Synopsis: Heali delivers recipes, meals and product information to meet personalized nutrition needs — all with evidence-based recommendations.
Price and Platform: Free. Apple and Android.
RDN Score: 4/5
Pros
Set your personalized nutrition preferences, then use the app to scan a barcode or read a menu or product ingredient list to receive personalized, evidence-based recommendations.
Users can select from more than 70 therapeutic plans which include a list of diets such as vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, GERD, AIP and Whole30.
Database of more than 1 million recipes, food products and restaurant menu items.
Choose nutrients you want to track or eat less or more of.
Heali provides an easy-to-review database to learn about research-backed nutrition therapies for a plethora of conditions.
Heali offers detailed, researched nutrition information on a variety of foods and implications for certain dietary choices such as the impact of dairy on acne.
The leadership team includes a registered dietitian and medical doctor. The scientific, clinical and dietetic advisory boards feature many experienced and respected researchers and practitioners.
Cons
Requires a phone number to get on the waitlist for access to the full app.
Although there is a lot of useful information in the app, Heali is currently under development, making it less than ideal for now — at least compared to similar apps on the market.
Privacy disclosure reveals the app uses user contact information to track across third-party apps and websites and may collect data linked to your contact information and device identifiers.
Bottom Line: For now, Heali is a space for both practitioners and the general public to gain insights on the impact of nutrition on different conditions. Keep an eye out for the full and updated app release.
Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, is based in Atlanta and specializes in culinary nutrition, communications and consulting. She blogs at marisamoore.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Synopsis: Heali delivers recipes, meals and product information to meet personalized nutrition needs — all with evidence-based recommendations.
