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FSA 108 Principles of Healthy
Cooking Web Links |

The following categories contain links to various sources on the web
pertaining to topics covered in the FSA 108 Principles of Healthy
Cooking course. Although every effort has been made to ensure the
accuracy of these websites, the usual evaluation methods should be taken
by the researcher.
The
Hospitality, Tourism, & Golf Management Research Guide provides
tips on how to find books available in the Library collection, and tips
on how to find journal, magazine and newspaper articles available in MCC
Libraries article databases.
Fundamental Nutrition Principles
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The Food Pyramids
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MyPyramid.gov -
Categories to explore on this site from the Center of Nutrition Policy
and Promotion include Inside the Pyramid, Dietary Guidelines, Tips and
Resources.
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Dietary Guidance - This site from the USDA Food and Nutrition
Information Center provides links to access USDA Food Guide Pyramid
Resources, Cooperative Extension and University MyPyramid Resources,
Ethic/Cultural Food Guide Pyramids, Special Audience Food Guide
Pyramids (older adults, children, and individuals following
vegetarian diets), as well as past Food Guide Pyramid Materials.
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Food Pyramids: What Should You Really Eat? - This site from the
Harvard School of Public Health provides information on the USDA's
Food Guide Pyramid and on the Healthy Eating Pyramid developed at
Harvard and based on scientific evidence about the links between
diet and health.
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Healthy Diet Basics: Using a Food Pyramid - This page from
MayoClinic.com provides information on the basic principles of all
food pyramids, and diagrams of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight
Pyramid, and Vegetarian, Asian, Latin American, and Mediterranean
Diet Pyramids.
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Healing Foods Pyramid - Developed by the Department of
Integrative Medicine at the University of Michigan the Healing Foods
Pyramid emphasizes healing foods, plant-based-choices, variety &
balance, support of a healthful environment, and mindful eating.
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Oldways
Preservation Trust - "Oldways is a widely respected nonprofit
food issues advocacy group. It develops and carries out education
programs and events to help consumers make wise choices about
eating, drinking, and lifestyle." This site provides information
about the Mediterranean, Asian, Latin American, and Vegetarian
traditional food pyramids, and links to Food Issues and Hot Topics
relating to nutrition.
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Menu Planning Tools and Food Labeling
This section provides links to sites explaining features of the
Nutrition Facts food label, and links to resources addressing the nutritional
concerns of special populations.
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Cornell
University Food and Brand Lab: Why, What, When, and How Much We Eat -
An interdisciplinary group of graduate and undergraduate students and
affiliated faculty from Cornell University researching consumers to
learn how they relate to foods and packaged foods. Reports include: labeling and taste targeting, grocery shopping psychology,
promoting 5-A-Day fruits and vegetables, as well as new findings and
special features.
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The Food Label & You - This site from the Food Products Association
features 10 facts sheets that explain the different elements of the food
label.
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Food Label Education Tools & General Information - This site
from the U.S. FDA, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
provides links to food labeling nutrition information and includes
historical/background information on food labeling.
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How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Food Label - From
the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition, an overview of the Nutrition Facts food label
complete with detailed examples.
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Tipsheet: Reading Food Labels - A tipsheet from the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute on how to use the food label to
choose foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
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Understanding the Food Label - From the Colorado State University
Cooperative Extension, this online publication provides information on various
features of the food label including: health claims, nutrient
descriptors and claims, organic labeling, and nutrient reference values.
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Delicious Decisions - A website from the American Heart
Association that seeks to reduce heart disease and stroke by raising
nutrition awareness. Features include: reading food
labels, cooking method, shopping tips, and eating out.
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Fruits &
Veggies - More Matters Campaign - A partnership between the CDC,
Produce for Better Health Foundation, and other organizations which
replaces the "5 A Day The Color Way" program. The website provides a calculator to
determine how many fruits and vegetables you need each day based on your
daily calorie needs, recipes, tips on how to include fruits and vegetables in
your daily diet, and a section dedicated to "Fruit & Vegetable of
the Month".
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Diabetic Gourmet Magazine - An online magazine which presents
information on health and nutrition for diabetics.
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MeatPoultryNutrition.org - This site provides information on dietary
fats, the relationship between protein and health, sensible portion
management, and recipes.
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Nutrition & Recipes - This section of the American Diabetes
Association website provides links to information on: Making Healthy
Food Choices, Your Guide to Eating Out, Sweeteners & Desserts, Recipes &
our Virtual Grocery Store.
- Vegetarian Resource Group
- Here you will find information on nutritional elements for
vegetarians, guides & handouts, and featured articles from The
Vegetarian Journal.
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Ingredient Selection
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Whole Grains Council - This site provides information on whole grain
basics, the health benefits of eating products containing whole grains,
and access to the Whole Grains (WG) Product Finder which contains links to
restaurants that have added whole grain options to their menus, and
links to member companies that supply grains and flours.
From MayoClinic.com:
Local retailers of natural and organic foods:
| Abundance
Cooperative Market |
| Lori's Natural Foods |
| TOPS Markets® |
| Wegmans |
LocalHarvest
- This website can help you find local farmers' markets,
family farms,
and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area. |
Buy Local - This page from the Agriculture and Life Sciences
Institute at MCC provides links to maps which illustrate the
locations
of farm markets and
stands, community farmers' markets,
growers/u-pick farms, and
specialty farms in Monroe County.
Addresses and telephone numbers are also provided for each
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Healthy Cooking Techniques
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The Cook's
Thesaurus - "A cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of
ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures,
descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested
substitutions."
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Cooking Measures and Conversion Calculator - Conversion options
available on this online calculator from globalgourmet®.com include: pounds to grams, gallons to liters,
Fahrenheit to Centigrade, glass to cup and many others. This page also includes a chart to help decipher British food terms.
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Cooking Techniques - From Wegmans
markets, this page provides links to step-by-step directions for
different cooking techniques, some with
video segments.
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Healthy Cooking Techniques - The Mayo Clinic Food & Nutrition
website provides descriptions of different methods to prepare food in
healthy ways.
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Cooking
Healthy - Features of this site from the World's Healthiest Foods
website include cooking demos, information on seasonal cooking, and
a recipe assistant.
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FoodSafety.gov
- This site is maintained by the FDA's
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and includes information on
Food Handling, Foodborne Illness, News & Safety Alerts.
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Food Network.com -
Links to explore on this site include: Recipes & Cooking, Quick & Easy, and
Healthy Eating. The Food Network offers new, different, and interesting
ways to approach food - through pop culture, adventure, and travel.
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Menu and Recipe Development
Links to websites providing tips for modifying recipes,
recommended ingredient substitutions, use of herbs, spices, fats,
sugars, and dairy products in recipes.
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Preparing Healthy Food: How to Modify a Recipe - This fact sheet
from the Ohio State University Extension lists ways to decrease the
amount of fat, calories, sugar and salt in recipes.
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Ingredient Substitutions: Make the Switch for Healthier Recipes -
From MayoClinic.com, a list of ingredient substitutions for creating
healthier meals and snacks.
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Top 20 Healthy Recipe Ingredient Substitutions - Link courtesy of
the Purdue University Extension of Consumer & Family Services (CFS)
Foods & Nutrition section.
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Updating Food Preparation to Promote Health
- A fact sheet from the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension that provides guidelines
on how to modify recipes to promote better health.
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Ingredient Substitution - An A-Z list of ingredient substitutions
from the Land O'Lakes company. Many ingredients listed are used in the
preparation of desserts.
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Cooking Light Online - Reduced fat recipes tested in Cooking Light's
kitchen complete with nutrition analysis per serving.
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Taste of Home: Healthy
Cooking & Living - This website is the online companion to the print magazine Taste of Home Healthy Cooking.
It features recipe makeovers for favorite appetizers, main dishes, side
dishes, and desserts; special recipes for
diabetic, low carbohydrate, low salt and low fat diets; plus calorie
counter tools and nutrition information from registered dietitians.
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Splenda®
Brand Sweetener - This site provides recipes, and tips for
cooking and baking with Splenda® products.
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Spice Encyclopedia - From Tone
Brothers, this A to Z listing provides a general description of the
spice, traditional ethnic uses, taste and aroma information, history of
origin, storage tips, and suggestions for use in recipes.
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Cultural Diversity in Food - An article from the University of
Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service with recipe suggestions for
enhancing American cooking using herbs and spices from cuisines from
around the world.
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Analyzing the Nutrition Content of Foods and Recipes
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Nutrition Data Analysis Tool (NAT) - A web based computer program
developed by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Campaign, which gives you the ability
to analyze foods eaten for various nutrients.
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USDA
Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL)
- Provides information on food composition through the online USDA
Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (Release 19), includes
links to Measurement Conversion tables, and Reports on Individual
Nutrient Value in Foods.
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Food and Nutrition Information Center: Food Composition - From
the USDA National Agricultural Library links to numerous resources
on food composition including the USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory,
non- governmental nutrient analysis tools, and links to information
about a vareity of foods and commodities.
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 - "Published every 5 years by
the DHHS (Dept. of Health & Human Services) and the USDA (Dept. of
Agriculture), the Guidelines provide authoritative advice for
people age two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote
health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases." Appendix B
lists Food Sources of Selected Nutrients.
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HealthyDiningFinder.com -
A collaborative effort between the National Restaurant Association
and Healthy Dining, of San Diego, California, which provides
Americans with a free, comprehensive, searchable online resource offering nutrition information for
healthier menu items from thousands of restaurant locations
nationwide.
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A Comprehensive Directory of Food Industry Associations -
An A to Z
listing of links to U.S. and international food industry associations,
councils, societies. Many sites provide recipes and nutrition
information for the foods/commodities they represent.
Access links to additional industry and
trade associations.
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Marketing the Healthy Menu
This section contains links to information on
truth in menu labeling laws, food allergies, restaurant menu design, marketing and promotion.
Links to additional websites on some of these topics are located on the
FSA 107
Menu Planning page.
Truth in Menu Labeling Laws
Food Allergies
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Food Allergy Awareness - An article from Restaurants USA Online from
the National Restaurant Association that presents information on how to minimize food-allergy problems
restaurants.
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Food Allergies: Strategies for Dining Out - This article from MayoClinic.com
provides tips on eating out with food allergies, choosing a restaurant,
choosing an entree, and using a chef card.
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Food Allergy Buddy (FAB) Dining Card Program - Download free
personalized alert cards to easily communicate any specific food
allergies to restaurant staff and chef's when dining out.
Restaurant Menu Design
- Food Adjectives - This web page was created for MCC's FSA 107
Menu Planning course and provides examples of menu phrases and an
A-Z list of descriptive menu terms.
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Creatively Named Menu Items Sell Better - An article on
descriptive menu labeling from the News Bureau at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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MenuPix.com - This site provides links to view menus of
restaurants in select top U.S. cities.
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The Menu - An article from RestaurantEdge.com™
which provides tips on how to create a more profitable menu.
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The Menu Magician - An interview in
Time magazine with "menu engineer" Greg Rapp.
Marketing and Promotion
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Plate Presentation - An article from US FoodService.com that
discusses the importance of food presentation.
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FabFoodpix - A food image library and food photographic studio. Many images
show plate presentation techniques.
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A Healthier Foodservice Menu - An article from FoodProcessing.com
which discusses strategies being implemented by various foodservice
companies, food manufacturers, and restaurants to support healthy
eating.
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Nutritional DiningStyles™ - An overview of
the results of a national research study conducted by ARAMARK
identifying six distinct nutritional DiningStyles™
across the American adult population.
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Market-Driven Solutions - An article from the National
Restaurant Association that describes the healthy dining efforts of
many restaurant companies (from offering special menu items to
providing nutritional information) to assist consumers in living a
healthy lifestyle. Links are provided to visit each company's
website for complete information.
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Additional Professional Associations,
Trade & Industry Organizations
Questions or Comments E-Mail the Library.
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