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Nutrition

“Adequate nutrition for all will have the single most important impact in the overall development of people in the world.”– Catherine Bertini, Chair of the United Nations Nutrition Committee.

BOOKS

The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food and Nutrition Guide.
613.2 A
New York: Wiley, 2002

The Best-Kept Secrets of Healthy Cooking.
641.563 W
Sandra Woodruff
Garden City Park: Avery, 2000

The Color Code: A Revolutionary Eating Plan for Optimum Health.
613.2 J
James A. Joseph
New York : Hyperion, 2002

The Complete Book of Food Counts.
613.2 C
Corinne T. Netzer
New York : Dell, 2003

Encyclopedia of Sports & Fitness Nutrition.
613.203 A
Elizabeth Ann Applegate
Roseville: Prima, 2002

The Essential Guide to Nutrition and the Foods We Eat.
613.28 E
The American Dietetic Association with Jean Pennington, editor.
New York: HarperCollins, 1999

The Everything Nutrition Book: Boost Energy, Prevent Illness, and Live Longer.
613.2 T
Kimberly A. Tessmer
Avon: Adams Media Corp. 2003

The Food Report Card: 12,000 Favorite Foods--Including Brand-name Products--Graded A, B, C.
641.1Y
Thomas Yannios
New York : Macmillan, 1998

Fresh & Healthy.
641.5 J
James, Sally
Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 2002

The Get with the Program! Guide to Good Eating.
613.2 G
Bob W. Greene
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003

Healthy Foods, Healthy Kids: A Complete Guide to Nutrition for Children from Birth to Six-year-olds.
613.2083 W
Elizabeth M. Ward
Avon: Adams Media, 2002

High-performance Nutrition for High-performance Living.
641.5784 K
Susan M. Kleiner and Maggie Greenwood-Robinson.
New York: J. Wiley, 1996

Nutrition for Women: How Eating Right Can Help You Look and Feel Your Best.
613.2082 S
Elizabeth Somer.
New York: Henry Holt, 2003

Super Nutrition for Women.
613.2 G
Ann Louise Gittleman with J. Lynne Dodson.
New York: Bantam Books, 2004

Superfoods Rx: Fourteen Foods that Will Change Your Life.
613.2 P
Steven Pratt and Kathy Matthews; recipes by Michel Strout.
New York: Morrow, 2004

Taste Pure and Simple: Irresistible Recipes for Good Food and Good Health.
641.5 N
Michel Nischan, with Mary Goodbody
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2003

365 days of healthy eating from the American Dietetic Association.
316.2 D
Roberta Larson Duyff.
Hoboken: John Wiley, 2004

The Ultimate Nutrition Guide for Women: How to Stay Healthy with Diet, Vitamins, Minerals, and Herbs.
613.2082 B
Leslie Beck
Hoboken: John Wiley, 2003

The Wellness Kitchen: Bringing the Latest Nutrition Information to Your Table.
641.563 W
Staff of the Wellness Kitchen and the editors of the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter.
New York : Rebus, 2003

What Color is Your Diet?: The 7 Colors of Health.
613.2 H
David Heber.
New York, NY : Regan Books, 2001

Web Sites

Delicious Decisions
http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/
Produced by the American Heart Association, this site provides: guidelines for establishing a well-balanced eating plan; inviting heart-healthy recipes; information about healthy eating; useful food shopping tips; and notes on snack selection.

Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
This authoritative site features an A – Z list of food and nutrition topics; links to food and nutrition surveys; dietary guidelines; resource lists and a sub-site with FAQs, recipes and information about nutrition over the lifecycle.

Medline Plus: Nutrition
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html
Comprehensive information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Features current news on nutrition, dietary guidelines, reports on clinical trials, research, as well as, links to directories, journal articles, laws, statistics and professional organizations.

5 A Day for Better Health Program
http://www.5aday.gov/
Jointly sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the Produce for Better Health Foundation, this site encourages consumers to increase their average consumption of fruits and vegetables to 5 servings daily. The page includes recipes, meal and budget tips, serving size information, in addition to links to focus group reports, publications and research.

M. Tuliao, 3/04