Would you eat a carrot to earn a badge?

As an on again, off again dieter I was intrigued to find Foodzy.  When you sign up to Foodzy (it's free, but there is also a paid version) you win badges for certain good or fun eating habits. Like eating plenty of carrots. Or having cake on your birthday.

I just joined and added the chicken I had for supper to my profile, and guess what?  I unlocked a badge – the Foodzy Freshhead badge, below….

Plus, I got a message telling me to drink more water….. Hmmm I understand that everyone is getting into gamification, but really?  I can't say that the fact I got this badge makes me want to go onto to eat a carrot or drink the 2 liters of water to get another – would you?

However, I've just seen that there is a hangover badge to earn – now we're talking, that is much more up my street, and very easy to achieve, but that's not really healthy is it?  I thought this was about good eating habits….

If you are hardcore into games, and enjoy the challenge of collecting badges then this is for you.  For me I have to say if I want to eat healthily I need someone blocking the fridge!  A badge just won't cut it!

The added incentive with this site is that you can compete against friends, but again I can see that getting old VERY quickly… maybe to be a Foursquare/Gowalla badge hunter you need to be a certain type of person – which I'm not.  Are you?

Do you think you'd use Foodzy to keep track of what you eat?  Will a badge for a carrot spur you on?  I'd love to know if it's just me who's not a badge collector….

 

 

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