By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This week on Best of the Food Apps we break it down..into lists with “Dirty Dozen.” Dirty Dozen is a very simple app. If you’ve been wondering which produce you should buy organic then look no further. It provides two lists – the “Dirty Dozen” and the “Clean […]
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Every Wednesday this semester we will be posting about a new blog or cooking website that we love! The internet is filled with food websites, and our goal is to arm you with the “Best of the Food Web”! Proper nutrition can make a huge difference in the […]
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College and Lisa Ferreira, Registered Dietitian, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center We return to our Best of the Food Apps series with a review of the new Fooducate for Allergies. (Check out our review of the original Fooducate here.) Navigating the grocery store aisles is difficult enough, but throw food […]
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This week on Best of the Food Apps we discuss “Good Food Near You” an app that lets you find healthy food down the street. Upon opening Good Food Near You, you can select to have the app find your location via GPS or you can enter in […]
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This week on Best of the Food Apps we review “Honest Label” Honest Label allows you to scan bar codes on packaged food. The app then provides information on the amount of carbs, protein, and fat as well as breakdown of the ingredients, vitamins/minerals and basic nutrition facts […]
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This week on Best of the Food Apps we discuss “Go Meals”. Although not on the original food app list, one of our dietitians Laura Judd recommended it. Go Meals lets you keep track of your food intake in a 30 day log. You can search various foods […]
By Allison Mars, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Seafood Watch is a must-have app for anyone who eats seafood! Produced by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seafood Watch is an extremely informative guide to sustainable seafood. You can enter the name of any type of seafood or sushi in the search bar and it will tell you […]