Released in September 2005, MyFitnessPal was developed by Mike Lee, with his brother Albert Lee later joining him to launch the app and the company. The app is free with extra features available purchase. In 2020, Under Armour sold MyFitnessPal to Francisco Partners, a private equity firm. In February 2015, Under Armour acquired MyFitnessPal. MyFitnessPal account with other fitness apps like Garmin Connect, FitBit, Samsung Health, and Apple Watch. MyFitnessPal can be used to accurately track the macronutrient content of all foods as well as the user's total carbohydrate, fat and protein intake. MyFitnessPal has access to 14 million foods data, with metrics to track exercise and calories. that allows users to log meals by pointing their phones at ingredients and recipes. The app provides features such as, ability to enter diet data manually, or by scanning bar codes and Meal Scan feature for premium version, a computer vision technology developed by Passio Inc. MyFitnessPal is smartphone application which uses gamification elements, for exercise and diet management. The app is available for Android and iOS devices. MyFitnessPal is a health and fitness tracking smartphone app and website. The following is based on 1300-1400 calories recommended amount for each food group.Smartphone application and website MyFitnessPal I also include the portion and approximate calorie range in my meal names. Open My Fitness Pal App, click on Me icon.On your phone or mobile device via the app:

Change Meal Names from the default: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snack to Fruit, Vegetables, Grains, Lean Protein, Dairy, and Healthy Oils.

Click on Settings on the bottom blue row.

The mobile app on a device, such as a phone or tablet, does not have the option to change your diary settings. To change your food diary settings, log on to MyFitnessPal through a browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari). I changed the meal settings to display Fruit, Vegetables, Grains, Lean Protein, Dairy, and Healthy Oils instead of Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snack. However, I missed the daily assessment of my food choices in the Live It Food Plan, so I transformed MyFitnessPal into the Live It Tracker. The MyFitnessPal App provides easy access to nutritional information that helps us make the best choices.

Transform MyFitnessPal into a Live It Tracker.

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