Stopping fatties with stoplights AKA I have an idea So I recently came back from visiting my home country of Ecuador and I found a great idea. Within the last couple of years the country has implemented a new food packaging policy that requires all food packaging to have a "stoplight" on it. Here is an example.  Basically it has sugar, fat, and salt and each one either has red (high), yellow (medium), green (low), or it says "this product does not include this". For example, Coca Cola has a red for sugar, a green for salt, and a "does not contain" for fat. If implemented in the US it would be much easier for people to realize what is healthy and what is not. We could even put in a calorie stoplight with the others and doctors could tell their fat patients "stay away from things with red ratings, to lose weight eat fresh food or food that only has yellow and green ratings". It would be an easy way to communicate to their fat minds what is healthy and what isn't. We could also use it in schools, for example cafeterias cannot serve any food item with more than one red light. It is also a great way to show children whats good to eat and what's an occasional treat with very visible and understandable signs.