Food intelligence for teams and families.
Research, guides, and product breakdowns from the MetricPoint team.
Best Employee Wellness Benefits for Small Businesses
Practical, low-overhead wellness benefits small businesses can offer to compete for talent without an enterprise budget.
Digital Wellness Benefits Employees Actually Use
Most wellness apps sit unused. Here's how to pick digital wellness benefits with genuine engagement and daily utility.
Employee Benefits for Working Parents
The benefits that actually move the needle for working parents — reducing cognitive load, supporting return-to-work, and lowering attrition.
Inclusive Benefits for Muslim Employees
A practical guide to benefits and workplace design choices that make Muslim employees feel genuinely supported.
Food Allergy Benefits in the Workplace
How employers can support employees with food allergies through both policy and practical, everyday tools.
How Wellness Benefits Improve Employee Retention
The mechanisms by which meaningful wellness benefits reduce voluntary turnover — and how to measure the impact.
Modern Employee Benefits Beyond Health Insurance
Categories of benefits that increasingly define competitive offers — from wellness stipends to digital family support.
Wellness Stipends vs Traditional Benefits
When to choose a flexible wellness stipend, when to choose structured benefits, and how to combine both for maximum impact.
Benefits That Help Recruit Gen Z Employees
What Gen Z candidates actually look for in a benefits package — beyond the perks other generations were marketed.
How to Build an Employee Wellness Program
A step-by-step framework for building a wellness program employees actually engage with — from needs assessment to measurement.
What Are Seed Oils and Which Foods Are Actually Seed-Oil-Free?
What counts as a seed oil, which common oils don't, what the debate is really about, and how to find seed-oil-free foods without reading every label letter by letter.
The Complete List of Seed Oils to Avoid (and What to Use Instead)
The full list of seed oils people choose to avoid, the foods where they hide, how to spot them on a label, and the alternatives worth reaching for instead.
Foods to Avoid With IBS: How to Spot Common Triggers on Food Labels
The foods most commonly reported as IBS triggers, why they may cause symptoms, and how to spot them on an ingredient label while you shop.
What Does “Halal-Certified” Actually Mean? A Complete Guide
Halal versus halal-certified, what certification bodies check, how to read a halal-certified symbol, and how to verify certification when you're unsure.
Baby Cereal: When to Start, Which Grain to Choose, and How to Read the Label
A plain-language guide to infant cereal — when babies can start, why iron-fortified matters, how rice cereal compares with oatmeal and multigrain, the arsenic question, and what to check on the box.
6 Month Old Eating Plan: A Simple First-Month Schedule for Solids
A realistic day-by-day plan for starting solids at 6 months — how much milk still matters, how many meals to offer, which first foods to try, and how to introduce allergens safely.
How to Judge Baby Food Brands: What Actually Separates a Good Jar From a Bad One
A buyer's guide to baby food brands — the five things worth checking on any label, what organic and 'clean' claims really cover, how pouches compare with jars, and where heavy metals fit in.
Yogurt Melts and Baby Snacks: Which Ones Are Worth Buying
What yogurt melts, puffs, and teething wafers actually contain, when babies can have them, how they compare with real food, and how to spot the ones that are mostly sugar and starch.
Top 10 Employee Wellness Apps for 2026 (Compared)
The 10 best employee wellness apps compared: mental health, fitness, nutrition, food intelligence, and financial wellness — with pricing models, strengths, and who each one is actually for.
Frequently asked questions
What does the MetricPoint blog cover?
- Practical guides on reading ingredient labels, managing food sensitivities, halal ingredient questions, baby food safety, and employee wellness programs.
How often is the blog updated?
- New articles are published regularly as we add product guides and ingredient research.
Can I use these articles as medical advice?
- No. Articles are educational and should not replace advice from a qualified clinician.