Food and Nutrient Facts

Heart disease is America's leading cause of death, with over 700,000 deaths in 2022. It can often be prevented or managed through healthy lifestyle choices. The DASH diet, focusing on heart-healthy foods, helps reduce heart disease risk by increasing heal...

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fats with powerful health benefits, including reducing inflammation and supporting heart and brain health. Found in foods like fatty fish, nuts, and seeds, or through supplements, omega-3s can help improve overall well-be...

This article highlights key nutrition recommendations for women who are in the preconception stage of life.

Vitamins and minerals are micronutrients that our body needs in small amounts each day. Each micronutrient has an important role in our body that helps maintain overall health.

Nutrition considerations for choosing a plant-based milk.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Limes.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Lemons.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Jalapeno.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Green Beans.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Spinach.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Cantaloupe.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Beets.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Carrots.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Mushrooms.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Cilantro.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Celery.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Cauliflower.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Potatoes.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Brussel Sprouts.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Grapefruit.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing Winter Squash.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing apples.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing corn.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing zucchini.

Many people in the United States, including children, do not get enough vitamin D in their diet’s. In fact, about 52% of children have low levels of vitamin D in their blood.

Slow-cookers provide a convenient way for busy families to sit down to a home-cooked meal. But how do you know the food you’re making is safe? Most people understand that meats need to reach a specific temperature to eliminate the risk of food-related ill...

In this fact sheet we will discuss the benefits of using fluoride, the most common concerns about fluoride intake in children, and recommendations from birth to adolescence.

This article will guide individuals as they transition to gluten free eating. The content is based on research and personal report of experts in the field of food and nutrition.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing bananas.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing peaches.

Do you know if it is Celiac disease, a wheat allergy, or a wheat sensitivity? Here is a fact sheet that will outline those details for you.

Why and how to limit added sugar in your diet, what it is, and where to find it.

Replacing fats with bean puree can reduce calories, fat, and cholesterol while adding nutrients.

This fact sheet covers how inflammation and diet may affect chronic pain.

This guide includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing sweet potatoes.

Smoothies come in a variety of forms with a seemingly endless range of ingredients. Almost anything can be blended into this delicious drink, which makes it an excellent vehicle for attaining adequate amounts of essential nutrients, water, and fiber. Furt...

A basic overview of artificial sweeteners, including what they are, why they are popular, and how they affect health.