Cooking at home with the kids is a great activity to enjoy, especially if you’re keen to implement a healthier diet and have your family eating a variety of different foods. A bowl of porridge oats for breakfast is appealing to most people, but what if you could cook up a breakfast feast as you’ve never had before with the help of a smartphone app or two? That’s what people all around the world are doing on a more regular basis now.
Our sophisticated and immensely powerful smartphone devices can house an array of applications. As a result, the majority of the human race has become heavily reliant on their miniature handheld devices for a variety of tasks. Alongside taking a spin on the latest version of UK roulette wheel or catching Pokemon in the park with the kids, smartphone users are using apps to conduct any banking queries, book holidays, tweak their fantasy football team ahead of the weekend, and even find love through the comprehensive selection of dating apps available these days. When it comes to cooking and finding inspiration in the kitchen, the apps on offer are of an excellent standard also. Some apps might provide ideas ahead of a family occasion with an abundance of tasty recipes, while others could help with any dietary requirements thanks to a few recommended ingredients.
With food app usage showing a dramatic increase in recent times, here is a look at some of the best creations available for you to download right now.
Tasty
Available on both iOS and Android, the Tasty app is a well-known name thanks to its fantastic YouTube channel, which has gone viral on plenty of occasions. With Tasty labelling itself as the “world’s largest food network” you can guess just how much worthwhile content is on the app. There are hundreds of recipes to sample, you can rate dishes and offer feedback, and search for certain foods depending on your specific tastes.
Paprika
A popular choice with mum’s keen to add some new dishes to the weekly home menu, Paprika serves up a variety of useful features. Users can read blogs, watch videos, search through a variety of stunning recipes, explore information around specific ingredients, and even make use of its automatic shopping list, which is built into the app. Available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS, Paprika is an excellent option.
Yummly
With a comprehensive selection of unique recipes, Yummly is an app which most definitely has you covered depending on your favourite cuisine. Once the app learns about the food you like to eat, it recommends recipes and certain ingredients from there.
BBC Good Food
The BBC Good Food app has been around for a while now, and it’s still going strong. Available on both iOS and Android, BBC Good Food features pretty much every dish you can think of. Most of the dishes on the app have been tried and tested by professionals, with comments from fellow users offering further insight into certain dishes. You can also save your favourite recipes for a later date, and there’s tons of practical information to look at on cuisines from all around the world.
Kitchen Stories
Another widely used app at the moment, Kitchen Stories boasts a useful selection of simple instructional videos. A reliable name in the game, the app has been around since 2014 and presents food in a fun and informative way. The videos are well made, the recipes are delicious, the array of images to enjoy certainly provide additional inspiration, and the apps added feature of a shopping list is a nice touch.