Nutrition: Healthy Recipes, Nutritional Guidance and More
Nutritional food is an essential aspect of good physical and mental health. But given the complexity of a wholesome diet, it often takes more than a pyramid to ensure you're getting the proper nutritional balance. The Nutrition Web Guide shows you the best Internet resources for learning the basics of a healthy diet. You'll find resources on food allergies, advice on how to find a nutritionist, and information on food safety.
To separate the hype from the hard facts in regard to nutritional supplements, see the findingDulcinea Dietary Supplements Web Guide for information on vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements.
For many people, the motivation to eat better is tied to another, more compelling motivation: weight management. For more information on achieving a healthy weight, see the findingDulcinea Weight Loss Web Guide.
Once you know what you should be eating, you may want to experiment with some new recipes. Visit the findingDulcinea Healthy Cooking Web Guide to find healthy recipes that can fit in with your new dietary regimen.
Expand All Guide SectionsNutrition Facts
Everyday we're bombarded with reports on "super foods" and life-prolonging diets. Finding nutrition facts can be the first step in making sense of that information overload.
Insights for Nutrition Facts
- The most reliable Web resources for information about food and nutrition are the sites affiliated with government organizations, major academic institutions, physicians and established nonprofits.
- In general, if a Web site is trying to sell you a product, it’s very likely that the nutrition advice you'll find there is biased toward that product.
- When you come across startling dietary facts, be skeptical. What seems too good to be true almost always is.
Top Sites for Nutrition Facts
Finding a Nutritionist
Anyone can begin practicing as a nutritionist. But finding a nutritionist best qualified to provide nutrition counseling means finding a registered dietician (R.D.s, for short). The sites below can help.
Insights for Finding a Nutritionist
- Typing "nutritionist" into a search engine won't be very helpful. There’s no system of accreditation that prevents charlatans and quacks from adopting this professional title, so you'll get a much longer list of search results than you want.
- One good way to find a nutritionist or registered dietician near you is to check the Web site of your health care provider. Most providers have online databases of doctors in their networks, sortable by name, location or specialty.
Top Sites for Finding a Nutritionist
Health & Nutrition
Plenty of research shows that eating well can help you stave off a variety of illnesses and help control some existing conditions. Learn about the importance of health and nutrition with the links below.
Insights for Health & Nutrition
- Joining a support group is a great way to find out what others with the same illness are eating to control their symptoms. The best way to find a group is to type the name of the condition plus the words "support group" into your favorite search engine.
- Many support groups for health conditions are affiliated with Yahoo Groups, a conglomeration of online message boards and forums created and run by Yahoo.
Top Sites for Health & Nutrition
Food Safety
Food scares seem to be in the news more and more, making it important to educate yourself on food safety.
Insights for Food Safety
- We've all received e-mails from family and friends warning us about a little-known danger lurking in our kitchens. Myth-busting Web sites like Snopes can tell whether this horror story is just another urban legend.
Top Sites for Food Safety
Food Allergies
For some people, the guilty party is a peanut; for others, it's shellfish. But as many as two million Americans suffer from food allergies.
Insights for Food Allergies
- Not all reactions to food stem from food allergies. Some people have what are called "food sensitivities," such as lactose intolerance.
Top Sites for Food Allergies
