatia. You Pick The Toppings And It Actually Bakes It For You Right There!
You see a tiny protest "FREE THE PIZZA DWARFS" (and by tiny i mean literally tiny people) XD
Load More Replies..."Made in Italy" means that the machine goes to Italy to cook your pizza and then come back to Croatia to give it to you? :-)
great! wait... doesn't the pizza just flop onto the ground when it comes through the slot and wouldn't you have to bring a plate or box with you so you can carry it?
There needs to be one of those in every college dorm in America. Profits would go through the roof!
Chick-Fil-A Doesn't Charge Customers For Ingredients That The Customers Don't Want
As a very picky eater, I would love this as I often have multiple things left out of food
My Bag Of Rice Closes With Velcro
i have a couple of bags that does this....love it way more than the normal zip loc....easier to close
*kind, although I do consider their thoughtfulness in packaging kindness :)
Load More Replies...Why haven't other manufacturers thought of that? It is such a pain to *try* to close the zipper, 5 times before it actually catches.
The Microwave At My Office Is A Pull Out Drawer
Wait, would you be able to watch it cook things? This picture confuzzles me.
No, it just looks like that in the photo, but if that was the case the microwave could not close, because of the drawer and the handle.....
Load More Replies...This Churros Cone Has A Dippable Chocolate Sauce Container
Bowl For People Who Hate Soggy Cereal
So eating cereal and drinking the milk separately is too main stream now?
Would that mean they won't like Weetbix? *gasp* (if you eat Weetbix in a bowl of milk that is)
My Town Has A Baguette Vending Machine
"Only in France" - i don' t know if they only exist in France, since one year, you find them everywhere in France (especially in the eastern part), even in small villages.
We have a culture of the bread in France. When I go abroad I really miss the taste of the good bread.
Wow 1 Eur? I live in Tunisia now and it costs 15-30 cents. Of course i understand why the price difference but still shocking
Hon Hon Hon Wee Wee Baguette Hon Hon Hon Feed Me A Baguette ~Tumblr
i left a baguette go for 5 days and when i took it out of the pantry and i tried to cut it and the knofe broke but in all sincerity i wasn't using a bread knife but still those thigs are hard
This Toaster Has A 'Bit More' Option
some one i know has one like this but it also has a lift and look button where it goes up for like 2 seconds so you know how toasted it is and you press a button to put it down
Frozen as in when you toast a piece of bread or something that's just been taken out of the freezer
Load More Replies...Avocado Huggers To Keep It Fresh
The pit actually keeps it fresh! Same with guacamole; if you have the pits, set them on top of the guac to keep it green! It's great for parties.
Load More Replies...I ration avocados, I love them so much but at the moment they cost $4.50 each in New Zealand. Painfully sad
This Restaurant Tabletop Condiment Caddy Has A Special Holder To Make Sure The Ketchup Bottle Is Always Primed For Use
I bought Heinz once. It always has some watery thing dripping off. You need to shake it anyway. F*****g hate it.
"Has this ever happened to you? Try Ron Popeil's latest As Seen On TV" Super Ketchup Holder!"
Load More Replies...Mcdonald's In My City Has A Walk-Thru
this is what would happen if i had this in my city [me: i'm gonna be healthy and go for a run (3 minutes later at mcdonalds) yes hi can i get a mcflurry along with a mcvodka to drown my dissapointment in ]
sooooooooooooooooo cooooooooooooool! finally someone gets what it's like to be a kid to young to drive who always has to wait in a huge line at mcdonalds!
Ever thought of the fact that this is the exact same thing as going inside? Therefor also very likely to contain a line?
Load More Replies...I remember one time when I wanted to by-pass a queue to the counter (there was a whole bus of kids on a trip). The drive-by is not for pedestrians even when there is no car in the line :< luckily I met a friend with rollerblades on his feet... and it worked :D
We have this at one in downtown Seattle. Bad area so you would have to be willing to step over the passed out person to order 😋
Edible Jello Cups
i think i have seen these before and apparently they taste like roll-ups
They don't look good. It looks like when a little kid starts eating stuff they aren't supposed to.
This Coconut Has A Pull Top
i remember when my mum bought a coconut and we sat their for ever trying to crack it open
Yeah, great natural and "organic" food, wrapped in plastic because coconuts have such delicate outer skins.
This Coke Bottle Is Made Out Of Ice
I'm guessing you take this post very literal.
Load More Replies...you'd need to drink it before it melted but cool! great how they're not wasting plastic
As it melts and drips all over your outfit or wherever you chose to sit it ...
That's a little bit stupid What if it melts, then you lose the coke you haven't drunk.
Sorry to be the party pooper. but how would it not melt? Plus, I could see my fingers becoming very numb, even with the cover thing. Is there an ordinary bottle where i do not see it?
You can leave it somewhere or even break it and it will melt eventually... awesome :D
My Hotel Room's Phone Has A Dedicated Pizza Button
This Restaurant Strategically Placed A Tortilla Chip So The Taco And Beans Don't Touch Each Other
i always have my food seprate (it can't touch!) so on my plate each food has like a 3cm gap between them
I've heard a lot of people say this..... still find it weird....but each to their own
Load More Replies...I need this. I hate when my food touches other food, even if its on my plate
Herb Scissors
This Bottle Of Oj Lets You See How Many Glasses Are Left Inside
how do they know how big your glasses are or how much you put in a glass?
This Bar Has The Amount Of Beer Left In The Keg On The Digital Tap List
My fav bar is one with a beer that comes here straight from the local brewery and a keg has a date of production and opening it (so you know it's the freshest beer one can drink)
I've seen this at a few beer bars around town, its very helpful to see what's popular, especially when there is a limited release where the pub may have only gotten one keg. Don't want to miss out! :)
Load More Replies...This Theater Has A Cool Popcorn Bucket With A Lid On It To Use While Shaking It To Coat It And To Use As A Bowl
plastic waste :( it could be made of corn starch or something, that would be cool
I was reading it and was like "Theater?! What the hell is a Theater? Never heard of somethi...wait... aaaah it's The-atre not Theater like heater" :D God, sometimes i wish i was brunette...
The division of people by hair color is unfair.
Load More Replies...I think you're thinking about the ones with giant holes in them. If you shake the bucket, it'll all fly out. Same with a bowl.
Load More Replies...My Beer Has A 360° Mouth Opening
Yes, but you can take it somewhere before you open it, and it won't spill. Also, you can buy it pre-filled.
Load More Replies...This Oven Has A Built-In Dishwasher
This Japanese Pack Of Gum Came With A Set Of Post-It-Note-Like Papers To Throw My Gum Away In
Are you suggest him to swallow the gum instead?
Load More Replies...Pizza Scissors
@Hans, I feel bad that you were downvoted. As my own question, how does one use this thing?
This Coffee Cup Lid Has A Space For Your Nose
Ur nose would push the coffee upright tho... it wouldn't spill. Lolled tho :)
Load More Replies...what if my nose is still too long? :< do I realy need to get a nose job?
This Microwave Has A Barcode Scanner To Automatically Cook The Food
actually had this in my old place, never worked properly and food was always either undercooked or burnt
It's for the heat up food at convenient stores like 7-11.
Load More Replies...This Restaurant Has Receptacles In The Table So You Won't Spill On Your Phone
Way to encourage using your phone while eating out. Not cool. Put it away!!
Should only be used for the game called "first one to touch your phone pays the bill for everyone"- for some ppl it can get even harder (when you see that you got a really important msg, but don't know whole text or can't reply)
on the phone there's some weird creature who looks like he's pooping or farting
This Clever Invention Is Going To Get Me Out Of Doing Dishes On Movie Nights
Some people don't have a dishwasher and it takes deffo more than three seconds to wash it up. Anyway, not trying to excuse this extra waste!!
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