Lots of apps keep springing up or newer versions of existing ones might come to your attention over this New Year. Some might prove to be useful to you in your quest to implement any of YOUR New Year’s Resolutions. That’s why we are listing some more of them for you today.
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We found various apps mentioned around the www here or there; also, a number of RDs participated in a Twitter Chat specifically on apps on Wednesday, 7December2011. The following listing of apps includes some of the ones mentioned during that specific discussion (Twitter #RDCHAT App).
Note that My Fitness Pal, Lose It!, and MyDS (My Dietary Supplements) were already mentioned in a previous 2January2012 blog post here on apps “New Year’s Resolutions–Is there an App Out There For You?” that you might want to check out, so we did not repeat them again here (although they were mentioned in the Twitter #RDCHAT App). We also didn’t repeat any of the apps mentioned in the previous blog post here on Gluten-Free Update January 2012 Including Apps.
The listing below is a smattering of what is available and is not meant to be a comprehensive list by any means whatsoever. Any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions are purely unintentional and we will gladly correct them if they are brought to our attention. Information listed was obtained as of the date the blog post was compiled and information on apps is always subject to change including current price point(s) and version release(s).
Please remember that this blog site only provides infotainment and we do not endorse any specific app mentioned here per se, so we leave it up to you, the reader, to decide what makes sense for you in light of your own personal food and nutrition goals, as well as perhaps, fitness goals. If you have other health & medical considerations, those should also be taken into account. Please get medical advice from your medical provider.
- 4Day Throw Away version 2.0 by Rade Eccles Under $1 USD
- Evernote Food free version 1.0.1 by Evernote described as being designed to allow you to document food with photos, tags, date and location as it grabs the date and GPS location (note–you can’t change those latter two features).
- Fast Food Calorie Counter version 1.0.52 by Concrete Software Inc. for the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad focuses on fast food restaurant offerings at 70 chains. Priced at under $1 USD.
- Fish4Health free version 2.1.2 by Charles R. Santerre, seller Seth Bossingham. Lists fish alphabetically, provides fish advice and also recipes. The app links to a website which provides consumption advice from health departments across the U.S for various recreationally-caught fish. Funding for this app was obtained from: the USDA, National Institute for Food and Agriculture; the National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements; the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program; and Purdue University.
- Fooducate free version 1.72 by Fooducate Ltd. for the iPhone can scan UPC barcodes and potentially help you create a healthier shopping list.
- Fooducate free version 1.16 for the Android Market by Fooducate Ltd. can scan UPC barcodes and potentially helps you create a healthier shopping list.
- Fresh Fruit free version 1.2 written by software engineer Alessandro Barile who has a site in Mandello del Lario, Italy (the translations into English from Italian may not be perfect, but many folks like this app!)
- Fruit Nutritional Facts version 1.1 by JRJA Software Solutions. Under $1 USD
- GoodGuide free mobile app version 4.0.4 from GoodGuide, Inc. for iPhone covers other than food products and the preference from the developers is to promote what they consider safe, healthy, green and ethical products (you might not agree with their system for valuation of any products, so please note that). Valuations are a matter of personal choice. The developers include their rating scale of 0-10 for food items.
- GoodGuide version 2.0.1 for the Android market https://market.android.com/details?id=com.goodguide.android.app
- Grocery IQ free version 2.0.9 by Coupons.com seller Free State Labs, LLC for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. You can edit your list online at http://groceryiq.com/ and sync it automatically to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. It builds grocery lists, allows for barcode scanning and sorts by aisle. It also has a coupon feature.
- Grocery IQ free version for Android http://www.groceryiq.com/mobile_android.aspx Scan the QR Code with an Android™ phone to download Grocery iQ® from the Android™ Marketplace
- iMapMy Map My Fitness has come out with many iPhone apps that all start with “iMapMy” and then address various health & fitness topics and there are versions for the iPhone market, or for either the Backberry or the Android market. For iPhone: As of the first date this blog entry was posted some of these apps for iPhone include:
- iMapMyFITNESS
- iMapMyRIDE
- IMapMyRUN
- iMapMyWALK
To get an Ad Free version, you must upgrade to: iMap+
- iMapMyFITNESS+
- iMapMyRIDE+
- iMapMyRUN+
- iMapMyWALK+
- iMapMy offerings for BlackBerry: http://www.mapmyfitness.com/imapmy/blackberry/ Go to the “BlackBerry App World” on your BlackBerry device and search for: iMapMyRUN or iMapMyRIDE or iMapMyRUN+ or iMapMyRIDE+ (Ad Free Versions)
- iMapMy offerings for Android: http://www.mapmyfitness.com/imapmy/android/ Go to the “Android Market” on your Android device and search for: iMapMyRUN or iMapMyRIDE or iMapMyRUN+ or iMapMyRIDE+ (Ad Free Versions)
- Another one of MapMyFitness’ free apps is version 4.2 for the iPhone of the SKECHERS Fitness Tracker – walking, GPS, Training, calorie burn, shapes ups, jogging, running.
- I Spice version 1.5 by Monica Bhide of Sutro Media is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Under $3 USD
- Joy Bauer Food Cures free version 1.0.4 by Joy Bauer offered via Everyday Health, Inc.
- MyDietSteps™ version 1.0 by MyDietResearch LLC is a nutrition education tool from Elizabeth Braithwaite MPH, RD for iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. There is also a blog site. Under $4 USD
- Non-GMO Shopper’s Guide free version 1.0.0.1 by True Food Network seller is Center for Food Safety Center for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
- Non-GMO Shopper’s Guide free version 1.0 on Android market
- At True Food Now there is also a 2011 pdf that is downloadable “True Food Shopper’s Guide” for those interested in avoiding food items made with Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) which are the results of Genetic Engineering (GE).
- Pepper Plate free version 2.2 by Pepperplate Inc. is designed to help manage your recipes, create menus, shop, cook and is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
- Pepper Plate free version 1.1.10 for the Android market is available at: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pepperplate or at http://www.amazon.com/Pepperplate-Inc-Recipe-Cooking-Planner/dp/B006QB2PTG
- Protein Rich Foods version 1.0 by JRJA Software Solutions for the iPhone and iPad. Under $1 USD
- Seafood Nutritional Facts version 1.0 by JRJA Software Solutions for the iPhone and iPad. Under $1 USD
- Seafood Watch free version 3.0.11 by Monterey Aquarium allows you to search for ocean friendly sea food. Note: I’ve been to this aquarium and I highly recommend visiting there if you can! Be sure to check out the Seafood Watch page and check out the Seafood Watch Recommendations and download the Seafood Watch pocket guides (choose from Sushi Guide, National Guide, West Coast Guide, Southwest Guide, Hawaii Guide, Central US Guide, Southeast Guide, and/or Northeast Guide).
- Shopwell free version 1.3.1 by Shopwell.com compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. This app utilizes data from UPC bar code scans of certain products (120,000 right now) and then aims to provide a personalized score for each individualized just for you (green would be strong match for you, yellow would be medium match for you, and red would be weak match for you) based on deciphering their nutrition labels in relation to and based upon your unique needs considering “your age range, gender and how well the product meets your ingredient and nutrition preferences.”
- Veggie Nutritional Facts version 1.1 by JRJA Software Solutions for the iPhone and iPad. Under $1 USD
- Whole Foods Market Missions free version 1.0.0 by Whole Foods Market, Inc. for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
- Workout Trainer free version 2.5 by Skimble is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Users report Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor. App is synchronized with the Skimble.com website. Reportedly, 1,000s of exercise routines are coached by personal trainers in categories of weightlifting, running, calorie burning for weight loss, yoga, etc. It claims that instructional photos and videos explain each move and workout in detail, and if you don’t need audio cues, you can play your own choice of music instead. It also claims dedicated exercise equipment is not required.
Coaching:
- App reSolutions aka App Resolutions version 1.0 by Nadine Fisher of Nutrition Networks, LLC. Under $1 USD
- My Lil Coach-2 version 2.0 by Gary Bunce (actually done by his wife, Lisa Bunce) of Back 2 Basics Nutrition Consulting is a reminder, pedometer and coaching app for the iPhone 4, iPod touch and iPad. Under $2 USD
Games:
- Eat This, Not That! The Game free version 2.0 by Rodale, Inc. seller Men’s Health Magazine for iPhone, Ipod touch or iPad.
- Food Focus version 1.1 by Frederico Arts LLC available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad is for children and about Fruit Identification. under $1 USD
- Max’s Plate free version 1.1 from Merryweather Farms, LLC
- Mix and Max Memory free version 0.2 by Digitrend Consulting, Inc.
- Munch 5-A-Day – Learn to eat better free version 1.1 by Me You Health for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad is an app that tracks fruit and vegetable intake.
Recipes:
- Chow and Chatter version 1.1 by Rebecca Subbiah of ChowandChatter.com for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch contains about 80 recipes covering 19 different cusines (all recipes are from her blog site). Some cuisines included (among others) are African, American, Asian, British, Chinese, Columbian, Costa Rican, Fusion, German, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese. You can search by cuisine, recipe or even ingredient. Under $2 USD
- Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List free version 3.0.1 by Condé Nast Digital for the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. (the 3.0.1 version of the app has fewer ads than previous versions). The “epi” app allows you to search recipes from Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Self, and chefs and cookbooks as found on the Epicurious website. The iPad version includes nutrition information. There is a charge to obtain the Recipe Box Synch feature (Under $2 USD). The Recipe synch features is not compatible with member uploaded recipes at this time. You can create shopping lists from the app, and you can also share recipes and shopping lists via email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Details are available through website Support information.
- iCookbook version 2.1 by Publications International, Ltd. features thousands of brand name product recipes and now even includes voice command for the iPad and iPhone. The developer states that you can enter your own recipes individually in the My Recipe section. Apparently the developer states the program does not allow for deletion of a recipe. The app is priced under $5 USD
- Salad Secrets version 2.0 (released July 19, 2011) by Nicholas Doherty (actually the recipes are from Chef Judy Doherty) sold by Food and Health Communications, Inc. for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Under $2 USD
Restaurant Locator:
- i Vegetarian – Healthy and Sustainable Dining for Vegetarians free version 8.0 by Magnolia Labs, Inc. is a vegetarian restaurant guide.
- Other vegetarian apps are mentioned by Kathleen Baker on the Vegetarian Women site.
- Yelp free version 5.5.1 from Yelp, Inc. for the iPhone or iPad or iPod touch apparently may have some issues with the content that may be displayed at times so is not suitable for younger than teens, however, if you really need to find a place to eat to fuel your body wherever you might happen to be (or even need to fuel your car) this app might be of some help.
Tools for Assessment and Planning:
- NIH BMI Calculator by NIH NHLBI of usa.gov (Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator since BMI is an indicator of total body fat). Developed for the iPhone. It links to the healthy weight resources on the NHLBI web site.
- Vitamin D Calculator free version 1.0 by Naveen Agarwal is designed to assist parents of young children in estimating their child’s daily intake of Vitamin D from foods, multivitamins and casual sun exposure for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
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Another time we’ll aim to mention some other apps.
You may be familiar with another app that is not on this list, but which you happen to like and use.
Although no advertising of an app would be appropriate, do feel free to post a mention of an app you have found helpful in your efforts toward reaching your own personal food and nutrition goals, and even your fitness goals, as others might be interested in checking it out as well.
Again, here’s to a Happy and Healthy New Year 2012 for you and yours!