The best apps for a healthy diet

Useful apps for a healthy diet are available for both Android and iOS. In the following, we will introduce you to the apps that best support you in changing your diet.

App for a healthy diet: recipes on EAT SMARTER

• EAT SMARTER is actually a recipe website with many delicious yet healthy dishes. In addition, the portal is accessible via its own Android or iOS app.

• You can search the recipes by keywords, such as “LowCarb”, or by the categories provided. You can also use the combination search to specify different criteria for the recipe. There is something for every taste here.

• If you don’t know exactly what to eat yet, the tool also shows you the recipes of the season or of a certain main ingredient. In addition, you can have missing ingredients added to your shopping list.

• EAT SMARTER Academy: If recipes are not enough, EAT SMARTER also offers online courses for healthy eating, with interesting videos and direct contact with nutrition experts.

FooDDB – Calorie database for a healthy diet

• The FooDDB is an online database about the calorie count of different foods that has been around for years. In addition to the website, there is an optimised smartphone app for Android and iOS.

• Thousands of users maintain the database from the beginning. This makes the calorie list very comprehensive and accurate. Here you can find pretty much any food from well-known manufacturers and easily calculate your daily calorie intake.

• With both apps, you can also scan a product barcode for flexible access to the calorie count and other information in the supermarket. The scanner is also available in a single app.

• Tip: The free app “Calorie Counter – FDDB Extender” for Android and iOS also uses the FDDB database and is particularly clearly designed. A Pro version is also available for 3.99 euros in the Google Play Store. On iTunes you can get the Pro membership from 0.19 euros per week.

Noom Coach – Healthy weight loss via smartphone app

• The app “Noam Coach” is available for Android and iOS and focuses not only on healthy eating.

• Mainly, the free tool wants to help you lose weight. To do this, the Android app relies on a good, healthy diet and regular exercise.

• So the app regularly calculates the recommended amount of calories per day. You can then enter the foods you have eaten to collect points.

• Bonus points are awarded for healthy eating. The app also shows you the distribution of vegetables, meat and fruit. This makes the smartphone coach a very good app for keeping track of your own diet.

• With the app you can also have an individual weight loss plan created. The programmes are chargeable and cost from 52.99 euros per month.