Applications for tracking protein, caffeine or sugar
Olga Lukinskaya
Many of us, for various reasons, try to follow the diet:one is the total caloric value, the other is the amount of added sugar, others forget to eat vegetables and fruits. The number of applications and sites with all sorts of calculators rolls over - but not all of them are convenient, and it is also difficult to find familiar products or brands in them if the application is not focused on the Russian market. We have prepared a selection of seven applications that will help to take into account proteins, caffeine or alcohol without much effort.
Yazio
free, iOs and Android
This application is a food diary, and you can use it for a variety of tasks. First of all, it allows you to understand how much protein, carbohydrates, fats you eat and what is the total caloric intake of the diet - often we, for example, are not aware that snacks turn out to be more saturated than basic meals. With a serious approach, Yazio (in the pro version) even makes a meal plan. Of course, it is not necessary to use the full functionality - for example, you can take into account only vegetables in order to understand whether you eat enough of them. The application works in Russian - and there are products like barley, buckwheat and cheesecakes.
My diet!
29 rub., IOs
An application with a very user-friendly interface, in which you do not need to register - it is enough to specify the gender, weight, height and age. Depending on these parameters and wishes, the main screen clearly shows the daily need for proteins, fats and carbohydrates - I must say that it’s very nice to see the phrase “it remains to eat 2290 kilocalories a day”.
For those who want to gain or lose weight, the application uses a reasonable approach, adding or reducing daily calories by 15%. As for the almost endless list of products - there is even “Agusha” and “Korean soybean asparagus” snack in it. You can monitor the amount of water you drink, the need for which changes when you set weather parameters for heat or cold.
Caffeine Stat Tracker
free ios
Daily caffeine intake within 400 milligrams is considered safe, and it is mainly contained in coffee, tea and energy drinks. The list of this application includes coffee from Starbucks and McDonald's, different types of cola and Red Bull. You can add your own version of the drink, if you know how much caffeine is in it - for example, one serving of capsule Nespresso contains 60 milligrams. To determine the caffeine content in various beverages and products, please visit the Caffeine Informer website.
Daily carb
free ios
This application can not be called very convenient, but it is useful to those who want to keep track of the amount of sugar in the diet. Unlike standard counters of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, here you can see the amount of fiber and, in fact, sugar - for example, in the Snickers bar its 16.4 grams, and in one kiwi fruit - 6.2 grams.
The UK healthcare service recently released the Sugar Smart app, which scans bar codes on product packages and clearly shows how many sugar cubes it contains. Unfortunately, the application is available so far only in the British AppStore, and the database of products in it is unlikely to work in Russian supermarkets.
5 a day tracker
free, android
A simple and visual application in which you can set the desired number of servings of vegetables and fruits per day and track the achievement of the goal. Recall that in accordance with the Mediterranean diet, recognized as the most important element of a healthy lifestyle and longevity, you need to eat at least two servings of vegetables and three servings of fruit per day.
Alcodroid
free, android
One of the many applications that help to take into account the consumption of alcohol - here, in addition to taking into account the portions themselves or milliliters, there is a calculation of the approximate blood alcohol content. A good motivation for avoiding alcohol can be an understanding of how much money is spent on it - and AlcoDroid even allows you to take into account the money spent on alcohol.
DrinkControl
379 rubles, iOs, Android
DrinkControl converts the number of glasses, glasses or jars consumed into standard drinks and tells you when to stop. In addition, the application considers the money spent and the calories contained in the drink - the latter for a better understanding are displayed in the "burger equivalent". For example, four mugs of beer, three glasses of wine and three glasses of brandy per week - the equivalent of six and a half burgers in calories.