Three more informative food websites.

In addition to the two sites noted in the last blog, there are three others that I would mention.


The first, http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/ gives information about food groups and much more.  This takes the place of "my pyramid" type food teaching that you may remember from that "mention" of healthy eating in school.


Next, I recommend http://nutritiondata.self.com/ for detailed nutrition information for just about any food you can imagine.  Type in banana, raw, select medium (7") and get at least 100 nutrition facts from vitamins to omega fatty acids.  Our medium banana contains 105 calories with 27g carbohydrates and 422mg potassium.  There is also a summary, called "the good":  low in saturated fats, cholesterol and sodium, high in dietary fiber, manganese, potassium, Vitamin C and B6.  And the "bad": almost all calories are sugars.  These "good" and "bad" ratings may help you personalize your diet.  For instance, a diabetic might want to know which foods have sugar calories or hypertensives might want to know how much sodium.


Lastly, I recommend for your perusal http://www.webmd.com/diet/ for healthy eating and dieting ideas.


These may be useful sources of nutritional and dietary information and may help you achieve your goal of heathy eating.  Each offers its own authority and validation for your review, but is intended as information and not personal medical advice.  Remember, ask your doctor questions.




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