TOOLS

Guides to Eating Healthy

Use the Healthy Dining Finder to locate restaurants with healthy meal options near you.   The Stop & Go Grocery Guide uses the simple principles of traffic lights to keep your groceries nutritious.   If you must have fast food, check out these fast food tips to help you order. You can also take advantage of the Stop & Go Fast Food Guide.

MyPyramid.gov is your access point for the USDA food guidance system. This section contains the latest news, background information, and resources about the food guidance system. They also have tips for eating healthy when eating out.

 

NutritionData (ND) provides a complete nutrient analysis for any food or recipe, and helps you select foods that best match your dietary needs.

 

Sign up for a FREE online SparkPeople account, and access great resources/tools for tracking fitness, weight, eating, setting and reaching goals and much more!
Connect with your coach if you are participating in coaching, too!

 

Need help with Healthy Meals? Try The Healthy Pantry, out of Red Lodge, MT that has complete meal kits using the best ingredients, so you save time and still are able to eat healthy! Local delivery and shipping available.

 

Looking to eat healthier as part of a weight management plan? Try joining Weight Watchers!

 

Learn tips on how to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet.

OTHER RESOURCES

 

Need help with promoting healthy eating at work? Check out the American Cancer Society's Meeting Well booklet that helps you handle food at meetings, vending, working with catering and more!

U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a comprehensive package of information on food safety, dietary supplements, food labeling and nutrition, infant formula, pesticides, and many more.

 

Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of mindless eating from the Center for Mindful Eating.

 

Learn how to read food labels

 

Eating seasonally is not only a sustainable way to eat, but also can be a way to better health.

 

Overwhelmed by all the different kinds of fats? The American Heart Association shows you how to “face the fats.”

 

Read the latest nutrition news and reports from UC Berkeley’s Foundations of Wellness Newsletter.

 

Find out all the benefits of eating whole grains, and search their database of healthy whole grain recipes.