How to stay healthy? Many studies show that it all starts with your diet. So, we’ve put together a list of 10 awesome apps that can help you add healthy food to your diet in no time!

To start and maintain a healthy lifestyle, it’s important to understand your body’s needs. Your calorie intake depends on a number of factors like age, size, height, sex, lifestyle, and overall general health. So…

How many calories should I eat a day?

Well, it might come as a surprise to some, but it is possible to overeat healthy food. The easiest way to understand the number of daily calories you need to consume is by using a calorie intake calculator. Here are a few you might want to try…

TDEE calculator

TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expenditure, aka an estimation of how many calories you burn in a day — including exercise. Sure, you could take out your pen and paper, whip up a formula and start calculating (if you really want to do that, here’s a guide), or you can just fill in some of the blanks on TDEEcalculator.net and get your answer in a matter of seconds.

Google Fit

Google Fit is the equivalent of Apple’s Health app. When set up, it tracks your daily steps, runs, and miles on a bike. It also helps you reach your healthy lifestyle goals by showcasing your journey along the way.

Here’s the best bit — you can connect Google Fit to a number of other apps to get a more complete overview of your activity, calorie intake and even daily meditation minutes. Perfect right? We all know that a big part of inner happiness lies in the combination of an active lifestyle, healthy food and a calm mind.

MyFitnessPal

Ever heard your fitness friend talking about something called macros, as well as their daily calorie intake? Macros — aka macronutrients — consist of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. So, when you’re keeping track of your macros, you’re counting the grams of proteins, carbs and fats that you’re consuming on a daily basis.

Keeping track of your macros can help you make smart, healthy food choices. In essence, it’s very similar to counting your daily calories, it just takes it one step further.

And, of course, there’s an app for that. It’s called MyFitnessPal and it’s an easy way to understand what you eat and how much energy you get from it.

Overall, while taking steps to stay healthy, it’s important to remember to stay rational and not worry too much about the three cookies you ate a few hours ago or the amount of jam you put on your pancakes on Sunday morning. Some things in life are meant to be enjoyed.

How to cook healthy food? Getting access to the right recipe can help!

Forks Over Knives

With over 400 plant-based whole-food meals, weekly healthy food recipes accompanied with step-by-step instructions and a built-in shopping list to help you get everything you need for your next cooking session, it’s no wonder this is a regular #1 on most healthy food app lists.

The Blender Girl

Found some great smoothie inspo from Instagram and now craving the perfect silky smoothie? Well, there’s an app for that — The Blender Girl! It can save you from the headache of finding that perfect combo for a healthy smoothie cocktail.

Daily Blends

Let’s go even deeper into the smoothie topic. For green smoothie lovers, Daily Blends is filled with over 150 recipes to help you find that deliciously energising, healthy mood booster. You can call it healthy food in a glass, suitable for drinking at any time of the day.

Green Kitchen

Filled with inspiring vegetarian recipes that make you drool all over your phone screen while scrolling, Green Kitchen is an app built by an award-winning foodie duo. This app makes eating healthy and wholesome food easy and fun.

Yummly

Are you a picky eater? Yummly helps you find the perfect flavour. Savoury or sweet, spicy or sour. This app takes personalisation to the next level.

Plant Nanny

It’s very important to stay hydrated throughout the day, in the same way you fill your diet with healthy food. To help you remember to drink a glass of water often, Plant Nanny is the app for you.

Healthy food delivered with Bolt Food

Here’s the thing. All of the apps listed above are excellent for healthy living, that’s for sure. But, sometimes, after a long day at work, a tiring gym session or maybe just a regular Tuesday — you don’t feel like cooking.

Guess what? There’s an awesome app for that, too!

Just open your Bolt Food app, find what you’re craving from our list of restaurants and eateries, and order away. Your delicious meal will be delivered with care to your doorstep in no time.

Bon appétit (without the hassle)!