We expect there to be an app for everything including how to be healthy, mindful, and organized. Let’s take a look at 5 apps that will help you accomplish your intention to get Healthy, Mindful, and Organized. These apps offer you practical tools to try out today.
The 5 apps we are featuring today are:
Big Oven
Calm
My Net Diary
Sleep Cycle: Smart Alarm Clock
Water Minder
- Big Oven:
Recipes, Meal Planner, Grocery List & More
Their description: You can take your recipes, menus and grocery list anywhere in their complete cooking tool. Recipe, grocery list and meal planning apps for iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone. Free to install.
Cool Feature: Keep Your List
Create a shared grocery list for your household. Sort by department or by recipe. Save time and money.
- Much faster, works offline too
- Strike-through items put automatically at the bottom
- Multi-account sharing
- Items you probably have grouped at end
Caveats: Could encounter glitches like the help support and recipe preparations sections are coming up as errors and not loading.
Website: BigOven.com.
- Calm:
Claims to be the #1 app for meditation and sleep.
Their description: Calm is a meditation, sleep and relaxation app, available in both the App Store and Google Play store. The Calm app is free to download and some free content is available, but a paid subscription to Calm Premium unlocks access to Calm’s entire content library.
Cool feature: Masterclass audio-programs taught by world-renowned mindfulness experts.
Caveats: Server Instability
Website: https://www.calm.com
- My Net Diary (My favorite food diary app)
Their description: Free calorie counter and food diary app. MyNetDiaryis your digital diet assistant for weight loss. Android and iphone apps available.
Free basic version and paid versions also available including premium version for online use.
Cool features:Syncs with other devices. Diabetes tracker.
Caveat:There is a learning curve to using this app.
Website: mynetdiary.com
- Sleep Cycle: Smart Alarm Clock
Their description: Waking up easy is all about timing. Sleep Cycle tracks your sleeping patterns and wakes you up during your lightest sleep phase, without a conventional alarm clock. Waking up during light sleep feels like waking up naturally rested. App for iPhone and Android Cost: Free or Premium version $29.99 per year
Cool Feature:Snooze
Snooze by simply double-tapping on the phone. Picking up the phone will also automatically snooze. Sleep Cycle has two snooze modes.
Caveats: Should not be a substitute for more in-depth sleep studies.
Website: https://www.sleepcycle.com/how-sleep-cycle-works/
- Water Minder
Their description: WaterMinder– track your daily water intake needs with this simple to use app. Create your custom cups, setup reminders and earn awards! Available through Google Play and the Apple App Store. Free app.
Cool Feature: Get optional unlimited reminders to drink every 30 minutes up to five hours.
Caveats: Includes ads. Doesn’t account for variabilities such as workouts and weather that affect hydration.
Website: https://waterminder.com/
These 5 apps are just a sampling of the many apps available to help you be more healthy, mindful, and organized so you can create your healthy sweet life and build a healthy relationship with food.
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Together we’ll create your healthy sweet life by building a healthy relationship with food.
To your Joy and Health,
Kay Loughrey, MPH, RDN, LDN
Transformational Speaker, Breakthrough Coach, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist