Smart Diet Tips & Tools

By Editor, on September 2nd, 2011

Healthy Diet - Fruits and Vegetables To help you establish and maintain a healthy diet, the American Heart Association now provides a number of resources and Tools for Healthier Eating.

From the American Heart Association

Among the “Tools for Healthier Eating” provided by the American Heart Association, are:

Heart Healthy Recipes,
A Grocery List Builder,
Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations;
Fats 101 – information on fats. Did you know that not all fats are bad for you?
Nutition Quizzes,
A link to the USDA National Nutrition Data Base where you can find the calories and nutritional information for the foods you are eating, and
The American Heart Association’s Nutrition Center, with information on healthy diet goals, healthy cooking, dining out, heart-smart shopping, recipes, cookbooks, a Dictionary of Nutrition, and other resources.

From the CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) also provides a wealth of good information on nutrition, dieting, and healthy eating.

An excellent, comprehensive and serious source of good information is the CDC’s Nutrition Resources for Health Professionals website. Here you can find:

Data and Statistics,
Research to Practice Series of reports on scientific studies on various aspects of diet and nutrition,
Tools for addressing nutrition topics, including

The Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator;
A link to the DASH Eating Plan to lower blood pressure;
The new My Plate Food Guide, and related tools and resources; and
MyPyramid Tracker, an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality, physical activity status, related nutrition messages, and links to nutrient and physical activity information, among other tools and resources.
Preventing Weight Gain – How to Keep Weight Off and maintain a normal weight once you are there.

Reports and Recommendations;
Fact Sheets and Other Publications; and
Links to Key Organizations — both non-profit associations and government departments and agencies — that provide key resources on diet, nutrition, and healthy eating.

More Information

See the HelpingYouCare™ report on: Calculate Your Body Mass Index (BMI) — Learn how to calculate your BMI and use an online Standard BMI Calculator provided by the National Institutes of Health to calculate your BMI to learn whether you are underweight, normal, overweight, or obese.

Read more About BMI for Adults from the CDC.

See the HelpingYouCare™ resource pages on Wellness/ Healthy Living for Seniors & Caregivers, including:

Diet & Nutrition: Physical Wellness;

Exercise: Physical Wellness;

As well as our other wellness topics.

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