20 Worst Foods in America
Men's Health magazine sets the story straight on what's bad for your body.
www.menshealth.com/20worst
5 a Day for Better Health
Encourages Americans to eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day for better health. From the National Cancer Institute.
5aday.nci.nih.gov
5 to 10 a Day
Unlock your colors and eat your way to better health with five to ten servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Offers downloadable brochures, online resources, and partner information for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association's education campaign.
www.5to10aday.com
Arbor Nutrition Guide
Comprehensive guide to nutrition resources on the Internet, particularly clinical nutrition and resources suited to health professionals.
www.arborcom.com
Basal Metabolism
Calculates metabolism based on individual criteria such as height, weight, and activity rate and returns recommended intakes for fat, carbohydrates, and protein.
www.reply42.com/metabolism
BeefNutrition.org
Containing information on nutritional facts about beef, nutrition research, recipes, and free or low-cost resource materials.
www.beefnutrition.org
Blonz Guide to Nutrition
Source selections by nutritionist and syndicated columnist Ed Blonz.
www.blonz.com
Calorie Control Council, The
Offers information on diet, calories, and foods for achieving a healthy weight.
www.caloriecontrol.org
Campbell's Eat Smart
Offers a dietary and lifestyle guide centered around eating their soups.
www.campbellseatsmart.com
Consumer Reports: Tips for Packing a Healthy Lunch
Offers parents tips and advice on packing a healthy lunch for children.
www.consumerreports.org/cro/babies-kids/news/8-tips-for-packing-a-healthful...
ConsumerLab.com
Provides independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals evaluate health, wellness, and nutrition products.
www.consumerlab.com
dairyspot
Provides information on dairy products for consumers, media, healthcare professionals, nutrition educators, and school food service professionals.
www.dairyspot.com
Delicious Decisions
By the American Heart Association. Offers healthy eating tips and suggestions.
www.deliciousdecisions.org
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
Authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.
www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines
Dietary Supplements
Provides general information from the Food and Drug Administration.
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html
Eat Better America
Online resources featuring nutritional information, healthy eating habits, recipes, personalized fitness tips, and community forum for the wellness conscious.
www.eatbetteramerica.com
Eat Well, Live Well
Nutrition and health information for the general public and health professionals.
www.healthyeatingclub.com
Egg Nutrition Center
For nutritionists and health care providers to learn about eggs and good nutrition.
www.enc-online.org
Family Food Zone
Resource for moms, promoting child health through good lifelong eating habits.
www.familyfoodzone.com
FDA Guide to Dietary Supplements
Discusses how the FDA defines supplements and monitors the claims associated with them.
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1998/598_guid.html
Fiber Content Chart
Provides charts that contain fiber content and calorie content in foods.
www.wehealnewyork.org/healthinfo/dietaryfiber/fibercontentchart.html#fiber
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Information on food safety, dietary guidelines, reports and studies, and online resources. From USDA's National Agricultural Library.
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
FoodFit.com
Offers information about healthy eating and cooking, recipes, fitness advice, and more.
www.foodfit.com
Foodwatch
Nutritionist Catherine Saxelby's guide to healthy eating.
www.foodwatch.com.au
Go Symmetry: Nutrition Links
Features information on herbs, vitamins, minerals, and other supplements.
www.go-symmetry.com/nutrition-links.htm
HealthCastle.com
Offers fun and practical diet tips to reclaim health, written by registered dietitians.
www.healthcastle.com
HealthierUS.gov
The HealthierUS initiative is a national effort to improve people's lives, prevent and reduce the costs of disease, and promote community health and wellness.
www.healthierus.gov
Healthy Body Calculator
Computes healthy weight range and offers nutritional suggestions. Available in U.S. and metric measuring systems.
www.dietitian.com/ibw/ibw.html
Healthy Fridge
Heart-healthy eating tips. Includes facts about heart disease, recipes, and contests for kids and adults.
www.healthyfridge.org
Healthy School Meals Resource System
Information for people working in USDA's Child Nutrition Programs. Includes menu planning resources, articles on nutrition and food safety, and training materials.
schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov
Healthy Weight Forum
Peer education based forum offering support, motivation, recipes, and fellowship for those interested in reaching and maintaining a healthy weight.
www.healthyweightforum.org
How Food Works
Describes how the body uses food. Includes sections on carbohydrates, protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water.
www.howstuffworks.com/food.htm
International Food and Information Council (IFIC)
Offers food safety and nutrition information to health and nutrition professionals as well as brochures and guides for consumers. Site in English and Spanish.
www.ific.org
iVillage Nutrition
Nutrition facts for healthy eating at iVillage Quick Links. Includes recipes and nutrition plans to address specific health issues.
health.ivillage.com/quicklinks_nutrition/0,,b6k6rx7f,00.html
Journal of Nutrition
Covers nutrition research in humans and in animal species. Also features directory of nutrients with diet recommendations, toxicity, clinical uses, and recent research.
www.nutrition.org
kidsnutrition.org
The Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of children, from conception through adolescence, and the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers. Scientific data from the Center will enable healthcare providers and policy advisors to make dietary recommendations that will improve the health of today's children and that of generations to come.
www.kidsnutrition.org
Lunch Lessons
Chef Ann Cooper is on a mission to change the way America feeds its kids with Lunch Lessons. Find out about healthy school lunches, the National School Food Challenge, the meal wheel, and much more.
www.lunchlessons.org
Meatless Monday
Provides recipes and healthy eating advice to achieve a balanced diet which can prevent heart disease and reduce saturated fat.
www.meatlessmonday.com
MediterraneanDiet.gr
Health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, food pyramid, and the importance of olive oil.
www.mediterraneandiet.gr
Metabolism.com
Offering health and nutrition answers on cholesterol, high blood pressure, and more.
www.metabolism.com
National School Lunch Program
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch
Natural Nutrition
Holistic health articles, monthly recipes, and health product reviews.
www.livrite.com
Naturally-Healthy-Eating.com
Addresses healthy nutrition, juicing, raw foods, vegetarianism, eating well when eating out, vegan recipes, motivation, and alternative health.
www.naturally-healthy-eating.com
Nature Made Vitamin & Herb University
Provides scientific information and educational resources for health care professionals about dietary supplements, herbs, botanicals, vitamins, and minerals.
www.vitaminherbuniversity.com
Never2Early.org
Offing information to improve children's heart health by lowering cholesterol and heart disease risk through diet and nutrition.
www.never2early.org
New Nutrition Conversation With Consumers
Guide for health professionals to communicate effectively with consumers, including nutrition articles, consumer research, and an interactive presentation.
www.newconversation.org
Nutrition Explorations
A fun and easy way to teach and learn nutrition. Site offers nutrition information for teachers, school food service professionals, and families.
www.nutritionexplorations.org
Nutrition Explorations: Kids
An interactive kid's nutrition site filled with games, activities, fun recipes, and a panel to help kids learn about healthy eating and staying active. Kids will also learn about the Five Food Groups, and the Food Guide Pyramid.
www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids
Nutrition, Health and Heart Disease
Tips on how to have a healthy heart including information about supplements, foods, heart disease, and general health.
www.health-heart.org
Nutrition.gov
Provides access to government information on nutrition, healthy eating, and physical activity.
www.nutrition.gov
NutriWatch
Provides information about nutrition and food safety, including full-text copies or links to source documents that are important to educators, students, and journalists.
www.nutriwatch.org
NutriWEB Malaysia
Promotes authoritative nutrition knowledge and advance nutrition science.
www.nutriweb.org.my
Plastic Fork Diaries
Follow six middle school students as they experience first-hand the relationship between food and their changing bodies, cultural differences, the vanishing family meal, nutrition, and athletic performance.
www.plasticforkdiaries.org
Real Water
Discusses the therapeutic qualities of water.
www.real-water.com
Rice Romp
A nutritional and learning guide geared toward grades 4-7. Presented by the United States Rice Producers Association.
www.riceromp.com
SCD Web Library
Offers information based on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Dedicated to people with Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis interested in using dietary adjustments.
www.scdiet.org
School Nutrition Association
Nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the U.S.
www.schoolnutrition.org
Tooned-In School Menu
School lunch menus online. Also games and activities, health tips and more.
www.schoolmenu.com
Top of the Onion
Dedicated to healthier eating. Includes recipes, medical expert information, and tips on shopping for healthier foods.
www.topoftheonion.com
Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
Sample articles from recent issues, subscription information, table of contents for the past year, and forms to order back issues.
healthletter.tufts.edu
United States Growth Charts
Pediatric growth charts provided by the CDC National Cener for Health Statistics.
www.cdc.gov/growthcharts
Vita-Web
Source for information on vitamins and other nutrients, health patterns and goals for different age groups, lifestyle tips, and more.
www.vita-web.com
Wheat Foods Council
Your source for news and tips on how and why to enjoy more grain foods for better health.
www.wheatfoods.org
Your Healthy Eating Helper
Everything you need to start healthy eating, including advice and free resources for busy people and working mothers. Features information on how to cook, plan, and shop for a healthy diet for all ages.
www.your-healthy-eating-helper.com
