Variety rather than restriction
At least five fruit and vegetables a day, varying the colours at each meal — a PNNS reference point taken as it stands, not a calorie target in disguise.
Goal: everyday health
Pousse helps you eat well, one meal at a time.
No diet, no restriction announced up front: Pousse follows an ordinary, varied way of eating, with simple reference points — a balanced plate, at least five fruit and vegetables a day, regular activity — and nutrition values that are sourced when the food appears in a reference table, and flagged as estimates when it does not.
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What Pousse is for
“Everyday health”, concretely
This goal is not aimed at a particular outcome — weight, muscle, performance. It is about general reference points for a balanced diet, for anyone who simply wants to see more clearly what they eat day to day.
The reference points here come from the French public recommendations of the Programme national nutrition santé (Santé publique France) and from opinions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA): variety across food groups, a place for wholegrain starches, regular physical activity. These are general reference points, not an individual programme — Radish does not replace the advice of a healthcare professional or a registered dietitian, particularly in case of a medical condition, pregnancy or an eating disorder.
A different goal? Radish also follows gentle weight loss, strength training, bulking, endurance, senior needs and meal windows — each with its own character and its own reference points.
Regular movement
At least 30 minutes of dynamic physical activity a day (PNNS reference point, Santé publique France) — walking, cycling, stairs. No minimum performance is required.
Consistency over perfection
Logging your meals most days helps more than one perfect week followed by giving up. A day you did not log blocks nothing: no feature of the app closes because a day is missing.
In the app
How Pousse works alongside you
Once the “everyday health” goal is chosen, Pousse carries occasional wellbeing reference points in the app — never medical advice, never an imposed calorie figure.
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“Aim for at least five fruit and vegetables a day, and vary the colours at each meal.”
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“Log your meals every day: being consistent beats being perfect.”
Wellbeing reference points reviewed internally before publication, sourced from PNNS/ANSES/EFSA — not medical advice. A food-safety message (an under-eating alert, for instance) is never carried by Pousse: it goes through a dedicated mascot, in a plain tone. Sources ›
A sourced example
A wholegrain starch, in actual numbers
An illustration of the “wholegrain starch” base recommended at each meal. Radish ties a food to its reference table (CIQUAL/ANSES or USDA) when it appears in one, and shows its value as estimated when it does not; the Nutri-Score is calculated either way. The full method is on the Methodology page and the Sources page.
Riz complet, cuit, sans sel ajouté
Per 100 g
CIQUAL code 9103 · ANSES, Ciqual 2025 table
Energy187 kcal
Protein3.87 g
Carbohydrate37.6 g
Fibre2.1 g
Fat1.8 g
Example display. The record name is kept in French, as ANSES publishes it — it is the search key. When a value is missing, the app writes “not reported” rather than a zero.
Common mistakes
What most often throws a general balance off
Skipping meals instead of making them lighter
Skipping a meal often leads to overcompensating at the next one. Three regular meals, however modest, are a more reliable reference point than an improvised fast.
Neglecting wholegrain starches
Cutting starches sharply without replacing them with another steady source of energy can bring on fatigue and late-afternoon snacking.
Aiming for perfect rather than regular
A food diary kept five days out of seven, over months, gives a more useful picture than one “perfect” week followed by giving up.
Mistaking an estimate for a measurement
A nutrition value shown without any indication of its source does not tell you whether it is a measurement or an approximation. Radish always separates the two.
Frequently asked
About the “everyday health” goal
Do I need a weight goal to use Pousse?
No. The “everyday health” goal sets no weight target: it follows general reference points for a balanced diet (variety, wholegrain starches, regular activity), with no number to hit.
Does Radish give me a calorie limit not to exceed?
Radish shows what you have eaten and its sourced values; it sets no default calorie limit for this goal and offers no medical advice.
Where do Pousse's reference points come from?
From the French public recommendations of the Programme national nutrition santé (Santé publique France) and from EFSA opinions, reviewed internally before they go into the app.
Is this goal suitable during illness or pregnancy?
Radish is not a medical tool. In case of a medical condition, pregnancy or an eating disorder, the advice of a healthcare professional takes precedence over any generic reference point in the app.
Can I switch goals later, for example to weight loss?
Yes, the goal can be changed in the app settings at any time; the character and the associated reference points change with it (see the Pom page).
The full picture
The six other goals
Each goal has its own character and its own page of reference points, sourced and reviewed before publication. See all seven goals ›