Nutrition Resources I Love
Hello!
Here are links to the five resources I use very often:
USDA Nutrient Data Lab
Search on practically any food to learn its nutrition content, including calories, protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium, etc.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
Calorie King
Similar to USDA above but with additional tools
http://www.calorieking.com/
Center for Science in the Public Interest
This is a nonprofit that advocates for nutrition and health, food safety, alcohol policy, and sound science. They publish great articles in their Nutrition Action newsletter (archives available online). You’ll be amazed at what you didn’t know about takeout, restaurant and processed food!
http://www.cspinet.org/
Cooking Light
Cooking Light magazine’s online version. They have hundreds of healthy recipes. Do an “Enhanced Search” on Recipe Finder and you can specify several things from ingredients to diet considerations.
http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/
MyPyramid.gov
You can literally spend hours here. Learn about how much and what you should have from each food group, develop a personalized plan, assess and track your current eating and physical activity habits, etc.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
