Apps for Better Nutrition

Here is a list of free nutrition and nutrition tracker apps that help you eat healthy, choose healthier foods and stay on track. You can download or purchase these apps for your smartphone, tablet or computer.

Free Nutrition Apps

• Max’s Plate
  This app lets you play with your food and teaches you all about healthy food groups, like fruits, veggies, grains and dairy! Go to the iTunes Store® and search for Max’s Plate. For Apple products only.
• Spark People – Healthy Living Apps
  This app gives you tips, tools and support for nutrition, health and fitness. For Apple and Android products.
  www.sparkpeople.com
• Fooducate
  This apps lets you scan barcodes on different food items so you can see the health value easily. Foods are graded by letter grades. Healthier foods receive As and less healthier foods receive Bs, Cs or Ds. You can also learn about different nutrients and ingredients and compare products side-by-side. For Apple and Android products.
  www.fooducate.com
• Eat and Move-O-Matic
  This app teaches you how the foods you eat fuel your body for your favorite activities. Learn interesting nutrition facts about your favorite foods and how to make small changes that make a big difference. Go to the iTunes Store® or Google Play® store and search for Eat and Move-O-Matic. For Apple and Android products.
• Sparkpeople Healthy Living Apps
  This app provides tools, support and resources for nutrition, health and fitness. www.sparkpeople.com
• Balanced App
  This app helps you track the things you love to do more often. It also motivates you to do them again. www.balanceapp.com

Free Nutrition Tracker Apps

• My Fitness Pal
  This app tracks the calories you eat throughout the day to help you lose weight. www.myfitnesspal.com
• SuperTracker® from ChooseMyPlate.gov
  This app from the United States Department of Agriculture helps you plan and track your diet and physical activity. Go to www.choosemyplate.gov and search for supertracker.
• Lose It!
  This app lets you set a number of calories you choose to eat during the day and lets you keep track of what you eat. It also tracks how much you exercise.
  www.loseit.com
• Weight Watchers Mobile App
  Track your food, exercise and weight wherever you go and scan barcodes to learn how many Weight Watchers points are in different foods. You can also take photos of food to track and look up how many points they’re worth. Search for WeightWatchers Mobile App in your favorite web browser.

Lower-Cost Nutrition Tracker Apps

• Habit List
  This app provides tools and support so you can reach your goals and track your habits. It motivates you, helps you stay focused and keeps you on track. $3.99
  www.habitlist.com

Rev. 2/2015. Mass General for Children and Massachusetts General Hospital do not endorse any of the brands listed on this handout. This handout is intended to provide health information so that you can be better informed. It is not a substitute for medical advice and should not be used to treatment of any medical conditions.