2 Apps Take the Guesswork Out of Healthy Grocery Shopping

So, you may have noticed that I completely skipped over last week's blog post. I have been taking some time to do some major soul searching and consider the best way to communicate my passion for fun and easy healthy living to the masses. To make it up to you, today's post has got it all: it's short, sweet, fun & functional! I'm sharing with you two awesome resources that make healthy grocery shopping a little less overwhelming. I had been planning to install these apps on my phone for awhile now and finally got around to it. Don't wait like I did!

Do you go to the super market with the best of intentions, planning to make healthy choices, brain bursting with nutrition information from magazines, TV segments and friends, only to find yourself completely confused once you're standing in the aisles comparing food labels? Fooducate aims to eliminate that confusion.



Use the Fooducate app on your phone to scan the barcode of a grocery item and Fooducate will respond with a letter grade for that food item. You know, a grade, like A- or C+. Fooducate also provides the calories per serving and the nutrition facts for that food. But that stuff comes on a food package anyway so that's not my favorite part. My favorite part is the "Things To Know" section that helps shoppers to really think about what makes a food a good, healthy choice. Fooducate will point out if a particular food is a great source of fiber or contains controversial additives. Fooducate has registered dietitians on its team and the apps are available for both Android and iPhone. You can also search their database of products on their website. For now, there are many products still missing from the Fooducate database but it's still a greaat resource. Take Fooducate on your next grocery shopping trip.

OK, I promised you two apps. Each year, the Environmental Working Group releases its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which it breaks down further into the "Dirty Dozen" and "Clean Fifteen." According to the site, these lists "will help you determine which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticide residues and are the most important to buy organic. You can lower your pesticide intake by avoiding the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables and choosing the least contaminated produce." You can check out the list on their website or download the app, which allows you to view just the "Dirty Dozen" or "Clean Fifteen" or the full list of reviewed produce items. It's a very simple app that lets you compare produce pesticide levels without carrying around a written list or torn magazine article. Check it out.


Image credit: Fooducate.com

So, you may have noticed that I completely skipped over last week's blog post. I have been taking some time to do some major soul searching and consider the best way to communicate my passion for fun and easy healthy living to the masses. To make it up to you, today's post has got it all: it's short, sweet, fun & functional! I'm sharing with you two awesome resources that make healthy grocery shopping a little less overwhelming. I had been planning to install these apps on my phone for awhile now and finally got around to it. Don't wait like I did!

Do you go to the super market with the best of intentions, planning to make healthy choices, brain bursting with nutrition information from magazines, TV segments and friends, only to find yourself completely confused once you're standing in the aisles comparing food labels? Fooducate aims to eliminate that confusion.



Use the Fooducate app on your phone to scan the barcode of a grocery item and Fooducate will respond with a letter grade for that food item. You know, a grade, like A- or C+. Fooducate also provides the calories per serving and the nutrition facts for that food. But that stuff comes on a food package anyway so that's not my favorite part. My favorite part is the "Things To Know" section that helps shoppers to really think about what makes a food a good, healthy choice. Fooducate will point out if a particular food is a great source of fiber or contains controversial additives. Fooducate has registered dietitians on its team and the apps are available for both Android and iPhone. You can also search their database of products on their website. For now, there are many products still missing from the Fooducate database but it's still a greaat resource. Take Fooducate on your next grocery shopping trip.

OK, I promised you two apps. Each year, the Environmental Working Group releases its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which it breaks down further into the "Dirty Dozen" and "Clean Fifteen." According to the site, these lists "will help you determine which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticide residues and are the most important to buy organic. You can lower your pesticide intake by avoiding the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables and choosing the least contaminated produce." You can check out the list on their website or download the app, which allows you to view just the "Dirty Dozen" or "Clean Fifteen" or the full list of reviewed produce items. It's a very simple app that lets you compare produce pesticide levels without carrying around a written list or torn magazine article. Check it out.


Image credit: Fooducate.com