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Nutrition Apps For Triathletes....

Saturday, 24 June 2017 23:10

By Michelle Meinking (ustriathlon.org)

With countless nutrition apps available ranging from cooking tips to calorie counting, it can be overwhelming to find one that might be right for you. As many athletes know, being mindful of what you are consuming and fueling your body appropriately is crucial to performance. Nutrition apps can be useful tools to track nutrients and eating patterns. However, choosing the best one for you may be difficult given the endless availability of new apps. In selecting an app, it is important to recognize what you want the app to do for you. Do you want to track calories? Macronutrients? Meal timing? Diet quality? Or a little bit of everything? Other important factors to consider include accessing information that is easy to understand and finding user- friendly platforms.

To simplify this process for you, we chose six of our favorite apps, each offering unique features.

1. Nutrino: Nutrino is a food and exercise tracking app that allows you to monitor calories and macronutrients....

• Features: Connect to the Health app (iPhone) and wearable devices, add meal photos and times, set taste preferences, search recipes, receive daily nutrition tips and suggestions for eating out, log sleep, water, measurements and feelings
• Drawback: Tracking micronutrients is limited, only sodium and fiber available
• Cost: Free to $1.99/month
• Download: App Store, Google Play

2. DietHero: DietHero does not track calories and nutrients, but instead allows you to set weight goals and provides meal plans and recipes to help you reach those goals.
• Features: Generate recipes from food already in your kitchen, create personal shopping lists, set meal reminders and taste preferences
• Cost: $1.99
• Download: App Store.....