What is MyFitnessPal?
With more than 200 million downloads and 3.7 million 5-star reviews, MyFitnessPal is one of the world’s most comprehensive nutrition and food tracking apps. Members use it to log food, hydration, weight, and exercise so they can better understand their habits and reach their goals.
How MyFitnessPal Can Support Government Health Programs
MyFitnessPal offers free Premium memberships to underserved and at-risk Americans through our collaboration with the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health. Program participants can access our complete set of features to build healthy habits and track their nutrition and fitness goals.
Easily track food and fitness
Participants can log food from a database of over 18 million global foods and view personal insights about their nutrition and exercise habits.
Share nutritional data
Our Progress Data File Export* lets program participants easily share their diary and nutrition data with healthcare providers.
Customize the app for individual needs
The Custom Goals by Day* feature allows participants to set calorie, carbs, protein, and fat goals according to day-to-day needs and training schedules.
Understand the impact of meal timing
Food Timestamps* show exactly when each food was logged, which can help participants connect meal timing to their hunger and energy levels.
Why MyFitnessPal Works
Self-monitoring and reporting are just two major benefits of MyFitnessPal that go toward improving program participants’ long-term health and fitness goals.
Self-Monitoring is a Proven Method for Behavioral Change
Behavioral change starts with self-awareness - Most people don’t know the nutritional value of what they’re eating, but studies show that people change their behavior simply as a result of having to write it down. In fact, research shows that dietary self-monitoring is effective for weight loss, dietary change, and physical activity.
Digital tracking is an effective approach - Studies suggest that digital self-monitoring is an effective weight loss and behavioral change tool. It’s also effective for maintaining weight loss. Our database of 18 million foods makes that process easier than ever.
Reporting Gives Providers Insights Into Nutrition Data
It’s about visibility and accountability - MyFitnessPal can be used as a dietary assessment tool where program participants can easily share food diaries and progress charts with healthcare providers. This can help providers monitor nutrition intake related to a diagnosed medical condition or goal, and identify areas of concern.
Help Program Participants Reach Their Health Goals
DiabetesManagement
MyFitnessPal can help participants:
Track recommended daily sugar and macro goals.
They can focus on:
- Fiber
- Sugar
- Total carbohydrates
Heart DiseasePrevention
MyFitnessPal can help participants:
Broaden understanding of saturated fats, carbohydrates, and fiber in everyday foods.
They can focus on:
- Sodium
- Fiber
- Saturated and unsaturated fats
StrengthTraining
MyFitnessPal can help participants:
Fuel workouts at the appropriate time to benefit energy levels before, during, and after strength training.
They can focus on:
- Protein
- Daily and weekly macros breakdown
- Workout length, and time of day
Weight LossManagement
MyFitnessPal can help participants:
Manage caloric intake, and view the vitamins and minerals in the foods they eat.
They can focus on:
- Daily, weekly, and monthly progress
- Daily and weekly macros breakdown
- Vitamins and minerals to ensure proper nutrition
Help Give MyFitnessPal Premium to At-Risk Americans
With Premium, program participants will have access to:
- Moderated community forums
- RD-approved meal plans & 500 healthy recipes
- Live access to nutrition & exercise experts via TikTok and Instagram events
- Content to support pre-diabetic journeys, healthy eating, cooking on a budget, and incorporating movement into daily life
- Easy tracking from a database of 18 million foods
- 80+ exercise demos
- 50 video workout routines
- Detailed insights about their nutrition
How to Get Started
- Have program participants create a new MyFitnessPal account by visiting; Create Your Free Account | MyFitnessPal
- Once their MyFitnessPal account has been created and they're logged in to our website, have participants visit whitehouseprogram.myfitnesspal.com to redeem their FREE Annual Membership to MyFitnessPal Premium, using their unique access code at the time of redemption.
- Refer each participant to the MyFitnessPal 101 Plan, which will show them step-by-step how to set up and use the app.
- Work together to meet participant's health and fitness goals with MyFitnessPal Premium. Participants can customize their macros, access expert-led workouts, and easily log meals with Barcode Scan.
For More Information
Contact us at WhiteHouseProgram@myfitnesspal.com to learn more or request Premium promo codes for your program participants.
Additional Resources
For extra guidance, such as our dietitian-led Meal Plans*, Workout Plans*, our Essential Guide to Portion Size, or any of our works cited in this article, learn more here. *Features denoted with an asterisk are only available with a Premium subscription of the MyFitnessPal app.
Works Cited
- “Comparing Self-Monitoring Strategies for Weight Loss in a Smartphone App: Randomized Controlled Trial.” PubMed, 28 February 2019, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30816851/. Accessed 15 September 2022.
- “Consistent self-monitoring in a commercial app-based intervention for weight loss: results from a randomized trial.” PubMed, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31396820/. Accessed 15 September 2022.
- “The defence of body weight: a physiological basis for weight regain after weight loss.” PubMed, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23126426/. Accessed 15 September 2022.
- “Does self-monitoring diet and physical activity behaviors using digital technology support adults with obesity or overweight to lose weight? A systematic literature review with meta-analysis.” PubMed, 30 June 2021, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34192411/. Accessed 15 September 2022.
- Gupta, Sunjai. “Effective techniques in healthy eating and physical activity interventions: a meta-regression.” PubMed, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19916637/. Accessed 15 September 2022.
- Otto, Amy D. “Comparison of techniques for self-monitoring eating and exercise behaviors on weight loss in a correspondence-based intervention.” PubMed, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17904942/. Accessed 15 September 2022.