Nutrition Apps, too Many to Choose From!

Are you ready to get a hold of the perfect nutrition app? Try finding a nutrition app and inevitably you will be bombarded with a whole lot of choices. Lifestyle apps are rapidly becoming the “go-to” for nutrition advice. But with hundreds to choose from and not all created equal, consumers find themselves completely confused and unsure if they have made the right selection. Finally someone has come to your rescue, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has identified reliable apps based on scientific research.

Here are some of the best apps available based on their reviews:

Nutrition Tips: eaTipster-created by the Dietitians of Canada. EaTipster delivers daily healthy eating tips, addresses common food and nutrition questions and concerns and provides tips to increase healthy eating, support a healthy weight and fight chronic disease. The fact that this app is developed by registered dietitians adds credibility that many apps lack.

Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker:        My Fitness Pal- This app is the fastest and easiest to use. It allows users to develop an eating plan according to your personal nutrient needs. You can adjust goals, enter caloric intake (food) and output (exercise) and has the largest food database.

Blood Sugar Tracker- Allows the user to easily log blood sugar levels, set target blood glucose ranges and view history and graphs to quickly identify numbers that are within or outside of the set range. An added benefit to this app, has the ability to export blood glucose logs to your healthcare provider.

Vree for Diabetes- This app includes diabetes education and the requirements to manage it. It also allows the user to track blood glucose, activity, medication and blood pressure. This app is useful for newly diagnosed, as well as veteran with diabetes.

Gluten Free Daily. Gluten Free Daily in an online guide built to provide education and resources about following a gluten-free diet. Whether you suffer from celiac disease, gluten intolerance or are in need of guidance, this app can help. It also provides 24 weeks of meal plans and recipes along with a grocery shopping list. Besides these wonderful features it supplies the user tips on eating out and lists of restaurants that offer gluten-free meals.

Bottom line: Anyone who is looking for a useful and reliable app I would recommend choosing one of these apps, since not all apps are created equal.