Apple’s Top 10 Healthy Eating Mobile Apps

Eating healthy is so important. Following the right diet, can help you look and feel better, improving your quality of life. In today’s technologically advanced world, it is fortunate that we are able to enjoy healthy eating with the help of our mobile devices. There are a number of healthy eating mobile apps available that can help you to make the right food choices, no matter where you are. Here are some top picks for healthy eating mobile apps available on Apple iOS.

My Fitness Pal: This free app offers a database of over 5 million different foods. It works as a calorie counter and tracks your diet and exercise. It is easy and fun to use and works in conjunction with a number of devices and apps including Apple Health, Fitbit and Garmin.

Fat Secret: Fat Secret is another free app that offers a food diary to help you track and plan meals. Its image recognition feature makes it easy to add what you’re eating to its data base. Also included are weight tracking and barcode scanning tools. Users can consult an online community for advice and support.

Yazo: One of the top healthy eating mobile apps, Yazo can offer the best meal plan whether your goals are losing weight or building muscles. Its features allow you to track the nutritional elements of your meal and create meal plans, as well as track  calories, exercise, body fat, blood pressure and blood sugar. It also provides you with healthy recipes and can sync up with several other fitness apps.

Lose It: Fun and free, Lose It can create a weight loss plan for you. Just give it a bit of personal information, and it will customize a weight loss plan by setting daily goals. Its image recognition feature identifies the food you eat automatically so you don’t have to enter it yourself. It breaks down the nutritional information of what you are eating as well. You can get Lose It on you iPhone for free.

My Plate: This free, user friendly app is another that helps you lose weight by monitoring the food you eat, determining which ones contain the most calories and helping you set daily goals. You can also keep track or your water intake and set goals based on macronutrients and micronutrients. The app also has the ability to set reminders for your next meal.

Fitbit: While best known as an exercise app, Fitbit can also help you keep track of your meal history. You can use its features to log in the food you eat via its bar code and see your meal history at a glance. It can also track water intake and sleeping patterns.

Fooducate: Fooducate doesn’t just track how many calories you’re consuming but the quality of those calories. It also tracks your quality of life including your sleep patterns, mood and hunger levels. It will offer you insight on how you can improve your lifestyle. It also takes any health conditions you have into account, including allergies.

My Diet Coach: Diet Coach will help you work towards your fitness goals. It offers a visual weight tracker so you can virtually see the weight drop off. It also helps you to pursue small changes towards a healthy lifestyle. The app has a feature where you can view motivational photos to help you along your journey.

Charity Miles: Charity miles offers inspiration to help you exercise more often. While it doesn’t track your calorie intake, it does offer you motivation to stay in shape while helping the world. You can choose from over 40 different charities and earn them cash as you walk making for a win win situation.

My Net Diary: This is the only app included in this article that isn’t free, but it is well worth the $3.99 investment. You set a weight goal and the app analyzes your diary. It then calculates targets and gives you personalized tips and advice. All you need to do is input your eating habits and exercise and My Net Diary does the rest.

A healthy diet is an important part of a happy life. That’s why these healthy eating mobile apps are such a convenient part of a high quality lifestyle. Which app will you be adding to your Apple phone?