Frequently Asked
Questions
1. Where can I
find the Recommended
Dietary Allowances
(RDA’s)?
This information is
supplied by the National
Research Council of the
National Academy of
Sciences. It is located
in Washington, D. C. The
telephone number is
(202) 334-2000. You can
view the RDA chart at
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Dietary/rda.html
2. Where can I
find nutritional
information for various
foods?
Here are four
resources:
-
USDA Nutrient
Database for
Standard Reference
contains 6,000
foods. URL:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/ndl
-- Provided by
the Nutrient Data
Laboratory of the
Agricultural
Research Service at
Beltsville Human
Nutrition Research
Center.
-
"Nutritive Value
of Foods" 72-page
booklet, #G72, $3.75
from the Human
Nutrition
Information Service
(301) 734-8491.
-
"Agriculture
Handbook No. 8"
(Available in
libraries).
-
Bowes and
Church’s "Food
Values of Portions
Commonly Used", 16th
edition, c.1994
Available in
bookstores. Contains
8,500 foods, some by
brand name.
3. What are some
useful telephone numbers
and Internet addresses?
Answer:
-
Meat and Poultry
Hotline:
1-800-535-4555.
-
National
Agricultural
Library, Food and
Nutrition
Information Center:
(301) 504-5414
-
Food and Drug
Administration,
Office of Food
Labeling:
1-800-535-4555.
(Weekdays 10 a.m.to
4 p.m. EST).
-
American
Dietetic
Association,
Consumer Nutrition
Hotline:
1-900-225-5267.
(Weekdays 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. CST).
-
Nutrient
Database:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/ndl
-
Healthy School
Meals Resource
System:
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov:8001
Last
Modified:
02/09/2012 |
