With so many nutrition and food apps available to download, it can be hard to know which ones have the most accurate and relevant information.

Below is a review of a few of the best apps to help you make healthier food choices, track your nutrition goals and help you count your carbohydrates (if you wish).

FoodSwitch
Cost: free
Device: Apple and Android

App features:

• helps you make healthier choices when shopping at the supermarket.
• scans the barcode of a food packet and the nutrition information is highlighted in green, yellow or red. This gives you an idea of how healthy that food might be.
• lists products in the same category that are healthier choices, with lower levels of fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt
• ‘GlutenSwitch’ option will tell you if the product is gluten-free and will also list a gluten-free alternative, if there is one available.

CalorieKing
Cost: free
Device: Apple only

App features:

• helps you to manage your weight and carbohydrate counting
• based on an Australian food database
• over 22,000 Australian foods, including common restaurant and take-away foods
• enables you to look up the nutrient values of the foods that you are eating, including energy (kilojoules/calories) and carbohydrates
• auto-calculate function – simply enter in your own portion size of food or drink and it does all the nutrient calculations for you.

CalorieKing, ControlMyWeightâ„¢
Cost: $4.49
Device: Apple only

App features:

• keeps you on track with your healthy eating and physical activity goals and calculates the total amount of carbohydrate in your meals
• allows you to look up the nutrient and energy values of the foods you are eating
• has an auto-calculate function that enters your own portion size of food or drink based on an Australian food database
• has the ability to save your favourite meals and foods so that you don’t need to keep searching for them every time
• allows you to record your food intake and the amount of physical activity you have done. You can then see how much energy you have consumed and how much you have used up throughout the day
• creates graphs of your food intake so you can easily see if you are meeting your food targets can record and track your weight over time until you reach your goal weight.

Easy Diet Diary
Cost: free
Device: Apple and Android

App features:

• keeps you on track with your healthy eating and physical activity goals and calculates the total amount of carbohydrate in your meals allows you to look up the nutrient and energy values of the foods you are eating
• has an auto-calculate function that enters your own portion size of food or drink based on an Australian food database with over 45,000 Australian foods
• ability to add foods that aren’t in the database, simply scan the barcode of the food package
• ability to save your favourite meals and foods so that you don’t have to keep searching for them every time
• records your food intake and the amount of physical activity you have done to see how much energy you have consumed and how much you have used up throughout the day
• ability to email your food record to your dietitian so that they can view it online for feedback (your dietitian must have the latest FoodWorks software on their computer to open your diary).