See below for a few favorite resources on the following topics. If you would like more information please ask at your next appointment.

• General Nutrition
• Calorie Counting and Food Analysis
• Chemicals and Additives
• Children and Families
• Cookbooks, Recipe Ideas, Menu Planning
• Food Allergy and Nutrition Resources
• General Cooking Resources
• On-Line Food Diary
• Physical Fitness
• Special Diets
• Weight Management
• Vegetarian Resources


General Nutrition
Center for Science in the Public Interest  - http://www.cspinet.org/
      Nutrition Action Healthletter – published 10 times/year

Detoxification and Healing: The Key to Optimal Health(McGraw-Hill) by Sidney MacDonald Baker, MD, 2004.

Calorie Counting and Food Analysis
The Doctor's Pocket Calorie, Fat and Carbohydrate Counter
(Family Health Publications) or http://www.calorieking.com/

http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/

Chemicals and Additives
Center for Science in the Interest Public http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm

Children and Families
Ellen Satter – http://www.ellynsatter.com/
 -How to Get Your Kid to Eat…But Not Too Much (Bull Publishing, 1987)
 -Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense (Bull Publishing, 2000)

http://www.kidnetic.com/

Cookbooks, Recipe Ideas, Menu Planning
The DASH Eating Plan – http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ to order a free copy
(NIH Pub No. -3-4082)

5 A Day: Recipes: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnparecipe/RecipeSearch.aspx

Interactive Meal Planner - http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi

Likety-Split Meals for Health Conscious people on the Go!
    by Zonya Foco, Katie Enders

Food Allergy and Nutrition Resources
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) - http://www.foodallergy.org/

Food Allergy Survival Guide: Surviving and Thriving with Food Allergies and Sensitivities, By V. Melina, J. Stepaniak, D. Aronson (Healthy Living Publications, 2004). Also see: www.foodallergysurvivalguide.com/resources.html 

For advanced reading on food allergies and sensitivities -  Food Allergies and Food Intolerance: The Complete Guide to Their Identification and Treatment. By J. Brostoff and L. Gamlin, (Healing Arts Press, 2000).

Botanical Family Information http://www.calgaryallergy.ca/Articles/English/botanical.htm


General Cooking Resources
The Cook’s Thesaurus - http://www.foodsubs.com/
An on-line encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations and suggest substitutions.

Wegman’s Grocery Store -http://videos.wegmans.com/ 
On-line video demo of cooking techniques

Physical Fitness

America On the Move! - http://aom.americaonthemove.org/site/c.krLXJ3PJKuG/b.1524889/k.BFFA/Home.htm

The President’s Challenge - http://presidentschallenge.org/

Start! Walk more, eat well and you’ll live longer -  http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053031   


Special Diets
The Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide by Shelly Case (Case Nutrition Consulting, 2006)

Challenge Cancer and Win! Step by Step Nutrition Action Plan for Your Specific Cancer
by Kim Dalzell, PhD, RD. 2001


Weight Management
National Weight Control Registry - http://www.nwcr.ws/


Vegetarian Resources
Vegetarian Resource Group - http://www.vrg.org/

Vegan Health.org - http://www.veganhealth.org/sh

Vegan Nutrition with Dina Aronson, MS, RD - http://www.vegfamily.com/dietician/0206c.htm