A list of helpful resources with information on food and nutrition, food safety, food storage, shopping and meal planning, food labels, terms and techniques, measurements and more.
Epicurious Seasonal Ingredient Map – Use the interactive map to see what’s fresh in your area, plus find ingredient descriptions, shopping guides, recipes, and tips.
EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce – Use EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides to reduce your pesticide exposure as much as possible.
Food Safety & Inspection Service – List current recalls and alerts. Contains summary data on active recall cases.
Glossary of Cooking Terms – Better Homes & Garden comprehensive A-Z guide of popular ingredients, terms and techniques.
Glycemic Index – The official website for the glycemic index and international GI database. The glycemic index (GI) is a ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating.
MyFridgeFood.com – Check off the ingredients that you have to find recipes you can make.
Nutrition Information for Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish – Nutrition information for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the United States.
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) – Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.
United States Department of Agriculture – Information on Food safety, handling, Foodborne Illness, Food recalls and Food Irradiation.