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Smart Nutrition 101
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MyPyramidUSDA MyPyramid Food Guidance System
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
MyPyramid replaces the original Food Guide Pyramid. It helps you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
Department of Health and Human Services.
The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.
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Finding Your Way to a Healthier You
US Department of Health and Human Services; US Department of Agriculture.
Based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, this teaches you how to make smart food choices, and balance food and physical activity to increase chances for a healthy life. Also in PDF|220 KB.
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Healthy Eating
Fresh vegetablesFind a wealth of useful and practical resources to help you and your family have a healthy diet...from general to specific, from young to old, from brochures to interactive websites. Also find resources for "Eating Vegetarian" and "Eating for Exercise and Sports."
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Dietary Guidelines LogoThe Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 represent the best in science-based advice to promote health and reduce risk of disease through healthy eating and physical activity. Find great information and practical tips.
Food Guide Pyramid - MyPyramid
My Pyramid logoCheck out MyPyramid, the new food guidance system to help you plan a healthy diet. Also find MyPyramid for Kids, MyPyramid in Spanish, and the interactive, on-line MyPyramid Tracker, for assessing your own personal food intake and physical activity.
Dietary Reference Intakes - RDAs
DRI Essentials book coverFind links to the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) including the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) and the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs). Also find vitamin and mineral fact sheets.
Commonly Asked Questions - Smart Nutrition
Question MarkFind answers to questions like what is a healthy diet, where to find dietary guidelines, how many servings needed in a day and more...

Last Modified: May 14, 2008  
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