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USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.
Provides information on purchasing fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, and dairy products at the grocery store. Includes an alphabetical list of foods from each category with tips on what to look for when buying. |
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 | A Healthier You - My Shopping List
DHHS. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Make a healthy foods shopping list, based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. |
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| A Healthier You - My Money-Saving Tips
DHHS. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Money saving tips before going to the store, at the store, and later at home to help healthy eating fit into your lifestyle and budget. |
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| Balanced Energy IN: Smart Food Shopping
DHHS. NIH. NHLBI. We Can!
Bringing balanced nutrition home is easier with a smart shopping list and knowledge about the Nutrition Facts label and healthy choices. |
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| Shopping: What to Look For
DHHS. NIH. NHLBI. Obesity Education Initiative.
Provides information on low-calorie shopping, fat-free versus regular, and low-calorie, lower fat alternative foods. |
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| USDA MyPyramid Food Guidance System
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
The MyPyramid food guidance system replaces the original Food Guide Pyramid. It helps you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. |
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| MyPyramid Menu Planner
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
An interactive Web tool where users can plan food choices to meet MyPyramid goals. |
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| The DASH Eating Plan
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
The "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" eating plan features plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in salt/sodium. Booklet contains a week's worth of sample menus and recipes recalculated using 2005 nutrient content data. Also contains additional information on weight loss and physical activity. |
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| Recipe and Meal Planner Guide
DHHS. NIDDK. National Diabetes Education Program.
Provides meal planning tips and recipes for eating healthy and staying fit to control and manage diabetes. Also available in Spanish. |
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| Interactive Menu Planner
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Helps design meal plans for several calorie levels (1200 to 2,000). Can be used in advance to plan a meal, or at the end of a day to add up total calories, fat and carbohydrates. |
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| Fruit and Vegetable of the Month
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Features a fruit and vegetable of the month and highlights its nutritional information. Also includes selection tips, preparation, storage, and recipes. |
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| How Many Fruits and Vegetables do You Need?
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Every body is different. Enter your age, sex, and level of physical activity to find the amount that's right for you with this interactive fruit and vegetable calculator. |
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| Action List for Whole Grains
DHHS. NIH. National Cancer Institute.
Did you know that there are some great reasons to eat more whole grain breads and cereals? Here are some actions to get you started and keep you going. |
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| Keep Your Food Safe
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Educate yourself on food safety techniques such as purchasing safe food, practicing safe handling while in the kitchen, and properly storing food and leftovers. Also in PDF and in Spanish (PDF|265 KB) |
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| Playing It Safe With Eggs
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Learn how to select, cook, and store eggs to avoid contamination and complications with foodborne illness. Also in PDF |294 KB. |
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| Cooking for Groups: A Volunteer's Guide to Food Safety
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Provides guidance for volunteers to prepare and serve food safely for large groups such as family reunions, church dinners, or community gatherings, whether prepared at the volunteer's home and brought to the event, or prepared and served at the gathering. Includes information on planning, shopping, storing, preparing, transporting, reheating and serving food. |
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Last Modified: Oct 7, 2008 |
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