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Nutrition Resources

>>....Think Tanks and Information Clearinghouses

Nutrition Navigator (Tufts Univ.)

A rating guide to nutrition Web sites. Divided into categories of Children, Women, Parents, Special Dietary Needs, General Nutrition, Journalists, Health Professionals, and Educators. Searchable. The site is "designed to help you sort through the large volume of nutrition information on the Internet and find accurate, useful nutrition information you can trust."

Welfare Information Network: Food Stamps and Nutrition Programs

Links to many articles and news stories on the topics.

American Dietetic Association: Nutrition Resources

Sections for consumers and for professionals. Consumers: hotline number of tips, reading list, lifestyle tips, food pyramid, fact sheets on nutrition. Professionals: bibliographies, ADA journal, national nutrition month backgrounders, position papers, press releases, etc.

U.S.D.A. Food and Nutrition Information Center (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)

Searchable site with resource lists, and sections on: healthy school meals, food safety, dietary supplements, food composition, dietary guidelines, food pyramid, reports and studies.

Breastfeeding.Com

Breastfeeding bonanza! Help, advice, community boards, advocacy, shopping, humor, articles, stories by moms, Q&A, more.

>>....Factsheets, Articles, Reports, Resource Lists, Handbooks & Journals

Food Stamp Program and Food Security: Published Studies and Summaries (Office of Analysis, Nutrition & Evaluation - USDA)

Collection of almost 50 studies in PDF, HTML, DOC, and TXT formats, all concerning the intersection of food and poverty. Recent studies available are: The Reaching the Working Poor and Poor Elderly Study: What We Learned and Recommendations for Future Research (December, 1999), and Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation Rates: Focus on September 1997 (November, 1999).

WIC Program: Published Studies and Summaries (Office of Analysis, Nutrition & Evaluation - USDA)

Eight studies from 1994-1999 in PDF and TXT formats. Recent studies available are: WIC and Head Start: Partners in Promoting Health and Nutrition for Young Children and Families (October 1999) and WIC Nutrition Education Assessment Final Report (February 1999; explores and assesses approaches to WIC nutrition education used in local agencies).

Nutrition Education in Food and Nutrition Service Programs - Promoting Healthy Eating: An Investment in the Future (Office of Analysis, Nutrition & Evaluation - USDA)

This is the report sent to Congress "fulfilling the request accompanying the Agriculture Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2000, P.L. 106-78 for a report on 'a comprehensive, integrated approach to nutrition education as a complement to the various nutrition assistance programs.'" Exec. summary available on-line; full report through PDF.

Article: Time To Break the Welfare Dependency Loop (Claremont Institute)

March 1999 article. Author wants to know why officials are so puzzled and worried about the decline in Food Stamp usage; she sees it as a sign Welfare Reform is on the right track.

Fact sheets on Nutrition (American Dietetic Association)

The Food Pyramid (American Dietetic Association)

Child Care Nutrition Resource

Recipes, resources, and information on preparing nutritious meals and food safety.

ADA Position Paper: Promotion of Breastfeeding

Covers breastfeeding in the U.S., barriers to extended breastfeeding, benefits of breastfeeding, clinical considerations, roles and responsibilities of dietetics practitioners. List of print references.

>>....Statistics, Data, & other numbers

A Quick Guide to Calculating Food Stamps Benefits For Families With Children (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

Just what the title says. Published March 1999.

Nutrient Data Laboratory (USDA)

Keyword-search database that returns complete nutritional information on your food item of choice. The word "tomato" brought up over 70 food items, including babyfood, tomato sauce, tomatoes canned with chilis, and so on. Try it!

>>....Organizations & Agencies

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA)

"Food and Nutrition Service reduces hunger and food insecurity in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and needy families with access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education." Program sections on Food Stamps, food distribution, child nutrition (after-school snacks, school breakfast program, milk program, summer program, etc.), more. The WIC/Farmers Market program section includes mission, program basics, breastfeeding info, family nutrition program, latest regulations, 10-question FAQ that gives eligibility guidelines.

>>....Curricula, Courses, Reading Lists, and Bibliographies

How Nutrition Works (How Things Work)

Extensive explanations (with graphics) of How Fats Work, How Caffeine Works, How Vitamin C Works. Also What are vitamins and why do I have to take them every day?, What do they put in hot dogs?, What are Genetically Modified foods?, What does homogenization and pasteurization mean in milk?, What causes an "ice cream headache"?, and more!

Nutrition Reading List for Parents (ADA)

Book titles, authors, publication information, and summary of content. Special section on eating in pregnancy or when breastfeeding.

Hunger Resources

>>....Think Tanks and Information Clearinghouses

Hunger in the U.S. (Food Research and Action Center)

FRAC is one of the major organizations involved with hunger issues. Their main page carries news, links to analysis of issues, federal food programs, and background on their Campaign to End Child Hunger. This page describes federal response to hunger, hunger and poverty, public attitudes toward hunger, and other related issues. Studies, stats.

HungerWeb (Brown Univ.)

"The aim of this site is to help prevent and eradicate hunger by facilitating the free exchange of ideas and information regarding the causes of, and solutions to, hunger." Focus is world hunger.

Tufts University Center on Hunger and Poverty

"The Center on Hunger and Poverty promotes policies which improve the lives and developmental capacities of low-income children and families in the nation. Established in 1990, the Center brings cutting-edge empirical evidence to the attention of policy makers, the press and the public, and provides advocacy groups and citizen organizations with the latest knowledge in relevant fields." Center's program areas are Hunger and Food Security, Family and Economic Security, Food and Nutrition Programs, and Model Program.

>>....Factsheets, Articles, Reports, Resource Lists, Handbooks & Journals

Fact Sheet on Child Hunger (Second Harvest)

Bread for the World: Action on Hunger

What you can do to alleviate and prevent hunger worldwide.

Article: 35 million Americans are hungry today (Crosswalk)

Nov. 1999 article from Christian perspective on hunger in America and how to solve the problem.

>>....Statistics, Data, & other numbers

Hunger in the U.S. (Tufts Univ. Center on Hunger and Poverty)

One-page history of hunger in the U.S. from 1975 to 1999.

Facts About Hunger in the U.S. (Bread for the World)

One-page fact sheet, 1999 figures.

>>....Organizations & Agencies

Second Harvest

Hunger resources and facts, including on hunger and the elderly, who's hungry in the U.S., public policy, hunger news, childhood hunger.

Maine-Specific Food Resources

>>....Statistics, Data, & other numbers

Food Research and Action Center: MAINE Profile (FRAC)

Detailed data on hunger, poverty, food insecurity, and federal nutrition programs. Latest data is from 1997.

Hunger and Poverty in Maine (Good Shepherd Food Bank - Lewiston)

Facts and statistics on hunger in Maine, revised 11/99.

Maine Food Security Profile (Maine Coalition for Food Security)

Statistics on hunger, food insecurity, poverty, unemployment, federal nutrition programs (lunch/breakfast programs, WIC, etc.). Latest stats are 1997.

>>....Organizations & Agencies

Maine Coalition for Food Security

Mission, board, research, newsletter. food insecurity, poverty, unemployment, federal nutrition programs (lunch/breakfast programs, WIC, etc.). Latest stats are from 1997.

Maine Nutrition Network

P.O. Box 1008, Augusta,ME 04330
"The Maine Nutrition Network (MNN) is a collaboration of public and private partners that coordinate nutrition activities to create an environment that supports the health of Maine people." Primarily funded by the USDA Food Stamp Program. Site has info on Farmers' Market program, Summer Food Service programs for children, 5-A-Day for Better Health program, Eat Smart (a three-year social marketing campaign), a number of school and children's nutrition programs, a seniors' program, cookbook and recipes of the month, food links.

Preble Street Resource Center (Portland)

15 Portland Street, P.O. Box 1459, Portland, ME 04104 / 207-775-0026
Provides a primary contact point for the many of Portland's homeless and low-income people. Provides free breakfast program, assistance with housing and other issues, food pantry, more.

The Good Shepherd Food Bank - Lewiston

Web site includes list of agencies served, many in the Portland area.