How to Read Food Labels
The ABC’s of Healthy Eating - Ever wonder how to read those nutritional facts labels on the food you buy? How can you tell if you're eating a low-fat food? Find out all this and more.
Lots of people have heard of the food pyramid called MyPyramid. But have you heard of the Asian, Latin American, Mediterranean and Vegetarian diet pyramids? Click above to read about one of these pyramids.
How to Read and Use the MyPyramid Food Guide
What Shape Is Your Food Pyramid? Learn about the food pyramid and about portion sizes or servings.
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Enter information about your age, sex, physical activity, weight (optional), and height( optional), to learn how many servings of different foods are recommended each day.
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The Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments designed the Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT). It has strategies to help you improve nutrition and activity environments in your neighborhood, community or school.
Click here for information on how calories work; what is a calorie; what calories do; basal metabolic rate (BMR); your caloric needs; and calories, fat and exercise.
Click here for Tips for Teens with Diabetes. This link has information on what is diabetes, how to be active, why teens get diabetes, how to maintain a healthy weight, how to prevent diabetes, and a quiz for teens with diabetes.