In this era of smart phones there are many apps that can help you on your Journey to better health through the help of bariatric surgery.
Kristi, one of the Fresh Start Bariatrics dieticians, gave me this list and made the following comments on each.
Free Apps:
1). Fresh Fruit
This application contains a description of various fruit, nutritional info. It also explains the country of origin and when they are in season.
2). Nutrition Tips
This contains a collection of 500+ interesting and useful nutrition tips and health facts.
3). Lose It!
You can use your iphone camera to scan barcodes on food packages and track your calories.
4). FoodScanner
This also allows you to scan the barcodes on food packages and track your calories.
Paid Apps:
1). Tap and Track
This is a user friendly calorie/ nutrient, weight and exercise tracker with a built in USDA data base of 7000+ food items.
2). Restaurant Calorie Count for Dummies
This provides nutritional information including calories from restaurant menus.
3). Eight Glasses a Day
This application helps ensure you meet your fluid requirements. The new1.3 version allows you to track from 1 to 12 glasses of water daily. Touch the virtual water glass after drinking an 8 oz. and watch it disappear.
4). Livestrong.com
This is a comprehensive nutrient analysis and exercise tracker.
5). Mealboard
This is a recipe storage app that lets you plan your meals for the week and generates a grocery list.
Hope this is helpful. Thanks to Keisti for reviewing these apps.
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