Healthy Eating on the Web

What's on the Web:

Comprehensive health and nutrition web sites: 

Other top health web sites (recommended by the Medical Library Association):

"What's on the Web" archive:

www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

www.mypyramid.gov from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation: National partnership: marketplace–workplace–schools

Farm to School: Bringing healthy food from local farms to school children nationwide

Cereal F.A.C.T.S.: Cereal nutrition scores and information about food marketing to children

Keep the Beat: Deliciously healthy eating from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Nutrition Policy: from the Center for Science in the Public Interest

Menu for the Future: Exploring food systems with the Northwest Earth Institute

Interactive Food & Beverage Marketing: Targeting kids, from the Berkeley Media Studies Group

Green Tables Farm & Garden Initiative: Farm to community,  from Les Dames d'Escoffier International

Cookus Interrruptus: "How to cook fresh local organic whole foods despite life's interruptions"

Food Environment Atlas: Spatial overview: communities' access to healthy foods, from the USDA

Dr. Maring's Farmers Market and Recipe Update: Recipes and tips for healthy eating

Center for Public Health Nutrition from the University of Washington

Internet Public Library Web sites selected by librarians; search "nutrition" or "healthy eating"

Nutrition.gov from the National Agriculture Library

Jefferson County Farm to Schools Coalition: Community-based group working to improve the nutritional value of food served in Jefferson County Schools