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A modified Food Guide Pyramid for people over 70 years (1999)
The Center on Nutrition Communication, School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Provides a modified Food Guide Pyramid for people over 70 years
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Altering Recipes for Better Health (2001)
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Provided are tips to reduce sugar, salt, and fat in recipes; the functions of sugar, salt, and fat in foods and the possible effects of reducing these ingredients; and substitutions for these ingredients.
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Asian Diet Pyramid offers alternative to U.S. Food Guide Pyramid (1999)
Cornell University
Information on the Asian Diet Pyramid
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Calcium Check List -- Food Guide Pyramid (2000)
Ann Hertzler, Extension Specialist, Food and Nutrition, Virginia Tech
Provides information on how to make your bones strong with the aid of Food Guide Pyramid and Nutrition Facts label.
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 (2005)
US Department of Agriculture
An 84-page official dietary guidelines for Americans 2005.
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Eating well to stay healthy--the role of protein (1999)
America's Pork Producers
Provides information on the type of high-protein diets, food guide pyramid, how much protein is enough, nutrition values of pork and a recipe.
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Enjoy Five-a-Day Variety: Broccoli (1994)
College of Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension, Penn State University
This brochure explores how broccoli can fit into the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. It includes nutrition information, selection and storage tips, food safety tips, and recipes. (This publication is an eight-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages on legal-size paper, put them together with printing facing out, then make three folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1994)
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Enjoy Five-a-Day Variety: Carrots (1994)
College of Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension, Penn State University
This brochure explores how carrots can fit into in the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. It includes nutrition information, storage tips, food safety tips, and recipes. (This publication is an eight-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages on legal-size paper, put them together with printing facing out, then make three folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1994)
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Enjoy Five-a-Day Variety: Spinach (1994)
College of Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension, Penn State University
This brochure explores how spinach can fit into the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. It includes nutrition information, selection and storage tips, food safety tips, and recipes. (This publication is an eight-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages on legal-size paper, put them together with printing facing out, then make three folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1994)
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Enjoy Five-a-Day Variety: Squash/Pumpkin (1994)
College of Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension, Penn State University
This brochure explores how squash and pumpkin can fit into the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. It includes nutrition information, storage tips, food safety tips, and recipes. (This publication is an eight-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages on legal-size paper, put them together with printing facing out, then make three folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1994)
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Facts About Dietary Supplements (2001)
NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
Provides information for the public on eating a healthful diet and using vitamin and mineral supplements.
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FNIC Food Guide Pyramid (2001)
Food and Nutrition Information Center
USDA's Food Guide Pyramids, USDA's Food Guide Pyramid Educational Tools, and Food Guide Pyramid Graphics.
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Food Guide Pyramid (2001)
Children with Diabetes
Provides information on Food Guide Pyramid, Food Pyramid and Food Label connection and animated food guide pyramid.
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Food Guide Pyramid Black and White Image (1997)
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Provides a black and white Food Guide Pyramid gif file.
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Food Pyramid (2001)
Yahoo
Provides links to Food Guide Pyramid, Food Pyramid, Nutrition & the Food Pyramid, and Nutrition for Kids.
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Food-based dietary guidelines (1996)
The Food and Agriculture Organization
Provides information on food-based dietary guidelines.
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Getting to Know Portion Sizes (2002)
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
This brochure provides information on the food guide pyramid and serving sizes, benefits of eating sensibly, and healthy and quick meals and snacks.
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Guía Diaria de Alimentos ("Daily Food Guide Flyer"), en Español (NCR 449) (1993)
the Cooperative Extension Service
This web site provides a Spanish-language, full-color flyer. It is a visually appealing, basic introduction to the Food Guide Pyramid. An English version is also available.
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Health Implications of Dietary Fiber (2002)
American Dietetic Association
Provides recommended fiber intakes throughout the lifecycle, sources, and information on health benefits and disease risk reduction.
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Historical Food Guides Background and Development (2001)
USDA
This slide collection traces the history of U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Guides from 1894 to the present.
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Iron Check List (1998)
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Provides information on iron and the Food Guide Pyramid.
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Losing weight and keeping it off (1999)
American's Pork Producers
Provides information on how to maintain healthful weight loss and recipe.
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Most Frequently Asked Questions about RDAs and DRIs (1999)
Clemson University
Answers to FAQs on Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) and Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs).
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Nutrition Facts: Dietary Supplement Labels (1995)
College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University
This brochure explains how the Nutrition Facts label on dietary supplements provides new information to help consumers make smart decisions about these products. (This publication is a six-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages, put them together with printing facing out, then make two folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1995)
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Nutrition Facts: Fresh Produce, Fish, Meat, and Poultry Labeling (1995)
College of Agricultural Sciences
This brochure explains how supermarkets can provide nutrition information for fresh products and explains how the Nutrition Facts label applies to these foods. (This publication is a six-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages, put them together with printing facing out, then make two folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1995)
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Nutrition Facts: Health Claims (1995)
College of Agricultural Sciences
This brochure explains what it means when food manufacturers make health claims about their products and how to correlate health claims with information on a product's Nutrition Facts label. (This publication is a six-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages, put them together with printing facing out, then make two folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1995)
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Nutrition Facts: Nutrient Content Claims (1995)
College of Agricultural Sciences
This brochure explains how nutrient content claims on food packages can help consumers make smart food choices. (This publication is a six-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages, put them together with printing facing out, then make two folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1995)
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Nutrition Facts: Percent Daily Value (1995)
College of Agricultural Sciences
This brochure explains the daily recommended values for nutrients and how to use the Nutrition Facts label to find these values in food products. (This publication is a six-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages, put them together with printing facing out, then make two folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1995)
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Nutrition Facts: Serving Sizes (1996)
College of Agricultural Sciences
This brochure explains what the serving sizes on a food product's Nutrition Facts label mean, and how to use the label to compare different products. (This publication is a six-panel brochure. For easiest reading, print both PDF pages, put them together with printing facing out, then make two folds to put the panels into the original brochure configuration.) (1996)
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Nutrition on the Internet (1999)
Clemson University
Fact sheet on how to identify reliable nutrition information on the Internet.
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Oldways Healthy Diet Pyramids (2001)
Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust
Provides information on Oldways pyramids, in-depth comparison between the USDA Food Guide Pyramid and the Oldways Mediterranean Diet Pyramid and Asian, Latin American, and Vegetarian diets.
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Simple moves for muscle toning (1999)
American's Pork Producers
Provides information on strength training, steps to success, protein, training techniques and a recipe.
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The Food Guide Pyramid (1996)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Designed to explain the food guide pyramid to the general public.
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The Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children (1996)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Daily nutrition guide for 2- to 6-year olds.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Updates (1996)
Food and Drug Administration
Provides information on Recommendations for Vitamin A Intake, Actual Consumption Pyramid, other updates and FDA Freebies.
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USDA Food Guide Pyramid Matching Game (2000)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Provides Food Guide Pyramid and USDA Food Guide Pyramid Matching Game.
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Welcome to the Pyramid Tracker! (2000)
Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Interactive Design and Development
Provides information on evaluating your diet, the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, and building your own pyramid based on what you ate.
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What's a Serving, Anyway? (2001)
Nutrition Assistance Programs, USDA
Provides information on what's a serving, how pyramid servings stack up, how to keep a food diary to find out what you eat.
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Your Wellness Roadmap 4: Food Sense-You Owe It to Yourself (1999)
College of Agricultual Sciences, Cooperative Extension, Penn State University
Picking foods with less saturated fat and more fiber can be a difficult task. This 18-page publication explains how to use the Food Guide Pyramid and Nutrition Facts panel on food labels to make healthy food choices. It includes recipes that will help readers choose a diet with plenty of grain products, vegetables, and fruits. (1999)
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