No matter what your age is, you must always keep your health in top condition and maintain a healthy body. Not only should you drink enough water and exercise, you should also follow a well-balanced diet that contains healthy and beneficial foods packed with all the required nutrients you need.
But we also know that it is difficult to actually achieve these healthy habits. Fortunately, you don't have to do any of this alone. You can now use your phone to achieve the healthy life you've always wanted – because now, there's an app for that!
In today's day and age, there are apps for everything, and healthy living is no exception. With these fabulous, unique, and highly functional apps, you can make sure every morsel of food that goes into your body is as healthy as it gets.
From ensuring the safety of your seafood to identifying potential allergens, such as gluten, and even giving you fantastic smoothie recipes ideas, these apps can make healthy eating easier and more enjoyable than you've ever imagined.
Top 6 Healthy Eating Mobile Apps:
1. Seafood Watch
Brought to you by the well known Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seafood Watch is an app that will, true to the name, monitor your seafood.
This is a must have companion at the fish market or the local grocery store, because Seafood Watch will let you know whether the fish that you are about to buy has been farmed by sustainable means or has been wild-caught, which allows you to know if the fish you're about to buy is both good for your body and the environment.
Ideal For
Anyone that wants to enjoy their favorite seafood while taking care of the environment.
Price & Platform
Seafood Watch is a free app, and is available on both the Android and iOS platform.
2. Blender Girl Smoothies
Are you bored of your same old smoothies and want a brand new smoothie routine, but have no idea where to start? Frankly, if you're even any one of these things, this app is your remedy.
This is a one of a kind smoothie app, as The Blender Girl Smoothies features a host of smoothie recipes based on your feelings, cravings, or even your needs, such as if you want to feel better or become healthier. The smoothies are easy and simple to make and mostly require ingredients that you can easily find at your local grocery store.
That said, each smoothie is also extremely well-thought and planned out, and also has a functional, intended purpose that you can drink it for. The intended purpose, which is always mentioned with the recipe, ranges from weight loss, inflammation reducing, immunity boosting, among others.
Ideal For
Those that want to make their daily dose of smoothies more interesting but have no clue on where they should start.
Price & Platform
The Blender Girl Smoothies costs $4.99 and is available exclusively on the iOS platform.
3. Harvest
Ever wonder how to tell if that butternut squash at the grocery store is ripe? This app has you covered. With listings for basically every fruit and vegetable, the Harvest app can tell you what's in season, how to select the best fruits and vegetables, and even how to store your purchased produce at home so it stays fresh longer.
Ideal For
Those who are fed up of constantly seeing their greens going bad, as well as those that want to purchase the best produce that is available.
Price & Platform
Harvest costs $1.99 and is available exclusively on the iOS platform.
4. Is My Food Safe?
Is My Food Safe is a one of a kind and unique app, as it relieves you of having to take endless sniff tests by determining the quality of your food. This is especially handy for those that store leftovers for another day.
The app allows you to store information, such as when you made your food, storage times, and includes safe cooking temperatures, which all work together to allow you to determine how long you should keep your leftover food and the best ways in which you can store them.
With this app, you can say goodbye to Googling “How long should I keep my leftover spaghetti?”
Ideal For
Dedicated, health-concerned people that want to get the best out of every bite they eat.
Price & Platform
Is My Food Safe is a free app, and is available on both iOS and Android platforms.
5. Shopwell
If you're among those that suffer from terrible food allergies that many people don't even know about, and are always on the lookout to avoid certain foods, this is just the app for you.
ShopWell is armed with a variety of features, and is able to scan any food item that you buy from the grocery store item to identify any hidden allergens. You can select the things that you are allergic to, and the app will thereafter remember them for future uses.
Ideal For
People who suffer from food sensitivities and allergies, and those that need to keep their food consumption in check.
Price & Platform
ShopWell is a free app, and is available on both iOS and Android platforms.
6. My New Roots
Inspired by the work of the very famous Canadian-born Copenhagen-based author and food blogger Sarah Britton, My New Roots, which is a blog with an already has a massive fan following (including us, of course), now comes as an app, and we have to admit that it it is indeed a fantastic one.
The app has a simplistic, yet bright look, and easy-to-use features. It is also totally packed with meal recipes that are gorgeous and produce-centric, and complete with stunning photos and visuals.
Ideal For
Dedicated health enthusiasts who want some great inspiration for a healthy dinner.
Price & Platform
My New Roots is available at the price of $4.99, and is available exclusively on the iOS platform.
Healthy Eating Mobile Apps Conclusion
Have we missed out on your favorite app? Or did we fail to mention anything about any of the ones listed here? We would love to know all about it!
Tell us all about your favorite (unlisted) app, as well as anything about the apps you use presently on the list in the comments section below!
