Nutrition Resources

MyFood-A-Pedia provides quick access to food information. It allows you to find the calories and MyPyramid food groups for a food, or you can compare two foods.
http://www.myfoodapedia.gov/

Want to know nutrition information about a specific food item? The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) maintains a food database to help you look up complete nutrition information on a variety of foods.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

• Interactive Healthy Eating Index (USDA)
  http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
• Food Guide Pyramid
  http://www.mypyramid.gov
• Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science
  http://www.iom.edu/IOM
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga/index.html
• American Dietetic Association
  http://www.eatright.org
• American Heart Association
  http://www.americanheart.org
• International Food Information Council
  http://ificinfo.health.org
• Centers For Disease Control
  http://www.cdc.gov/health/
• National Institutes of Health, Health Information
  http://health.nih.org
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute – note this is the site for portion distortion information
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
• Tufts Nutrition Navigator
  http://www.navigator.tufts.edu/
• SCAN: Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists
  http://www.scandpg.org/