Food & Nutrition Log Apps

 

 

 

My Fitness Pal - Free

• Over 2 million foods in database
  Allows you to set goals and desired calorie goal
  Tracks your calorie intake and calorie / activity burn
  Keeps track of what has been eaten on a regular basis, saving time because you do not have to “search” for the food every time you need to add it
  You can add “friends” who can then view your progress (without seeing your actual weight), and you can leave encouraging words and comments for each other
  Only tracks calories and does not track macro and micronutrient intake (i.e. grams of carbohydrates, protein, and fat)
  Easy to track notes and make additional comments

Fooducate - Basic version is free, but there are additional features with a $4.99 upgrade

• Fooducate helps you lose weight, eat real food, and track your progress
  Unique feature that grades your food and explains what is in each product, and even offers healthier alternatives
  Provides GMO information
  Scan a bar code of your food and you will instantly learn about the pros and cons of the food item
  Analyzes information found in the nutrition panel and ingredient list
  This app is unique because it not only helps track your calories, but really helps you understand the quality of the calories you are consuming

My Net Diary HD - $9.99

• Over 510,000 foods in database
  Easy and fast to use
  Built in barcode scanner
  Tracks calories as well as micro and macronutrient intake (i.e. grams of carbohydrates, protein, and fat)
  Send a picture of a food not in the database and the application will update itself for you
  Works offline without internet and syncs to the “cloud” when internet is available
  Access diary online
  Not easy to email report to dietitian, however during session meeting you can log into website and view journal

 

FitDay - Free

• Food and fitness tracker with an app and web based system
  Easy to create custom foods
  Tracks calories, carbohydrate, protein, and fat intake
  Allows you to log in online you can view reports and see “pie charts” showing percentage ratio of carbohydrate, protein, and fat intake
  Does not send reports to dietitian, but you can log into web based version during nutrition sessions to review

Lose It - Basic version is free, but there are many enhanced features with premium upgrade

• Food and fitness journal that connects with the people you need to reach your goals
  Sends weekly reports to dietitian of food and exercise log
  Extensive database of foods
  Recipe builder, so that you can add and customize personal recipes
  Connects social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter
  Premium upgrade will connect with other health and fitness apps and will link to enhance your experience with apps such as Nike+Fuelband, Fitbit Tracker, Nike+Running App, MapMyFitness, and more

 

Evernote - Free

• This is an non- traditional use of the business friendly app “Evernote” but is a very effective and easy way to track food intake
  Notes can include text or images (take pictures of amount eaten or nutrition label of new food)
  Tags can be used to organize journal in an easy, sharable notebook for anyone to review
  Does not calculate calorie intake or exercise calories burned

More Apps to Keep You Healthy!

 

 

Food Allergy and Sensitivity Apps:
mySymptoms Food Diary - $2.99
Allergy Mate - $1.99
Food Allergy Detective - $3.99

 

Eating Disorder and Recovery Apps:
Recovery Record - Eating Disorder Management - Free
Rise Up: Overcome Your Eating Disorder- Free
Mindful Delight - A No-Diet Eating and Awareness Tracker - Free

 

Apps for Diabetes and Heart Disease
iCookbook Diabetic - Free
mySugr, Diabetes Manager - Free for basic version

Cholesterol Down App - $2.99
Eating for a Healthy Heart: The Video Guide - $4.99
Figure facts Heart Health - $2.99