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When you fancy a spot of healthier
eating, reach for one of these appsinstead of that stockpile of Twixes
you bought for the coronapocalypse● Paprika
You can save recipes from the
web in Kitchen Stories, but only
if you pay a hefty annual fee;
so Paprika is a better bet for
stashing clippings of dishes
you discover that fit your
lifestyle. And because the
app lets you edit what you
store, you can tailor pretty much
anything to make it healthier.
Well, perhaps apart from that
deep-fried pizza burger...
from £free / Android
£2.99 / iOS
● Green Kitchen
A traditional cookbook in your
phone, this app has hand-picked
recipes designed to get you
eating more greens. There’s
enough choice to keep you
going for weeks, but not the
kind of deluge that’ll lead to
choice paralysis. Each dish
has a mouthwatering snap,
an ingredients list and steps
to check off. And for those with
limited diets, gluten-free and
vegan recipes are clearly marked.
£3.99 / iOS
● Kitchen Stories
If you demand more choice, try
Kitchen Stories. It’s still curated,
so not a complete free-for-all,
but has a wide variety of dishes
to explore. Select something
yummy and you’ll see the dish’s
difficulty, ingredients and prep
time, along with related how-to
videos. Each step has a photo
too, so you can check whether
you’ve made a terrible error or
you were really supposed to set
fire to the broccoli.
from £free / Android, iOS● MyFitnessPal
This industry giant helps you
track everything you eat – when
used well, it can act as a useful
sanity check on your intake.
A barcode scanner helps you
log quick snacks, but even full
meals aren’t a chore to get into
the app. Over time, you’ll build a
full picture of your eating habits,
stash favourite recipes, and take
on board useful advice from a
video feed starring sickeningly
healthy presenters.
from £free / Android, iOS● Deliciously Ella
You might think all this healthier
eating’s not going to make much
difference if you sit there like a
lump all day. In which case, grab
Deliciously Ella. This app will
happily suggest you add a
mixed bean salad or chocolatey
peanut protein smoothie to your
weekly meal planner, but it’ll also
urge you to do some yoga. And
if all that doesn’t manage to
relax you, there are meditation
recordings too.
from £free / Android, iOS● Streaks
Fancy a less prescriptive means
of recording what you’re shoving
into your gob? Try a habit tracker.
Streaks is useful in enabling you
to define both positive (ate some
greens!) and negative (but also
a bag of chips!) habits. These
can potentially be logged multiple
times per day (actually, two bags
of chips!), and you can peruse
how your stats have changed
over time. On Android? Try
Productive or Habitica.
£4.99 / iOSAPPS