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Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII 2/22/25 Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII 2/22/25

The Pros and Cons of Instacart

The pros and cons of using instacart for healthy online grocery shopping.

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII 9/14/22 Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII 9/14/22

The Pros and Cons of Instacart

Stephanie Ronco 5/10/22 Stephanie Ronco 5/10/22

The Pros and Cons of Foodvisor

5/10/22 5/10/22

Can Food Tracking Apps Boost Health?

There are a large number of apps that promise to make tracking your food choices quick and easy while providing feedback that can help people reach their health goals.

5/10/22 5/10/22

Food Tracking Apps: Foodvisor

5/10/22 5/10/22

The Pros and Cons of Foodvisor

3/20/20 3/20/20

Workaround: Order groceries instead of takeout

1/8/20 1/8/20

Food App Delivery Sales Up

1/14/16 1/14/16

Self-Assessment Resources

MyPlate recommends 2 strategies for successful improvements to eating habits and lifestyle: focusing on long-term solutions instead of quick fixes, and self-assessing periodically. The post Resolutions into Solutions provided an introduction to these approaches, and now we'd like to go into more depth about those self-assessment resources...

12/25/15 12/25/15

2 More Tips for Building a Healthier Future

Want to build a healthier future? There are lots of great strategies -- from tracking your progress to making your environment more conducive to success. We've got you covered, so take a look at these top tips...

3/6/14 3/6/14

Pasta In The Oven

Imagine if your oven was like your Smartphone or iPhone where it has all sorts of apps to perform simple tasks intelligently and perfectly. And it allows you to look up recipes, cooking information, instructions, and more. And it can allow you to measure and report your processes much like your apps. Plus it allows you to write apps!

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