Nutrition:

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• Ask the Dietician:
  Accurate answers to common nutritional questions on many topics ranging from alcohol to Zinc. Dietician Joanne Larson, MS RD LD, has provided a wealth of information on this comprehensive web site.
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans:
  The United States Department of Agriculture has put together a Nutrition and Health guide. This page provides a summary of these recommendations.
• Fast Food Eating:
  This Web page is a brief article by Georgia G. Kostas, MPH, RD., who gives some practical tips when ordering at a Fast Food restaurant and also details some "500 Calorie" meals.
• Food and Nutrition Research Center:
  The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is one of several information centers at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS).  You can access all of FNIC's resource lists and databases, as well as many other food and nutrition related links from this award winning site.
• Food and Nutrition Research Briefs:
  The United States Department of Agriculture provides this page which includes monthly research briefs on nutrition-related topics.
• Food Guide Pyramid Information:
  The United States Department of Agriculture provides this page which includes an interactive Food Guide Pyramid, a text file on using the Food Pyramid, and large graphic images of the Pyramid.
• Nutrition Cafe:
  This site provides you with a fun way to learn nutrition facts. Take online quizzes to test your knowledge of different nutritional topics.
• Nutrition Analysis Tool v. 2.0:
  This is a full computer nutritional analysis program . . . and it's absolutely free. An extensive database of foods. A great way to analyze your diet.
• Vegetarian Resource Group:
  A variety of information about different types of vegetarianism.
• Yahoo Health, Recipe Finder:
  Use this database to find a healthy recipe. Choose a category like dessert or appetizer, then click on the 'Find' button. Presto, you've got a healthy recipe.
  

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