About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 3–12
- Subjects
- healthful living (nutrition, physical health/disease prevention, safety)
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Nutrition.gov “provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.”
Find information, links, and other resources organized by subject:
- Dietary Supplements
- Diseases and Disorders
- Food Allergy
- Food Composition
- Food & Nutrition Assistance
- Food Safety
- Nutrition Information
- Shopping, Cooking, & Meal Planning
- Sports & Exercise
- Weight Control
The Educational Resources link that appears at the right hand side of the screen when you choose an above topic will take you deeper into featured websites to fact sheets, informative articles, and more.
Special features include a MyPyramid Plan, which can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex, and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box and a calculator to help you look up calories and nutrients in a particular food.
