General Nutrition Information Resources for Parents

• VERB. It’s what you do — Site to help parents/families discover new activities to try and where to find things to do
• USDA/ARS USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference  
  -- Searchable database with the nutritional content of foods
• Developement of MyPyramd
  -- From the USDA (requires Adobe Acrobat)
• Healthy Eating Index
  -- Assess the quality of your diet with this new interactive tool from the USDA!
• InteliHealth (From Harvard School of Medicine and Aetna US. ) Includes daily healthcare news, health features, interactive quizzes, "Ask the Doc" and access to the USDA database for nutrient analysis.
• Mayo Clinic - Nutrition
  -- A reliable user-friendly source of nutrition information.
• Your Health Daily
  -- From the New York Times
• IFIC (International Food Information Council)  
  - Provides in-depth, balanced information on controversial issues in nutrition and food safety
• Healthy Eating Articles
  -- from the Children's Nutrition Research Center
• Parent's Place - Nutrition
• From About.com
  -- BMI Calculator for children and adults
  -- Healthy Weight Calculator
  -- Calories Per Day Calculator
• NutritionData.com
  -- User-friendly interface lets you get the facts fast on your favorite foods
• Fast Food Nutrition Information from the Source
  -- Wendy's -- Interactive menu planner/calculator or downloadable fact sheet
  -- Burger King -- Interactive menu planner/calculator or downloadable fact sheet
  -- McDonalds -- Interactive menu planner/calculator or downloadable fact sheet
  -- Jack in the Box
  -- Pizza Hut -- Interactive menu planner/calculator or downloadable fact sheet
  -- KFC -- Interactive menu planner/calculator or downloadable fact sheet
  -- Taco Bell -- Interactive menu planner/calculator or downloadable fact sheet
• Fast Food Facts 
  - Nutritional Content of Fast Food. Based on the book Fast Food Facts by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.
• Information for Women on Food Safety, Nutrition and Cosmetics
  -- from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Food & Cooking Sites

• American Heart Association Heart-healthy tips for recipes, food shopping, eating out and more!
• Cooking Light onLine
• Epicurious
  - Recipes from Bon Appetit and Gourmet.
• Food Channel 
  - By Noble & Associates. Updated every business day.
• Meals For You
   - Provides scores of recipes that can be sorted by type, ingredient, nutrient content, or special dietary needs.
• Vegetarian Recipes
  -- from the Vegetarian Resource Group

Food Safety Sites

• Home Food Safety...It's in Your Hands®
  -- \from The American Dietetic Association and the ConAgra Foods Foundation
• Foodsafety.gov
  -- A gateway sight to food safety information from U.S. government agencies
• Fight BAC
  -- Partnership of government, industry and consumer groups established
  to educate consumers about food safety and safe food handling techniques
• USDA Meat And Poultry Hotline
  -- USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline is a toll-free telephone service that helps consumers prevent food-borne illness