Related Links

Related Links

USDA Team Nutrition logo 


Team Nutrition
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

   
USDA Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food logo Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
This initiative and website from USDA uses social media tools to help focus the public conversation about farming and food, while engaging American agriculture and linking producers to customers. To get started, visit the Know Your Farmer website.
   
USDA National Farmers Market Directory logo Farmers markets
Farmers markets allow consumers to have access to locally grown, farm-fresh produce, and enables farmers the opportunity to develop a personal relationship with their customers. To search the database to find one of the 4,800 farmers market in the United States, visit the USDA National Farmers Market Directory.
   
Nutrition.gov logo Food and nutrition information
Nutrition.gov provides easy online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers.
   
Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters logo   Fruits and Veggies - More Matters
Offering expert cooking advice, nutrition information, and shopping tips, the Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters campaign demonstrates that eating MORE fruits and vegetables does matter to all of us. The Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters campaign replaced the 5 A Day for Better Health Program.
   

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
Dietary Guidelines Policy Document
Dietary Guidelines for Americans website


Nutrition Facts Label & Qualified Health Claims

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has information about understanding and using the Nutrition Facts label on food products, as well as information about Qualified Health Claims on food product labels.

Food and Nutrition Service Nutrition Assistance Programs
The USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs has information on all of the Federal government's food-and nutrition-related assistance programs.


Food safety information
Information about keeping food safe to eat.
Information about mercury in fish


Physical activity
Fitness.gov
is the website of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. Their mission is to engage, educate, and empower all Americans across the lifespan to adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity and good nutrition.

Information about physical activity and health


Food composition
Data on the nutrient content of foods


Coronary heart disease/cardiovascular disease
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/cad/