# Personal Nutritionist Apps Lark for the Apple Watch Provides Tools for Food Tracking By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-05-20 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-tracking References: [macworld](http://www.macworld.com/article/2915600/lark-puts-food-logging-on-your-wrist-with-new-apple-watch-app.html) & [web.lark](http://www.web.lark.com/) The Lark app for the [Apple](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nutritiontracking-app) Watch provides a comprehensive set of tools for [food tracking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nutrition-tracker) on the wrist. Although it's easy to imagine getting consumed with the habit of constantly checking the system, Lark's CEO Julia Hu describes: "We don’t want people to obsess about every calorie." Instead, Lark is means to be a place where you can dictate what you're eating and drinking so that better habits can be formed. By tracking other activity from a user such as their sleep habits, Lark is able to give [personalized nutrition recommendations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alma-app). For example, if Lark picks up on the fact that a user had a bad night of sleep, it knows that the body will be craving sugary and fatty foods, and suggest a healthy source of fats such as from nuts. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Personalized Nutrition Tracking:** Developing apps with personalized nutrition tracking through tools like sleep tracking and giving recommendations based on habits can improve health and create new markets in the healthcare industry. - **Wearable Nutrition Apps:** The development of wearable technology like Lark for the Apple Watch can change the way we interact with nutritional information and promote healthier lifestyle habits. - **Health and Wellness Integration in Tech Apps:** Integrating personalized nutrition and wellness tools like Lark in other technology apps can make healthy living more accessible and promote overall well-being. ### Who This Affects Most - **Healthcare:** Integrating personalized nutrition tracking through apps like Lark can disrupt the traditional healthcare industry by creating a new market for preventative healthcare. - **Wearable Technology:** Developing wearable technology like Lark that integrates nutritional tracking tools can create a new market in the wearable technology industry and change the way we approach health and wellness. - **Tech and Apps:** Integrating personalized nutrition and wellness tools like Lark into other tech apps can disrupt the traditional app market by making healthy living more accessible and promoting overall well-being. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Synchronized Nutrition-Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nutritiontracking-app.md) - [Nutrition-Focused Food Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caloriekit.md) - [Nutrient Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cal-mind.md) - [AI Nutrition Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/broccoli-ai.md) - [Nutritional Insight Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nutrition-deepdive.md) - [Pocket-Sized AI Nutritionists](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ludis-health.md) - [Food-Checking Health Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/know-your-food.md) - [Smart Nutrition Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-diary.md) - [Personalized Nutrition Support](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuty-app.md)