Utopia Holistic Health and Holidays Utopia Holistic Health & Holidays Issue 8 August 2 | Page 6

THE BEST HEALTH APPS SWAP IT DON'T STOP IT 1  It shows you how to make smarter food choices from swapping sweets for nuts, to getting more exercise in your day, along with ways to shop smart, save calories and even how to join local exercise classes. You can track your progress and set alerts to be remind you when its time to make a swap. Handy and informative. FOODDITIVE 2 3 If you’re child suffers from a food allergy, or you follow a restrictive diet, then take this app to the supermarket with you. It allows you to check information on certain food additives and how they will affect you, according to a number of diet sensitivities, such as coeliac disease, gluten, vegetarian, vegan and even halal.  COELIAC SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INGREDIENT LIST 6 This app determines if a product or that dish you’re about to eat contains gluten. It contains a listing of more than 800 ingredients and 300 additives used in Australian and New Zealand foods, and tells you whether they’re safe to include in a gluten-free diet.  4 5 Like to know how much saturated fat is in a Big Mac? How about the sugar content in your favourite chocolate bar? This app lets you keep track of the nutritional content of more than 7,000 foods in one handy device.  FITNESS BUILDER Whether you’re starting an exercise routine for the first time, or just want some workout inspiration, Fitness Builder can help. This app lets you choose from an impressive library of more than 5,600 exercise images and videos, or, you can even ask a personal trainer for helpful advice. 7 SMOOTHIE RECIPES 8 This app contains 110 delicious and healthy smoothie recipes. There’s even suggestions for making your own mocktails, and best of all, calorie content is included. FOOD LABELS WITH NUTRITIONAL FACTS ALCOHOL AWARE This app keeps a daily track of the amount of alcoholic drinks you’re imbibing, as well as the effects those glasses of wine will have on your waistline. Obviously, if you can’t focus on your screen to input the info, then you’ve had enough. JUST START WALKING It allows you to track, map and measure the distance you’ve walked, share updates with friends, while offering information on how to maintain correct posture or find a chiropractor in your area – if needed.