Nutrition Online Resources

Framingham State College Computer Applications in Nutrition

Nutrition Web Sites Online Diet Analysis Tools Food and exercise journal. Fitday Fitday offers a reliable, userwww.fitday.com friendly program which is most useful for an individual looking for a diet analysis and fitness tracking program. Additionally, it allows tracking over time. Life Clinic My Health Record offers a http://www.lifeclinic.com variety of health tracking tools in addition to Nutrition and Fitness tracking. It also offers a Food Analyzer that analyzes nutrition content of individual food items, Food and Exercise Diary for recording and tracking your daily meals and activities, and a question-and-answer service with registered dietitians. Search individual foods in USDA Food Composition Data the most recent release of http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp the USDA Nutrient Database. MyPyramid Tracker http://www.mypyramid.gov

Nutrawatch www.nutrawatch.com

MyPyramid tracker is based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines (DG). It calculates daily intake compared to the DG, MyPyramid Stats, Nutrient Intake from food and Nutrient Information on Dietary Supplements. At this time of this evaluation, the Healthy Index portion was under revision. This is a reliable, easy to use diet analysis tool. This

Nutridiary www.nutridiary.com

Nutrition Analysis Tool http://www.nat.uiuc.edu

Nutrition Data http://www.nutritiondata.com

tool allows the user to change their goals for macronutrients, fiber and sodium. Nutridiary is a very thorough and informative tool that is easy to use. It offers an abundance of graphing and tracking options that allow for data to be easily visualized and interpreted. NAT is a simple, free diet analysis tool which uses food codes rather than food names to display analysis, making it less user friendly than some other programs; reports are also difficult to print. The site also offers online interactive nutrition education, sports nutrition, body image and basic nutrition. Free and interactive web site that generates nutrition facts labels and provides simplified nutritional analysis for foods and recipes. Uses reliable USDA nutrient database, however some tips not accurate.

Menu Planners and Recipe Sites Interactive Menu Planner http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/menuplanner My Menus http://www.mymenus.com

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s Interactive site for creating meals for 1200-2000 calorie levels. Loads of recipes which can be re-sized to meet your needs; provides nutrient analysis of each recipe and generates a shopping list.

Cooking Light www.cookinglight.com

Recipes with a lighter flare

Your Produce Man www.yourproduceman.com

Current produce information ie: pricing, crop damage and more. Nutrition and food trivia. Recipes for almost any kind of produce. Lots of recipes and more.

Food Network www.foodnetwork.com The Cook's Thesaurus www.foodsubs.com

Epicurious

A cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions. Menus & Recipes galore!

www.epicurious.com

Cooks

Recipes and more

www.cooks.com

General Nutrition Sites

Food and Nutrition Information Center www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

Homepage for the Food and Nutrition Information Center. Nutrition topics, Dietary Supplements, Food composition, Dietary Guidelines, Food Guide Pyramid, FNIC Databases

Dietary Guidelines 2005 Authoritative source of http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguideli dietary advice to promote nes/ good health and prevent chronic disease.. Food borne Illness Education Food Safety Education, Information Center HACCP, Discussion groups http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/index. and links html National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp

Includes nutrition, physical activity, public health programs, publications and more.

MEDLINEplus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com

Web MD www.webmd.com

Peapod www.peapod.com

Center for Science in the Public Interest http://www.cspinet.org/ Vegetarian Resource Group http://www.vrg.org

Find health topics, encyclopedia and dictionary. Interactive tutorials on health conditions. General Health information, including sections on Healthy Living, Diseases & Conditions, Drug Search, Health Program, Books & Newsletters. Great site for researching common ailments, aches & pains, and keeping up with the latest research being done on all types of health issues. Access Nutrition Facts labels and pictures of brand name foods on a variety of products. Go to “product information” to view item, then right click to save picture. Copy/Print Nutrition Facts label and ingredient list (remember food labels frequently change and these may not be uptodate) Nutrition Advocacy Organization. Check out Nutrition Action Healthletter. Excellent resource on the topic of vegetarianism.

This sites provides a broad array of nutrition resources, including education programs, fact sheets and lifecycle resources. Link to variety of Nutrition UPENN http://www.med.upenn.edu/nutrimed/web Web sites sites.html National Center for Complementary & Sound information on Alternative Medicine alternative and http://nccam.nih.gov/ complementary medicine. Nutrition.gov http://www.nutrition.gov

Food Labeling http://:www.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html

Everything you need to know about Food labeling.

FDA Kids http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids

Interactive site for kids and teens includes Food Safety Quiz, , The Teen Scene and more

For Schools Offers links to a variety of nutrition resources, as well as nutrient analysis (Food Comp Online) using the online USDA Nutrient Database. DOE-Nutrition Education and Training Provides links to a variety of Resources nutrition education and http://www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/links/defaul training resources for those t.html working with kids/students . Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S.(Building The Children’s Health Project Active Strategies to Inform Network www.childrenshealthfund.org Children in School), a health education program for elementary and middle school children. Supported by a grant from Metropolitan Life Foundation and developed by clinicians from The Children’s Health Fund’s National Children’s Health Project Network, Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. provides simple, accurate and culturally relevant health education brochures and lesson plans, suitable for children of all backgrounds. Action for Healthy Kids The only nonprofit www.actionforhealthykids.org organization formed specifically to address the epidemic of overweight, undernourished and sedentary youth by focusing on changes at school. Food and Nutrition Resources for Teachers http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/educators.ht ml

Eat Smart www.eatsmart.org

Washington State Dairy Council. Lots of nutrition education resources.

Nutrition Explorations www.nutritionexplorations.org

Dairy Council site; resources for educators, parents, kids and school foodservice Tons of information for food products such as cooking and storing information, pack size, how to store as well as nutritional information. Outstanding resource with everything for your school nutrition needs.

Food Profile www.foodprofile.com School Nutrition Association www.wellness.schoolnutrition.org

National School Food Service Excellent resource for Institute School Nutrition http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/nfsmi/index Professionals .html MA DOE - Managing Life Threatening MA guidelines developed for Food Allergies schools to manage food http://www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/news02/alle allergies. rgy.pdf John Stalker Institute of Food & Site offers nutrition and Nutrition food service resources to www.johnstalkerinstitute.org MA schools and child nutrition professionals. New England Dairy Council Nutrition education http://www.newenglanddairycouncil.org/ resources for Health Professionals, School Food Services and Consumers Team Nutrition http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com

National Institutes of Health http://health.nih.gov

On-line nutrition education programs for teachers, as well as lots of great nutrition information for kids and their families. Aetna web site offers individual food search (uses USDA database, but does not list which release), as well as a interactive tools and health related information geared to the consumer. Provides links to credible health information as well as to MEDLINEplus (health database) and Healthfinder

(health resource) National Institutes of Health Portion Distortion Quiz http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/index.htm Interactive Quiz Harvard School of Public Health Healthy Eating Pyramid and http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsour much more! ce/pyramids.html Site promoting healthy Oldways eating, sustainable food http://www.oldwayspt.org choices and traditional foodways. Links to healthy eating pyramids, including Mediterranean, Vegetarian, Asian, Latin and Good Health Puzzle. Sports information and Gatorade Sports Science Institute resources www.GSSIweb.com Offers tons of nutrition information (site run by RD) as well as food Clipart, vitamin/mineral facts and single food nutrient analysis NCEP Interactive Applications Special Web Pages and http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/subsites/index.ht Interactive Applications m include links to High Blood Pressure, Healthy Weight, Cholesterol, BMI calculator, Women’s Health Initiative and more. Click on Health Topics to link CDC to endless resources http://www.cdc.gov Strength training info for Strong Women women www.strongwomen.com About Nutrition http://nutrition.about.com

Diet Channel www.thedietchannel.com QuackWatch www.quackwatch.com National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders http://www.niddk.nih.gov

Useful site to find information on quack diets. Guide to quackery on the web and health fraud. Health Information with Fact Sheet on many nutrition related conditions

Office of Dietary Supplements http://dietarysupplements.info.nih.gov/health.aspx Drug interactions http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Interaction/ ChooseDrugs

Health information on dietary supplements Check interactions between two or more drugs, including interactions with food and alcohol.

For Kids & Families Educational site for kids including nutrition, science and agricultural resources Children’s Nutrition Research Center Site offers information resources for children and http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc their families, as well as education & training links, including Children’s Energy Calculator and BMI calculator. Offers healthy recipes and Fit Family and Kids free downloads which http://www.fitfamilyandkids.com include nutrition charts Interactive site for Kids Smart-Mouth sponsored by Center for http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth Science in the Public Interest. CDC funded campaign Verbparents geared to get kids 9-13 http://www.verbparents.com years old active Meal Make Over Mom A fun site run by RD's. http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com/inde Offers topics of interest to x.html moms, such as customized shopping lists, recipes makeovers and nutrition tips. Offers a free "Makeover Mom's Club" which helps mothers improve the way their families eat. Kidnetic Interactive site for kids http://www.kidnetic.com including topics on nutrition, recipes and exercise. USDA for KIDS http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids

Health and Nutrition web site for kids and teens

Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org

Site provides creative ways to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Kids Nutrition Web Site Educational activities, links http://www.ext.nodak.edu/food/kidsnutriti and information for kids, on/ teens, parents and teachers. FREE Feeding Kids Nutrition for Kids Newsletter, as well as other http://www.nutritionforkids.com nutrition resources by RD Kids with Food Allergy Excellent site for recipes as http://www.kidswithfoodallergy.org well as many other food allergy resources. Food Allergy Invaluable site providing http://www.foodallergy.org food allergy education and information. Interactive sites focused on Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls bone health geared to girls http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones BAM! was created to answer BAM kids' questions on health http://www.bam.gov issues and recommend ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer. BAM! also serves as an aid to teachers, providing them with interactive activities to support their health and science curriculums that are educational and fun. Sponsored by CDC. Dole 5 A Day http://www.dole5aday.com

For Professionals The American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org

Professional organization for Registered Dietitians

Daily News from the ADA Knowledge Center E-mails contain links to [email protected] current articles (research, popular, etc.) Great to keep DPG’s http://www.eatright.org/Public/Continuing current in the field. Education/index_11383.cfm

ADA Dietetic Practice groups including description and link to web site. Nutrition resource for RD’s MDA including job listings, www.massnutrition.org contact information for MDA committees, licensure and professional activities. Nutrition Jobs Select job category and www.nutritionjobs.com location to view job listings with description and contact information. Site provides downloadable Growth Charts growth charts, as well as http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts interactive training modules and PowerPoint presentations. WIC topics A-Z Maternal & Child health http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Topics/i resources ndex.html High calorie recipes Squirrel Tales http://www.squirreltales.com/articles/recip es.html Bell Institute General Mills site which http://www.bellinstitute.com includes health & nutrition resources, WIC nutrition resources, Nutrition News, product nutrition information. References and abstracts MEDLINE from 4600 biomedical http://nlm.nih.gov journals. Dietary Reference Intakes Invaluable site containing http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/00010 pdf files of the Dietary 5.html Reference Intakes and Recommended Dietary Allowances. Merck Manual http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/ mmanual_home/contents.jsp PDA MD http://www.pdamd.com

The Merck Manual of Medical Information –Home Edition. Online access to disorders. Site offers advise about purchasing PDA,

PDA RD http://www.pdard.com

downloading and installing software. One of a kind site designed by an RD for RD's offering advise and resources on PDA's.

Thanks to all the students and nutrition professionals who contributed to this list. KMcGrail, MEd, RD, LDN 2006