[Food and Nutrition]

artiecat — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:51:16 -0400

These days when you need to find a recipe, it's more likely you turn to the computer instead of a cookbook. But with so many food sites out there sometimes it's hard to choose one. Below are some popular food and nutrition sites to help you figure out what's for dinner.

Nutrition

Nutrition.gov

Easy access to information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity and food safety from across the federal government. Provided as a service of the National Agricultural Library.

NutritionData

Get nutrition facts and analysis for any food.

Set up a personal storage area for your favorite foods and recipes.Keep all your favorite foods in your personal pantry Analyze and improve your recipes.

Compare foods, such as apples to oranges, as well as entire meals and recipes.

Keep a personal log of every food you consume. ND's pantry will automatically total your intake of calories and more than 130 different nutrients.

Calorie-Count.com

Nutritional information, weight loss tools and forums

Dole 5-A-Day Reference Center

Features an encyclopedia that covers the history, growing season, and nutrient content of a variety of fruits and vegetables. Also find some fun ways to get kids to eat their fruits and veggies. Sponsored by Dole Food Company.

American Dietetic Association

Resources to help improve eating habits and achieve a healthy lifestyle

DietFacts.com

Easy to search for nutritional information by brand names and restaurants

Special Diets

The Vegetarian Resource Group

Substantive, well-organized, and balanced material providing news, recipes, nutrition information, links, and ideas for those interested in eating a vegetarian diet.

The Vegetarian Channel

Information and choices for people who are interested in the vegan and vegetarian way of life

American Diabetes Association

Recipes and nutrional information for people with diabetes

Celiac.com

A resource for gluten-free recipes

The Recipe Link

Wheat Free/Gluten Free Resources

Recipes

These are just a few of the many recipe sites on the web.

The Food Network

Cooking, recipe collections, party ideas, quick and easy recipes, cooking videos

Recipezaar

Sister site to The Food Network with thousands of recipes.

allrecipes

Save, organize, and share recipes, meals, reviews, photos

RecipeSource

RecipeSource is one of the oldest recipe sites on the Internet. This site has a large collection of ethnic recipes.

Epicurious

Recipes, menus and articles from Bon Appetit and Gourmet Magazine Download a recipe to your cellphone and take it with you to the grocery store.

cooks.com

Loads of recipes and cooking articles

myrecipes

Includes recipes from Southern Living, Cooking Light and other magazines

The News & Observer

Search for recipes and read food articles that have appeared in The News & Observer.

Useful Cooking Tools

What to put in a pantry

Stocking your pantry? Here's a list of must-have items.

Food Recipe Substitutions

However, no matter how well stocked your pantry is, there will come a time when you need an ingredient you don't have on hand. That's when these ingredient substitutions come in handy.

Gourmet Sleuth Kitchen Conversion Calculator

How many tablespoons in a cup? How many grams in 6 ounces? Find out here.

Stocking a kitchen

A basic list of equipment and utensils for cooking beginners

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