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Healthy Eating
Women
From pregnancy to menopause, and everything in between, your body deserves good fuel. Explore the resources below for information you can use to make healthy choices.
Healthy Eating Basics — Review the basics of a balanced diet.
The Recipe Box — Easy, tasty recipes you can try today.
Healthy & Fit on the Go — Great ideas to stay healthy and fit when away from home.
Active Living: Women and Men — How to work physical activity into your already busy day.
Other Recommended Resources
Women — Nutrition.gov; United States Department of Agriculture — Where to go for women's nutrition information, health issues, and physical activity guidelines. Also has resources for pregnancy and breastfeeding.
womenshealth.gov — United States Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health — Clear answers to frequently asked questions and links to thousands of health publications, including health information in Spanish.
Pregnancy — WIC Works Resource System; United States Department of Agriculture — A collection of resources from the USDA that covers a wide range of topics.
Weight-Control Information Network — National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases — WIN provides up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.
InSNC: Individualized Situation-based Nutrition Counseling — Evidence-based curriculum for registered dietitians and nutritionists to tailor their counseling to prevent age-related weight gain in midlife women.
Simply Good Eating for Moms and Kids Book — Curriculum for nutrition educators to teach about healthy eating during pregnancy, age-appropriate foods and feeding practices for babies, and more. Handouts available in English and Spanish.
