Online Resources and Apps

Below are some helpful online resources and phone applications which can be useful in your journey toward heart health. Please note these are only suggestions. You may wish to review several of these resources and then choose those that fit your needs. The Heart of New Ulm Project is not responsible for the content in these websites or phone applications.

Nutrition and Food

General Resources
USDA’s Choose My Plate
 
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
 
Understanding Food Nutrition Labels
 
Understanding Food Marketing Items
 
Healthy Eating
American Heart Association Recommendations
 
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet 
 
USDA Food Patterns
 
Mediterranean Diet
 
Recipes 
Eating Well Magazine and recipes 
 
Food Fit
 
Fruits and Vegetables
 
Food Network recipes
 
Epicurious recipes

Physical Activity

Shape Up America!

Physical Activity and Health

ACE Fitness

Athletic Runner

National Center on Physical Activity and Disability

 

Weight Management

Weight Control Information Network

Weight Watchers

Sparkpeople

National Weight Control Registry

Tobacco Cessation

American Lung Association
 
Minnesota's Quit Plan Resource
 
Freedom from smoking  or call 1-800-LUNG-USA (586-4872)                        
 

Online Lifestyle Tracking

MyFitnessPal

Daily Burn

Fit Day

Calorie King

SuperTracker

My Calorie Counter

My Net Diary

MapMyFitness

Phone Applications

Healthy in a Hurry from EatingWell

Epicurious Everywhere

MyFitnessPal

Loseit

MyNetDiary

Runtastic

MapMyFitness

Heartbeat