Frederick County Office
330 Montevue Lane
Frederick, MD 21702
TEL 301-600-1594
FAX 301-600-1588
http://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county
April 4, 2013
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Deborah Rhoades, M.A., R.D.
Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences
EXPERT REVIEWS ON NURITION APPS
Consumer and lifestyle apps are rapidly becoming the “go to” for nutrition advice. This is a bit
unsettling since there are literally hundreds to pick from and definitely not created equal. Some
are downright useless and inaccurate. A fabulous resource for finding reliable apps based on
scientific research, developed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, is
www.Food and NutritionMag.org/resources/app-reviews .
Registered dietitians review apps for those looking to grocery shop, cook, lose weight, manage
their diabetes, and/or eat gluten-free, and shop wisely. Ratings are on a scale of 1 to 5 stars.
Pros and cons for each app are given and the “bottom line” of the usefulness to the consumer. I
can’t overemphasize the usefulness of this resource and urge you to check it first before you hit
the download button.
Here are some of the best apps available based on their reviews:
eaTipster Created by the Dietitians of Canada, eaTipster delivers daily healthy eating tips to
your mobile devices. The app addresses common food and nutrition questions and concerns and
provides tips to increase healthy eating, support a healthy weight and fight chronic disease.
Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker The creators may be MyFitness Pal, but the nutrition analysis
features will make this app your best nutrition friend. Adjust goals, enter caloric intake (food)
and output (exercise), add to the food library and check the progress screen to track how you’re
doing.
Eat and Move-o-Matic Developed by the Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University
to support the National 4-H Council's Youth Choice program, this app lets users compare the
calories they eat with the time it would take to burn them off through physical activity.
Pepperplate, Version 2.3 Pepperplate is a comprehensive cooking app. It allows you to save all
of your recipes in one place and provides essential tools to plan menus, shop and cook. With it
you can create menus, shopping lists, weekly or monthly meal plans and even use the app to
monitor multiple cook times in the kitchen. Once synced, you can access your entire recipe
collection, shopping lists and menus from any mobile device without an internet connection.
Gluten Free Daily Gluten Free Daily is an online guide built to provide education and resources
about following a gluten-free diet. Whether you suffer from celiac disease, gluten intolerance, or
The University of Maryland Extension programs are open to any person and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual
orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression.
are in need of guidance in terms of weight loss, wellness or fitness, this app can help.
I Cookbook Diabetic This app comes from the editors of Diabetic Cooking™ magazine and the
original iCookbook app. iCookbook Diabetic delivers recipes and nutrition information for
people with diabetes on the go.
For more information about the University of Maryland Extension Frederick County Office
check out our website http://extension.umd.edu/frederick-county . University of Maryland
Extension programs are open to all citizens and will not discriminate against anyone because of
race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or
national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation, or gender identity and
expression.
Deborah Rhoades, MA, RD, LDN, is a licensed Registered Dietitian and Extension Educator in
Family and Consumer Sciences.
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