Dietary Guidelines for Americans
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga>
Since eating is one of life’s chief pleasures. Best to view the PDF format.

Free Recipes for gourmet meals
http://www.e-gourmet-recipes.com/

USDA Nutrient Database
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl>
Determine a food item’s mineral, vitamin, amino acid composition.

http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines
US Dep’t of Health and Human Services website containing dietary guidelines.

http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-35-00-00
The United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) site. By searching the Nutrient Data Laboratory database, users can find detailed nutritional information about almost any type of food.

http://www.nutrition.gov/
This site is a great source of information about food and nutrition. It contains reliable information about nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety.

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/index.htm
This website is from the Center for Disease Control and contains valuable information about nutrition and the importance of a good diet.  It also discusses the obesity problem in the United States.

http://www.healthierus.gov/nutrition.html
This is another government site with information about nutrition.  It also contains general to detailed information about health and wellness.

Last Updated: September 10, 2007