Links & Other Resources

• Nutrition.gov
• http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/facts/hhpfacts/hp-tefap.htm - TEFAP Commodity Fact Sheets with Recipes. This page provides links to USDA commodity fact sheets and recipes currently available to persons eligible to participate in TEFAP.
• www.eatright.org - American Dietetic Association Website: Get tips on nutrition for all stages of life. Find a Dietition near you.
• http://foodscience.cals.cornell.edu/ - Food Storage: Download the "Food Keeper: A Consumer Guide to Food Quality and Safe Handling"
• www.Fightbac.org - Learn how to keep food safe from bacteria. Download and order food safety handouts and posters.
• www.mypyramid.gov - Learn more about the new USDA MyPyramid. Download posters and learn how you can use the MyPyramid for everyday meals
• http://nraef.org/- Did you recently take the Safe Foodhandlers exam? (aka: ServSafe) Find out your score on-line. Or Learn more about ServSafe and why you should become certified.
• http://www.helpguide.org/life/senior_nutrition.htm -Eating Well as We Grow older: Guide to senior Nutrition and Creative Meal Sharing
• http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_diet_heart_disease_stroke.htm --Nutrition and Diets for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease and Stroke
• http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_diet_diabetes.htm --Diabetes Diet and Nutrition: Guide to Controlling, Preventing and Healing Diabetes
• http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_diet_osteoporosis.htm --Nutrition and Diets for Preventing and Healing Osteoporosis
• http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_diet_cancer_prevention.htm -Cancer Prevention Diet and Nutrition: Guide to Foods that Help Prevent Cancer
• http://www.diabetes.org --American Diabetes Association
• Dash Diet - For those Agencies serving Seniors, This downloadable book explains everything you need to know to lower your sodium intake. It has a breakdown of the plan, how to use it, what foods to substitute, a sample meal plan and recipes. Click to download the .pdf.