If you are embarking on a health and wellness journey, you may have considered downloading a nutrition app to help you stay on track.
While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition – which is why booking a consultation with a nutritional therapist can be a great tool – there are several apps that can provide you with useful information to set a foundational approach.
In fact, one large-scale 2024 study found that using apps as interventions can have a significant impact on our overall long-term health, including decreasing sedentary behaviour, making our goals feel more achievable, and increasing our consumption of fruit and vegetables.
Noom, for example, is marketed as a weight loss app but it works by educating its users about nutrition along the way. Or, if you fancy tracking your food, an app like Ate can help you to see what you’ve eaten across the day and remind yourself of the recipes you’ve previously made that you want to add to your repertoire.
MacroFactor is another good app for people such as athletes wanting to track their macronutrient intake, while Paprika can log all of your recipes, and PlateJoy can be a great assistant when it comes to meal planning for the week – or even month – ahead.
As a nutritional therapist (you can find me at Rosy Nutrition), I believe in a holistic approach to health and wellness, which is why I’ve also included app recommendations that are specifically designed to target lifestyle aspects such as sleep, mood, relationships with food, and even menstrual cycle tracking which can all impact our appetite and gut regulation.
Read on to find out about some of the best health apps on the market right now.
