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"  Darlene Feliciano, one of the Good Housekeeping Research Institute&amp;#039;s fall editorial interns, shares 5 of her favorite free apps for the holidays--aimed at keeping calories under control. 1. Lose It. This free app takes the guess work out of Thanksgivings dinner. It features an easy-to-use recipe calculator and a barcode scanner that allows you to scan in items with your phone&amp;#039;s camera as you shop. Create a recipe with the items scanned in and enter the amount of servings, and Lose It will calculate the nutritional information per serving. Featuring a simple interface, you can also log in your daily food intake and Lose It will total the calories and macro-nutrients like fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Enter your weight and target weight, and the app will calculate your recommended daily calorie intake and track your daily and long-term progress. 2. My Fitness Pal. Don&amp;#039;t have time to scan and shop? With over two million food items in the database, this free app comes with a library of well-known food products found in the supermarket as well as calorie counts for popular dishes. Just set your daily calorie goal, and each day input foods eaten and how much you&amp;#039;ve exercised. The app will track how many more calories you can eat before meeting your daily diet goal. As you log in your daily intake, the app also remembers favorite foods and meals, so that you don&amp;#039;t have to access the entire library every time you&amp;#039;re logging in items. 3. Calorie Counter. Want to eat healthier during the holidays, but don&amp;#039;t have the time to research nutritional information? The Calorie Counter features a nutrition grade, pros/cons, and a nutritional analysis report for each food item in easy-to-read charts, so you can compare the nutritional value of different foods from your phone and make healthier choices. The logging-by-voice feature allows you to log in your meals hands free, which is great if you&amp;#039;re on the go. Although the app is free, the logging-by-voice feature is only free for a limited time after registration. The three calorie counting apps above also feature free access to online communities. Members share weight loss tips, recipes, progress reports, and motivational support. 4. Fooducate. Like Calorie Counter, Fooducate features a nutrition grade for products, but if you&amp;#039;re short on time this app is ideal because it allows you to create a healthy shopping list too. Compare items and add the healthier choice to your shopping list along with everything else you need for a quick and easy holiday dinner. Before heading out, choose from items in the database, or items already scanned at home and place them on the list to avoid straying into the snack aisle and wasting your shopping time. 5. Fitness Buddy. If you find that holiday dinner preparations take over your life and you can&amp;#039;t make it to the gym, the fitness buddy is a great app to help you squeeze in a quick workout. You can create a routine from a library of exercises with HD-quality pictures and videos, in-depth explanations on proper execution, and bodyweight exercises, which is great if you need to work out at home and don&amp;#039;t own weights.  For more holiday tips, read about what the editors and experts at Good Housekeeping recommend. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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