Nutrition Resources for Parents

RELATED LINKS

  • A Kid’s Guide to Health and Nutrition

    An article by Bruce Tucker

     

    Fun tips and ideas for parents to promote a health lifestyle in the home!

  • MyPlate

    This website is sponsored by USDA to help educate consumers with making healthy food choices. It incorporates recommendations from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

  • Nutrition.gov

    This site provides an easy, online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers.

  • Foodsafety.gov

    Food poisoning (also known as foodborne illness) is any illness that results from eating contaminated food. This site provides consumer information on how to keep food safe in storing, preparing, and cooking. It also provides minimum cooking temperatures of food items and other food safety information and regulations.

  • fda.gov

    Look on any packaged food and you'll see the Nutrition Facts of that food product. This site provides information on how to read food labels and how to use them to make healthy food choices.