Hello, this is Monica Reinagel, and you're listening to the Nutrition Divas Quick and Dirty Tips for eating well and feeling fabulous.

We're launching a new Quick and dirty tips podcast this month.

The Tech Talker is here to clue us in on all things digital, technological, and webby.

Accordingly, I thought I'd talk a little bit today about how technology can help you improve your nutrition and keep your diet on track.

If you have a smartphone, you've probably experimented with a few mobile applications or apps.

One of the most popular and useful categories of apps

are those that help you monitor and manage various aspects

of your health and diet.

There are apps that let you look up nutrition information for foods and

restaurants. Track your food intake, log your exercise stats, chart your weight loss,

analyze your sleep habits, even monitor how much water you're drinking.

And for those without smartphones, many of these are available as web-based applications as well.

This sort of record keeping is a tried and true behavior modification technique.

If you're having difficulty managing your money, for example, Money Girl might suggest that

you track your expenditures for a week or two.

If you can't figure out where your time goes,

productivity experts like Get It Done Guy

recommend logging your activities.

And if you're trying to lose a few pounds

and can't figure out why your diet's not working,

a nutritionist or dietician might suggest that you keep a food diary.

Not only does this sort of record keeping give you valuable information about your

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