Welcome to Food and Nutrition

food overview

This is the beginning of what we want to do with Food and Nutrition. What you see today is merely the first step - the Basics of Food, covering the most fundamental aspects of nutrition.

In time we will be expanding this to give you information on the various food types, nutritional information, value and daily requirements. We are also looking forward to adding a nutritionist to our team to act as a consultant for this section.

This section will also be including some healthy, yummy recipes (please feel free to bombard us with these). Our vision for this section is to make this an excellent resource providing you with the data you need to make informed decisions towards healthier, safer food choices. As always, especially with our fledgling sections, we invite you to send us your thoughts and any contributions you could give.


Links on Food and Nutrition

KidsHealth.org

Popular health site for youth gives reliable, interesting, and easy to understand information about what's up with protein, carbohydrate and fat.
url: http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/protein_carb_fat_p3.html

HowStuffWorks.com

Innovative site dissects food down to a molecular level in a surprisingly clear way.
url: http://home.howstuffworks.com/food3.htm

BecomeHealthyNow.com - Nutrition

The Nutrition Center contains extensive information on nutrition, food, why and what you should be eating, false information that can make you sick and much, much more. Thousands of articles available for you to better understand how you can be healthier.
url: www.becomehealthynow.com/category/proteins/

West Virginia Dietetic Association

WVDA's nutrient information page on vitamins and minerals with information on specific nutrient food sources, functions, deficiency, and toxicity
url: www.wvda.org/nutrient/

NutriStrategy.com

Company that supplies nutrition and fitness software for the health-minded offers plenty of free information on diet, exercise, and general fitness. Some helpful information on nutrition, eating healthy & diet.
url: www.nutristrategy.com/nutritioninfo2.htm
url: www.nutristrategy.com/healthyeating.htm