diff --git a/config/initializers/number_display.rb b/config/initializers/number_display.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..666f5147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/number_display.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# we'd like to show "0.0" as "0"
+
+class Float
+  alias :foodsoft_to_s :to_s
+  def to_s
+    foodsoft_to_s.chomp(".0")
+  end
+end
+
+if defined? BigDecimal
+  class BigDecimal
+    alias :foodsoft_to_s :to_s
+    def to_s
+      foodsoft_to_s.chomp(".0")
+    end
+  end
+end