Food on the Web:

Here is an extensive list of over 300 food links on the Web.
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Associations and Councils
Chocolate
Food Companies/Products on the Web
Food News and Tips
Food Safety Links
Fruits and Vegetables
History of Food
Kids Nutrition Links
New Products
Nutrition Analysis on the Web
Nutrition Sites for Health Professionals
Phytochemicals
Salad Dressings
Soy
Supplements & Functional Foods
Sweeteners
Turkey Tips Links
Diet and Heart Disease.

Associations, Councils, Trade Groups  
http://www.apples.org

http://www.bestapples.com/

http://treefruit.com
Sites for The Washington Apple Council- lots of cool apple stuff here.
http://www.ontarioapples.com The Ontario Apple Marketing Commission website contains valuable information regarding the Ontario apple industry, apple varieties and some delicious recipes. Great stuff for kids and teachers.
http://www.applecollection.net/Prodisk3/Pro3
page1.htm
Visit here for apple images from the Washington apple commission
http://www.MichiganApples.com Michigan apples
http://www.AlmondsAreIn.com Almond Board of California
http://www.almond.org Almond growers
http://www.bluediamondgrowers.com Almond Growers
http://www.asparagus.org Asparagus Growers
http://www.calavo.com California Avocado Commission
http://www.avoinfo.com California Avocado Commission
http://www.avocado.org California Avocado Commission
http://www.bbqind.org Barbecue Industry Association
http://www.americanbean.org American Dry Bean Board
http://www.michiganbean.org Michigan Bean Commission
http://www.state.id.us/bean/recipes/ Idaho Bean Board

http://www.beef.org

http://www.cowtown.org

National Cattleman's Beef Association
http://www.blueberry.org Visit the North American Blueberry Council's web site. It contains blueberry information and recipes. Educators can check out their curriculum guide.
http://www.caloriecontrol.org The Calorie Control Council - has information on sugar and fat replacers.
http://www.cherrymkt.org Michigan Cherry Committee
http://www.candyusa.org Chocolate Manufacturers Assoc
http://www.canola.org Canola council
http://www.coffeescience.org National Coffee Association of the USA
http://www.ncga.com National Corn Growers Association
http://www.cranberries.org Cranberry Institute
http://www.cherrymkt.org Information about tart cherries.
http://www.califcherry.com Information about cherries.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/welcome/local_dc.html Here is one site that does it all for dairy information - use this site to find your local dairy council and lots of teaching resources
http://www.eatsmart.org Washington State Dairy Council
http://www.eggcom.com California Egg Association
http://www.unitedegg.org United Egg Association
http://www.aeb.org/ American Egg Board - contains recipes, tips, news and information.
http://www.farmusa.org check out this site for FARMS information on national Meatout day (March 20th)
http://www.fmi.org Food Marketing Institute
http://www.caltreefruit.com Tree fruit
http://www.crfg.org California rare fruit growers
http://www.garliclovers.com Information on garlic - includes a free weekly newsletter
http://www.thegarlicstore.com Exotic varieties of fresh garlic, garlic gifts and art or garlic treats for your pet.
http://www.tablegrape.com California Table Grape Commission
http://www.hazelnut.com/ Visit this site for information, tips and recipes on hazelnuts - by the Hazelnut Growers Association of Oregon.
http://www.HempFood.com Hemp Food Association - hemp is a seed that is newly being introduced as a food now that technology enables this seed to be shelled.
http://www.food-irradiation.com Foundation for Food Irradiation Education
http://www.kiwifruit.org California kiwi council
http://www.leafy-greens.org A beautiful, green web site for lettuce. Has resources and information for teachers.
http://www.mainelobsterpromo.com Maine Lobster Promotion Council - visit for nutritional information and recipes along with cooking tips
http://www.floridatomatoes.org Information on lycopenes, tomato handling.
http://www.lycopene.org Visit here for information on lycopene, FAQs and recipes.
http://www.margarine.org National Association of Margarine Manufacturers - be sure to sign up for their free newsletter.
http://www.meatami.org American Meat Institute
http://www.americanmushroominsti.org American Mushroom Institute
http://www.nuthealth.org International Nut Council
http://www.clfp.com California Olive Association
http://www.onions-usa.org Provides information about onions to farmers, distributors, and consumers; recipes, trivia, and nutritional facts are all available
http://www.onions-usa.org National Onion Association
http://www.ilovepasta.org National Pasta Association
http://www.Michiganpeach.org Michigan Peach Sponsors
http://www.peanutbutterlovers.com Peanut Board
http://www.pnw-cannedpears.com Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service - great for tips on pears
http://www.pea-lentil.com A must see site that contains lots of information, tips and recipes on dried peas and lentils.
http://www.ilovepecans.org Great information on pecans
http://www.plum.org Michigan Plum Advisory Board
http://www.popcorn.org/ The popcorn board - visit here for a medley of information and good ideas for popcorn.
http://www.nppc.org National Pork Producers Council
http://www.usfresh.com/index1.htm Fresh produce marketers of California - visit here for great images of produce
http://www.5aday.com Produce for Better Health Association
http://www.calnp.org California new potatoes
http://www.prunes.org California Prune Board
http://www.usarice.com Recipes and information on rice.
http://www.snax.com Snack Food Assoc
http://www.talksoy.com United Soybean Board
http://www.michigansoybean.org Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
http://www.calstrawberry.com California strawberries
http://www.sunflowernsa.com Sunflower Association
http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/ Sweet potatoes from the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission
http://www.tomato.org California tomatoes
http://www.floridatomatoes.org Information on lycopenes, tomato handling.
http://www.tortilla-info.com The Tortilla Industry Association- contains fun facts and recipes.
http://www.webcom.com/walnut/ Walnut Board
http://www.diamond.walnut.com Walnut info
http://www.wheatfoods.org The Wheat Council. Check it out for Spanish nutrition resources, recipes and fun facts on whole grains.
http://www.wheatfoods.org Wheat Foods Council
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Chocolate  
http://www.godiva.com/godiva/welcome.asp The best chocolate site on the internet. They have recipes and chocolate facts.
http://www.hersheys.com Hershey Foods web site - your best resource on the web for recipes and decorating ideas
http://www.chocolate-alliance.com/ Chocolate Alliance club - this site has recipes and more.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/chocolate/ Science and history of chocolate
http://www.ghirardelli.com/ghirardelli/home.asp Ghirardelli site - recipes and tips
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Food Companies/Products By Name  
http://www.adriennes.com Makers of Lentil Bean pasta that is high in fiber and made without wheat or gluten.
http://www.aurorafoods.com Aurora Foods - carries Duncan Heines, Log Cabin, Butter Worth, Mrs Paul, Van De Camps, Celeste and Aunt Jemima brands.
http://www.benecol.com Visit this site for information on Benecol
http://www.bestfoods.com News and information from Best Foods.
http://www.bettycrocker.com Site for Betty Crocker products and info
http://www.bobsredmill.com Bob's Red Mill - manufacturer and distributor of whole grain products and Oatrim.
 http://www.bocaburger.com Boca Burger's new web site - check out their new products.
http://www.broccoli.com Mann's Packing Company- interesting information on broccoli and their new Broccolini product
http://www.campbells.com Campbell Soup Company
http://www.cheerios.com An interactive site with games and information on Cheerios cereal
http://www.candystand.com Home of LifeSavers candy. There are many games for kids at this site.
http://www.chickenofthesea.com 200 pages of tuna information.
http://www.countrycrock.com Info on Shedd's Spread Country Crock
http://www.dole.com Dole Foods
http://www.duncanhines.com Duncan Hines
http://www.eggbeaters.com site for Egg Beaters, a nonfat egg substitute
http://www.eggowaffles.com Site for Eggo Waffles - watch for new varieties that are "functional" - containing added calcium, vitamins and other minerals.From Kellogg's.
http://www.fatfreefries.com News and information on 8th Wonder Fat Free Fries - made with Yukon Gold potatoes
http://www.foxy.com Site for foxy vegetables - fun stuff for kids and recipes
http://friedas.com/scripts/frcategories.idc A great place to go when your clients ask you about produce you have never heard or you want to feature something new in a demo.
http://www.gardenburger.com Garden Burger Company.
http://www.gatorade.com Gatorade's site. Check out the link to their sports institute
http://www.gerber.com Gerber Babyfood site
http://www.gortons.com Gortons web site for seafood.
http://www.grapeseedoil.com Visit this site by Salute Sante - it contains information on grapeseed oil.
http://www.haagen-dazs.com Our favorite sorbet and icecream site!
http://www.healthychoice.com Healthy Choice - Visit this site for recipes, tips, news and information on healthy lifestyles.
http://www.healthsource.com Site for Health Source powder - contains soy protein and 700 mg of calcium per serving.
http://www.hersheys.com Hershey Foods web site
http://www.jollytime.com Virtual popcorn on the web from Jolly Time.
http://www.kashi.com Find recipes, product/nutrition information and an online store to order Kashi products.
http://www.kelloggs.com Information on their cereals.
http://www.kraftfoods.com Kraft Foods Company
http://www.landolakes.com/ Site for Land O Lakes Dairy products. Visit here for tips and recipes.
http://www.LiptonT.com Site for Lipton T. Check it our for information on tea and phytochemicals, tips and recipes.
http://www.morinu.com Information on Morinu Tofu and related products.
http://www.nabiscohotcereals.com Nabisco Hot Cereals
http://www.poptarts.com Visit here for information on Pop Tarts
http://www.oceanspray.com Ocean Spray cranberries - tips and recipes.
http://www.olestra.com Information on Olestra.
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com Quaker Oatmeal
http://www.quakeroats.com Quaker Oats Company
http://www.reddi-wip.com For more information on Reddi-wip - we like the fat free version.
http://www.sbolive.com Visit the site of the Santa Barbara Olive company for low sodium olives that taste great.
http:/http://www.sobebev.com Sobe Beverages
http:/http://www.smucker.com Smucker site - recipes, history and more
http://www.specialk.com Special K cereal from Kelloggs
http://www.starchef.com Tips and recipes on the web. Tip #648 is our favorite - for the world's fastest lowfat peach icecream
http://www.starkist.com Information on tuna
http://www.sun-maid.com Sun Maid raisins
http://www.sunsweet.com Site of Sunsweet Growers - contains information on their products.
http://www.swansonbroth.com Swanson Broth
http://www.totalcereal.com Total Cereal
http://www.tropicana.com Tropicana
http://www.unclebens.com Uncle Ben's Rice
http://www.viactiv.com Viactiv Products
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Food News & Tips  
http://www.foodchannel.com Updated everyday with food articles from other news sources, mostly the PR News Wire.
http://www.foodonline.com Food industry news for manufacturers
http://www.kitchenlink.com/faqs.html Every answer to every cooking question you could ever ask. From metric conversions of common ingredients to how-tos to other links.
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Fruits/Vegetables/Nuts  

http://www.northlandcran.com/health/index.htm
http://www.oceanspray.com/ http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~bluecran/cranby/cranby.htm

Cranberry sites
http://www.floridatomatoes.org Information on lycopenes, tomato handling.
http://www.melissas.com/ Melissa's is a specialty produce company. Visit this site for information on exotic produce, tips and recipes.
http://www.peanut-institute.org Snack information, peanut information, free quarterly newsletter
http://www.thepacker.com Publishes The Packer Produce Availability & Merchandising Guide and Fresh Trends
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New Products  
http://www.foodandhealth.com/cffh.php Communicating Food for Health Newsletter - the newsletter that brings you food news you can use every month.

http:www.HempFood.com

http://www.HempNut.com

http://www.hempola.com/products/dressings.html

Visit these sites for more information on hempseed. Hempseed tastes like pinenuts and is high in Omega3 fatty acids, fiber and nutrients.
http://www.healthsource.htm Find out more information on Health Source - a new protein powder that contains 700 mg of calcium per serving.
http://www.liptont.com/Hot_and_Cold/
Tea_Recipes/
Lipton has just released Cold Brew Tea - visit here for product availability, recipes and directions.
http://www.grapeseedoil.com Visit this site by Salute Sante - it contains information on grapeseed oil.
http://www.TheHempNut.com Visit this site for information on Hemp Nuts or foods made from hempseeds.
http://www.nutranuts.com For information on these new soynut snacks.
http://www.takecontrol.com Visit this site for information on Lipton's new line of functional food products starting with Take Control Margarine-Like spread. This margarine contains plant sterols which are found to help lower your cholesterol when part of a lowfat diet and taken on a regular basis.
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Nutrition Analysis on the web  
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic  A searchable database from USDA's Handbook 8...click on the "food composition" button.
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp Interactive nutrition analysis tool - your clients can see what their pyramid looks like
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Phytochemicals  
http://www.foodandhealth.com/store/ Visit this page to find out about our Hi-Phy Presentation kit.
http://www.foodandhealth.com/bean.php Little Bean, Big Benefits Presentation kit
http://www.foodandhealth.com/soykit.php Delicious Soy Presentation Kit
http://www.foodandhealth.com/grain.php Go for the Whole Grain Presentatin Kit
http://www.foodandhealth.com/herb.php Eat Your Herbs Presentation/CE Kit
http://www.floridatomatoes.org Information on lycopenes, tomato handling.
http://www.lycopene.org Site by University of Toronto and Heinz. It will keep you posted on the latest research regarding lycopene.
http://www.phytopia.com/GlssFrm.htm Glossary of phytochemicals from the authors of Phytopia.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
Data/isoflav/isoflav.html
USDA database of foods containing isoflavones
http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/ Phytochemical and ethnobotanical database by Jim Duke on the USDA's ARS site.
http://www.orst.edu/dept/lpi/ The mission of the LPI at OSU is to determine the function and role of micronutrients, phytochemicals and microconstituents of food in maintaining human health and preventing and treating disease.Visit here for newsletters and udpates on their research.
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Salad Dressings  
http://www.wish-bone.com Wishbone salad dressings
http://www.benecol.com/dressing/dressing.html Benecol salad dressings
http://www.takecontrol.com/discover/about/dressing.html Take Control salad dressings
http://www.kraft.com/tasteoflife/dressings/dressings.html Kraft Taste of Life dressing
http://www.hiddenvalley.com Hidden Valley dressings
http://www.hempola.com/products/dressings.html Dressings made with Hemp oil
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Soy  
http://www.foodandhealth.com/soykit.php Visit this page for information on obtaining presentation kits for teaching your clients about soy and how to use soyfoods.
http://www.webmd.com/soy See this site for great recipes using soy - by Judy Doherty, Food & Health Communications, Inc.
http://www.newcenturynutrition.com/NCN/
china_project/ crucialsoy.html
Visit this page for an article on soy by T.Colin Campbell, PhD, from the China Cornell Study.
http://www.sunsoy.com Manufacturer of soy cheese
http://www.tofurky.com/ Site for "tofurky" - a brand of soy based meat analogs
http://www.welovesoy.com Manufacturer of soy-based gelatin that contains all the beneficial ingredients of soy.
http://www.rella.com New soymilk from Worthington Foods
http://www.eden-foods.com Manufacturer of soy milk
http://www.soyohio.org/soyohio/index.htm Check out this page by the Ohio Soybean Board - it contains links to almost all other soybean boards in the US and Canada.
http://www.healthy-eating.com The Mail Order Catalog - sells TSP and other soy products.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/
isoflav/isoflav.html
USDA's New World Wide Web Database now provides values for the major isoflavones in 128 Soy Foods and Ingredients.
http://www.morinu.com Information on Morinu Tofu tofu - includes tips and recipes. Morinaga Nutritional Foods is the maker of Morinu silken tofu.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/
may99/soy0599.htm
Link to research by USDA scientists that explores the chemoprotective properties of soy.
http://www.seasidefarms.com/ Visit this site for ideas and recipes on their product, edamame (immature green soybeans served in their pods).
http://www.whitewave.com Visit this site for information on White Wave's products, recipes and soy information.
http://www.talksoy.com United Soybean Board - many tips, recipes and facts on soyfoods from the United Soybean Board.
http://www.soyfoods.com/ Sign up for a free monthly email newsletter from the US Soyfoods Directory.
http://www.soyfoods.com/SimplySoy
/index.html
Simply Soy Cookbook
http://www.genisoy.com/QA.htm Information on soy
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~stratsoy/ Information on soy
http://www.bocaburger.com Information, tips and recipes from the makers of Boca Burgers
http://www.lightlife.com Visit this site for tips, recipes and information on Light Life products which include hot dogs and their new light soy burgers.
http://www.naturaltouch.com Visit this site for information on WorthingtonFood's products, Natural Touch and MorningStar Farms
http://www.gardenburger.com This is a great site - information, articles and recips from Garden Burger
http://www.soyohio.org/education/cosi.htm The Ohio soybean Council promotes and supports new uses for soybeans. Here we found Sounds of Soyence, a way to make a rainstick using soybeans - what a fun activity for kids.
http://www.westbrae.com/west.htm Visit this site for information on their soy milk Westbrae
http://mars.cropsoil.uga.edu/csi The University Center for soybean improvement. This page contains a nice photo of a soybean
http://www.snopac.com/products.htm#sweetbeans This page contains photos of Sno-Pacs new Organic Sweet Beans that are soybeans that come ready to eat. It also contains tips and recipes for using these beans.
http://www.ilsoy.org/product/product.html This page is from the Illinois Soybean Association. It contains new uses of soy,news, articles with scientific references on the health claims ofsoy and other information on soy
http://stratsoy.ag.uiuc.edu/~nsrl/beanhistory.html The historical roots of the soybean in America
http://stratsoy.ag.uiuc.edu The Univesity of Illinois page for soy - contains many links and other useful information.
http://www.oilseeds.org Visit this site for a library of soy photos that show the stages of the soy plant.
http://www.fairviewfarms.com Visit this site for information on ordering soybeans through the Internet. This site also has recipes shared by their customers, an interesting one is for coffee made from roasted soybeans.
http://www.genisoy.com Genisoy product web site
http://www.dixiediner.com Dixie Diner Club website. Visit here to find many unique soyfoods online or get their printed catalog. We like their parmesan cheese, Beanuts, Beanut butter and cookie mixes.
http://www.wfds.com/ Natural Touch Roasted Soy Butter from Worthington Foods
http://www.vrg.org Vegetarian Resource Group
http://www.nutranuts.com Visit this page for information on a snack made with popcorn and roasted soynuts. Use this idea to make your own!
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~stratsoy/expert/
askhealth.html
Visit this page to see the latest Q&A with Dr. Claire Hasler, head of the Functional Foods Department for the University of Illinois at Urbana
http://vegetarian.miningco.com/msubsoy.htm For more soy links on the internet
http://www.olympus.net/biz/messina/
answers.html
Visit this page for questions and answers on soy by the foremost experts, Mark Messina, PhD and Virginia Messina, MPH, RD.
http://www.ilsoy.org/health/diabetes.html Visit this site for a list of soyfoods and their diabetic exchanges
http://www.ivillage.com This site contains many good recipes from The Joy of Soy and tips for 10 easy ways to incorporate soy into your diet. Search on the words "Joy of Soy" and you will bring up the recipe links.
http://stratsoy.ag.uiuc.edu/~stratsoy/
misc/edamame.html
Extensive information for using soybeans as a vegetable.
http://www.indianasoybeanboard.com/
Bennie.html
Visit this page to get a printout of Bennie the Bean for kids to color. FMI call 800-735-0195 or info@soybeanboard.com
http://www.seasidefarms.com The home of Seaside Farms, packager of edamame.
http://www.protein.com Site for Protein Technologies International. Visit here for information on soy isolate powders, soy fun facts, nutrition in health and more.
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Supplements and Functional Foods  
http://www.meadjohnson.com/products/cons-adult-med/2viactiv.html Info on Viactiv - chocolate candies with calcium
http://www.consumerlab.com/ Independent testing lab that offers results on supplements and botanicals. They list the products that do contain what the labels claims.
Sweeteners  

http://www.caloriecontrol.com/lowcal.html

Information on non-nutritive sweeteners.
http://www.lifescan.com Visit this site to purchase Splenda (sucralose) on the web.
http://www.neotame.com Visit this site by Monsanto on their new sweetener. It is not yet approved for FDA but seems to be promising.
http://www.nutrasweet.com Recipes and conversion charts for using Nutrasweet sweetener.
http://www.splenda.com Recipes and conversion charts for using sucralose or Splenda brand sweetener.
http://www.sweetnlow.com Recipes and conversion charts for using Sweet N Low.
http://www.sweetone.com Recipes and conversion charts for using Sweet One
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Turkey Tips and Information  
Click here for holiday education resources  
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/
ci_tcooking.htm
cooking tips from USDA
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/
ci_stuffing.htm
stuffing tips from USDA
http://www.butterball.com/ from Butterball.com
http://www.norbest.com/ recipes and tips from Norbest
http://www.jennie-o.com/ recipes and tips from Jennie-o
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~Bond/
turkey.html
recipes and tips

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/turkey/

 

Turkey tips from the University of Illinois Extension
http://www.rce.rutgers.edu Visit this site and click on Turkey Talk

http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nusci/outrch/turkeysafe.PDF

http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nusci/outrch/EFNEP.html

tips from the University of Connecticut Cooperative Ext
http://www.turkeyfed.org/consumer/thanks.html Turkey Federation
http://www.readersdigest.com/features/thanksgiving/ Readers Digest Tips
http://www.bhg.com/food/holiday/ Better Homes and Gardens - includes roasting chart
http://www.foodwine.com/food/egg/egg1197/perfturk.html Chapters on perfect turkey
http://www.thanksgivingrecipe.com/ Includes turkey recipes
http://www.webergrills.com/turkey.htm Turkey on the grill
http://www.tofurky.com For vegetarians
http://www.foodsafety.org/sf/sf040.htm Food safety tips for procrastinators with frozen turkeys
http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/lanco/family/ftdec97.htm
http://www.readersdigest.com/features/thanksgiving/
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/
http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/
http://www.wheatfoods.org
http://www.Christmas98.com/
http://www.OfficialKwanzaaWebsite.org/
http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/
http://www.foodsafety.org/holihome.htm
Holiday articles and ideas
Click here for holiday education resources  
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Food Safety Information  
http://www.fsis.usda.gov Food safety information.
http://www.fda.gov The Food and Drug Administration web site. Check this one out for information on sprouts and foodborne illness as well as other topics.
http://www.homefoodsafety.org Interactive site with tips for food safety.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/
foodborn.htm
Contains a list of food safety videos and curricula.
http://www.SafetyAgent.com SafetyAgent.com is a free Internet service that delivers consolidated, timely bulletins about contaminated foods (undeclared ingredients, disease contamination,etc.) and other consumer safety hazards in one place.

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