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4 useful nutrition apps
Yes, spending too much time on your phone can be detrimental to health. However, some apps can be great tools to support a healthy lifestyle. Below are 4 useful nutrition apps I routinely recommend to patients. Yuka This app allows you to scan foods (and cosmetics) and displays a rating based on a weighted scoring system. The scoring system takes into account the food’s nutritional value (based on energy, sugar, salt, saturated fat, protein, dietary fibre, and fruit and vegetable content), the additives and whether the food is organic or not. As other scoring systems, this algorithm is not 100% fool proof, but it is a very good start. Another…
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Why and how to count macros
Now that you know what are macronutrients, one of the logical follow-up questions to ask is why and how to count macros? Why count macros The number one reason why to count macros is because your dietitian spent a lot of time calculating your requirements. The least you can do is make sure you are eating as many protein, fat and carbs they told you to. Just kidding! As I mentioned in my previous article on macros, recommended breakdowns at a population level are not incredibly useful. Instead, it is better to calculate estimated requirements individualised for your characteristics, preferences and circumstances. I think it is useful to know your…
