Nutrition Resources

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HealthierUS.gov
www.healthierus.gov/nutrition.html
Every day you hear nutrition messages from the media and sort through information from advertisers who want you to buy their products. Some products are healthy, but others may be lacking in nutrients. Sometimes it's hard to sort it all out. What's important is to follow the basics: eat a healthy diet by choosing a variety of fruits and vegetables. Avoid fats, added sugars, and salt. Eat in moderation.
Eating right makes you feel good, and it's important for reducing your risk for diseases like heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, stroke, and osteoporosis. In fact, healthier eating could reduce cancer deaths in the United States by as much as 35 percent.
On links imbedded in the website, you will find the information you need to eat healthier.

• Food to Eat
• Food to Limit
• Eating Healthier
• Keep Track of the Food You Eat
• Healthy Recipes

MyPyramid
www.mypyramid.gov
One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you:

• Make smart choices from every food group.
• Find your balance between food and physical activity.
• Get the most nutrition out of your calories.
• Stay within your daily calorie needs.

Healthy Weight – It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle!
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/healthyweight/index.htm
Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn't just about a "diet" or "program". It is part of an ongoing lifestyle that you can adopt now and stay with for years to come. A healthy weight contributes to good health now and as you age.

• Assess Your Weight
• Balance Calories
• Prevent Weight Gain
• Lose Weight
• Healthy Eating for Healthy Weight
• Physical Activity for Healthy Weight
• Other Resources – online and hardcopy

Fruits and Veggies Matter
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
Almost everyone needs to eat more fruits and vegetables.  A growing body of research shows that fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. To get the amount that's recommended, most people need to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables they currently eat every day.  How many fruits and vegetables do you need?  Check out this website for personal information in addition to ideas you can implement at the workplace.

• Fruit and vegetable of the month
• Recipes
• Interactive tools

CDC Healthier Worksite Initiative Nutrition Toolkits
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/hwi/toolkits/other_nutrition.htm
The toolkits in this section are designed specifically for work sites to encourage nutritious eating and may contain checklists, step-by-step guides, budgets, and other tools that aid in program planning, design, and management. Before implementing any of these interventions, the toolkits should be selected and evaluated based on the identified needs of your employee population. Fees may also be associated with some of these toolkits.