another nutrient database

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http://www.nutritiondata.com/index.html

this site was recently posted to another group i'm on. it's similar to the

USDA database, and i think most of the analyses are based on the USDA

figures, but it's got nice charts and illustrations that show at a quick

glance what vitamins, for example, a particular food is high in. and it

actually contains analyses of restaurant food, such as mcdonalds, pizza hut,

subway, krispy kreme, etc. not that anyone here would be interested in that.

LOL. i would guess that the figures are as unreliable as the USDA database

as well, but if you're going to use a nutrient database, at least this one

has more visual aids (charts, etc).

it will also analyze any grouping of foods you choose. IOW, you can chart

the nutrient composition of your diet or a recipe by adding any item to your

" pantry " then clicking on the " analyze recipe " button. of course, this is

limited in value since the nutrient composition of many foods can vary so

widely. but for anyone wanting a free diet analysis, this one seems to be as

good as some of the ones i've looked at that you have to pay for.

be sure to ignore the authors' ranking of the " good " and " bad " aspects of

any given food though, as they are hopelessly PC.

and here's an interesting page on food additives and the rationale for using

them:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/food-additives.html

anyone who can correctly pronounce even 10% of these, does not belong in

this group. LOL! (just kidding!)

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

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Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

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