While it is the season of aspiring master chefs, fuelled by
inspiration and motivated by boredom, how long can you ignore those increasing
numbers on your weighing scale?
Quarantine is directly proportional to increasing mass and laziness and for
every good YouTube recipe you try out, there is an equal and opposite effect on
your weight. Universal truth, everybody!
So, it’s about the right time now to make healthier choices for
yourself to strive towards a more complete life. An essential part of a healthy lifestyle
is being conscious about what goes into your body.
While calorie tracking might seem like a control freak kind of thing to some people and it is, in fact, a dangerous habit if it becomes obsessive, it is still proven to be
very helpful to people who want to lose their weight or want to make sure that
their calorie intake is sufficient.
Keeping this in mind, there are plenty of apps in the market that
help you to track your calorie and nutrition intake while making your
responsibility to maintain a healthy body easier. Here are the top ten apps
that you should be checking out :
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➤MyFitnessPal :
By Under
Armour, Inc.
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some
features are only available for premium subscription.)
MyFitnessPal is probably one of the best diet and calorie tracker
apps out there because of its massive and accurate data base with over 6+
million global food items and cuisines that allows you to log in your diet more
easily.
They also have a barcode feature which simplifies the process of
logging the food easier by just scanning the barcode.
Want to try out a new recipe but too tired to log in all the
details of each food item? Don’t worry, this app cuts down the pain by easily
importing the nutrition information for the recipes you cook. They also quickly
log menu items from your favourite restaurants. This app is a boon to Indian
users as it includes the diverse Indian culinary.
They also have a section dedicated to insights and advices which
help you to make healthier food choices.
You are allowed to keep a food diary to log in your breakfast,
lunch, dinner, snacks, water intake and save your favourite meal, personalizing
the whole experience.
There is also a community of like-minded people to connect with
and draw motivation from. You can share your accomplishments and see your
friend’s progress in the newsfeed too.
You can also sync your workouts by connecting across 50+ apps and
devices. The app also lets you choose from over 350+ exercises and create your
own workouts and lets you log exercises and track your steps to check your
calorie burn.
If you are really looking for the perfect app that can help you
become conscious about what you put into your mouth, all the while making the
entire process easy to cope with, then this is the app you should try.
Download : iOS
➤Lose
It! :
By
FitNow, Inc.
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some
features are only available for premium)
Lose IT! is a calorie tracker app that helps you to achieve weight
loss in a healthy way.
With it’s simple to use interface, all you need to do is set your
goal weight and give your physical profile and the app calculates a daily calorie budget
that is best for you.
You can use the barcode feature or search up the foods you have
eaten to track the calories associated with them.
They also have a unique Snap It feature which logs the food data
just by clicking a picture of the food.
You can also make the entire process of losing weight fun by
engaging in motivational challenges with your friends.
Along with tracking your calories, macros, proteins, water, carbs,
sugars and body measurements you can also track your sleep cycles and much
more.
You also get several cool features with their premium plans like
Patterns – which allows you to learn your habits and the factors hindering your progress, Themes – which allows you to personalize the app by
choosing themes of your liking.
Over all, this is a good app if you are focused on shedding some
weight through calorie tracking.
➤MyPlate :
By LIVESTRONG
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some features are only available for premium)
If you hate fitness apps for the reason that sometimes they are too complicated to use and are absolutely frustrating to even log in something as simple as your water intake then this one is made for you.
MyPlate app is the most user-friendly app to track your calories and stay fit. You’ll get the what I’m saying the second you open this app. Though it’s simple, it doesn’t compromise on its features and you don’t feel like your missing out on anything.
They have a progress section where you can track your calorie and nutrient intake, a recipe section which gives detailed instructions on how to cook a particular dish, a workout section where you can choose workouts based on the time taken, level of ease and the calories burned and a community section that helps you stay connected and get advices from people who have embarked on the same journey.
This is a great app for people who do not like all the complications but also don’t want to miss out on the features either.
Download : iOS
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By SparkPeople,
Inc.
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some
features are only available for premium)
With over a million users happy, Spark People is like your
personal diet and lifestyle coach. With their huge calorie data base, it gets
much easier to count your calories.
You can also make custom diet plans by inputting your food
preferences and goals. You can calculate the nutrient make up of any of these
meals. Track nutrients, calories, carbs, protein, fat, fiber, cholesterol etc.,
Log in any food you consume by either searching it up or using the
barcode scanner.
It also has demos of cardio and strength exercises for you to get
fit and you can connect multiple apps and devices to your SparkPeople account.
There are also articles from dieticians, nutritionists and lifestyle coaches to
help you in becoming a healthier you.
Connect with their community and get motivated to stay true to
your goals.
With their premium plan you get an ad-free experience, more
detailed calorie charts and the facility to mail their coaches and get a live
response.
Thus, SparkPeople is a decent app in record keeping and if you are
dedicated enough to follow their programs thoroughly, you might see some
numbers shedding soon.
Download : iOS
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➤MyNetDiary :
By MyNetDiary.com
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some features are only available for premium)
MyNetDiary helps you to achieve an easy and natural weight loss with their diet planner, nutrition log and calorie tracker.
All they ask you to do is fill in your body measurements and your weight goals and they give you a meticulously calculated calorie plan to follow religiously to achieve the desired results in the fixed period of time.
You can easily log in the food either by searching them up manually from their large data base or using the photo snap feature. You can also log in your exercises and keep track of how many calories you burned.
A special feature they have is the detailed daily analysis of your diet which gives you an insight into how your diet is helping you and also as to what are the areas you have to more focus on to improve.
In terms of features and database this app stands very close to MyFitnessPal and would serve as a very good alternative if you don’t click well with the former.
Download : iOS
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By HealthifyMe
Private Limited.
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some
features are only available for premium)
Taking healthier choices is a decision that can be easily taken but
when it comes to the execution part everything kind of goes downhill.
HealthifyMe assures that it will make the journey easier for you
by giving you the advices and coaching to become a healthier version of
yourself.
As soon you open this app for the first time, you are asked to set
your goals by giving your weight, height, age and medical conditions (if any)
and the app gives a personal weight loss plan.
With their huge database that is updated
frequently, it is not only easier for you to count your calories, carbs and
nutrition but also you can check out their calorie lists for the complete
nutritional information about the foods in the insights section.
They include a section for workouts which include
demo videos to assist you in doing them and also they specify the calories
burnt with each workout. These demo versions are designed in such a way that
you can simultaneously work out with them.
You can also stay motivated to be healthy 24/7 by
connecting with fellow members in the community section of HealthifyMe.
You can also upgrade to a paid version which
offers more services like one-on-one guidance and counselling from professional
dieticians and exclusive diet plans.
Download : iOS
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➤FatSecret :
By FatSecret
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some
features are only available for premium)
FatSecret is the one
of the most simplest apps in this list.
Customised for any country’s cuisine, FatSecret
allows you to keep track of your food and calories. One of its best
features is image recognition of the food which allows you to track your
calories more conveniently. It also has the barcode scanning and searching feature.
It also includes a section where you can log your
exercises and keep track of the calories burned. This app easily connects to
Fitbit and Apple Health.
Some of its other prominent features include a
weight tracker and a diet calendar to track the calories consumed and burned.
FatSecret too includes a community to help you
stay motivated and also to give out healthier and tastier food recipes tested
out by their fellow members.
Download : iOS
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➤Cronometer :
By Cronometer Software Inc.
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some features are only available for premium)
Cronometer starts out by asking you basic details and your health goals and then you can log in all the food items and also the exercises.
They give a very detailed nutrition report for every food item you consume which is one of their key features.
You can enter a new food into their data base if you didn’t find what you were looking for. You can also enter new recipes and save them.
Over all it’s an app with a simple-to-use interface and is pretty accurate in calorie and nutrition tracking.
Download : iOS
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By Nutritionix.
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some
features are only available for premium)
The dieticians behind this app aims to make
healthy living an easier job by helping you to track your food intake.
You can track your nutrient totals, exercises, weight progress, calories, macro goals and water goals.
With their impressive database you don’t need to
worry too much about logging in your food. Not only can you log in food
through taking snaps, barcode scanning and their natural language processing
technology(where you can speak to log the food in) but you can also create your
custom recipes and save them as your favourite.
If you are from the US, they have over 700+
restaurant chain menus from where you can directly just log the food in.
They also have a products section where they pick
out top products for you to assist you in your journey towards a healthy life.
If you are a fitness freak who is only interested
in tracking your day to day calorie and nutrient intake in great detail
without much other distractions then this app is probably the one for you.
Download : iOS
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➤Lifesum :
By Lifesum.
Available : iOS & Android
Cost : Free (Some
features are only available for premium)
Like many other apps on this list Lifesum offers
many features like diet planner, macro calculator, calorie counters etc.,
It is relatively much simple to log in all your
food and water intake and also keep track of your calorie burn with exercises.
They also have the barcode scanning feature.
They offer diet plans like keto, paleo, sugar
detox and many more with their premium plans. They also provide healthy recipes
in their premium membership
Download : iOS
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Keeping yourself healthy is a tough job during these tough times. But no matter the times it is always your responsibility to take care of your body like it takes care of you. Stay motivated and make it a habit to always stay fit. Even though we shy away from fitness concealing our laziness, you must always remember the steps you take today to be healthy have positive long-term effects in the future and you will be so damn proud of yourself then. So go ahead and show your body the love and respect it deserves!!
Also if you are planning on having a well-constructed workout routine along with calorie tracking (which is a deadly combination if I might add) then check out this list of Top Ten Apps for Workout At Home 2020 to help yourself out.
Top Ten Calorie Tracker Apps 2020
Reviewed by Aami
on
May 15, 2020
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