Nutrition & Food URL Locations and Descriptions Project Ideas

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http://fscn1.fsci.umn.edu/

The University of Minnesota's Department of Food Science and Nutrition is at this site.

http://sun2.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Nutrition.html

The Virtual Nutrition Center provides helpful information on topics such as Travel Warnings and Immunization, Nutrition Literature and Patent Researches, and online Dictionaries and Glossaries. There's a lot of information so prepare to spend some time here.

http://www.fda.gov/

Internet FDA is a great place to find information on foods. Just click the Foods link and check out information from the Food and Drug Administration.

http://www.mothernature.com/

Mother Nature's General Store is an online shopping center for vitamins and supplements. The site is fun to navigate and includes an FDA information page.

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Project Ideas

Word-Processing/Presentation Graphics

a. Write a report or create a presentation on the major food groups. Use at least five facts from the WWW.
b. Write a report or create a presentation detailing how to safely prepare meats. Use at least five facts from the WWW.

Spreadsheet/Database

c. Create a spreadsheet or database listing vitamins and supplements good for common illnesses. Use at least five facts from the WWW.
d. Create a spreadsheet or database listing foods that are considered nutritionally sound. Use at least five facts from the WWW.

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