Nutrition looks at the nutritional component of food from proteins to water, lack of nutrition and its role in dietary conditions, nutritional labelling, requirements at different stages of the life cycle and food consumption data in Australia and overseas.

This page accesses information on all the above areas. It includes portals and sites for specific resources, courses and programs covering guides, interactive activities, discussion activities, government bodies and more.

Information about Food Technology and Recipes is found on these pages, while Home Economics information is found on the General Technology Information page.

This is a page requiring further development. If you are aware of other suitable areas or quality resources - tutorials, links, courses, data, help us improve the page by letting us know so they can be considered for inclusion.

Australian Sites

• Australian Institute of Sport - Nutrition
  Advice from people totally involved in the well being of many of Australia’s top athletes. Extensive information about nutrition.
• Better Health : Food & Nutrition
  A range of topics covering eating healthy foods, keeping our bodies working and preventing disease. Among the sections are the following.

• Healthy Eating for Kids
  ‘Healthy eating means eating a wide variety of nutritious foods from all of the food groups. These foods contain lots of vitamins, minerals and fibre. Eating a wide variety of foods from all food groups will help you grow’.
• Nutritional Advice
  Links to topics from Breakfasts to Water.
• Nutrition for Life
  Links to topics from Food and Your Life Stages to Toddlers and Fussy Eating.

• Food and Nutrition
  All about eating wholesome and healthy food by providing links to relevant sites.
• Food & Nutrition Australia
  Their Nutrition Lounge ‘provides useful and practical information on a wide range of nutrition issues and topics’ in addition to their other sections.
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
  What these are and how they are implemented in both countries to protect all of us. Covers everything from standards development, recalls, nutrition calculators to primary production.
• Food Watch
  Looks at foods and gives you a mass of information indicating their health level for you.
• Frozen Food Information Bureau
  Not only nutrition but recipes, food information.
• Food and Nutrition
  HealthInsite.‘The Food and Nutrition topic covers a range of subjects from the nutritional benefits of particular foods to food safety and medical conditions affected by diet’
• National Health & Medical Research Council
  Annotated links to other sites, listed in four major directories. Australian government body.
• Nutrition Australia
  All the nutritional advice you could want. What’s better is that it is an Australian site.
• Nutrition Links
  Annotated links from SunRice Australia.
• Nutrition Society of Australia
  Sections for nutrition Students, Newsletters & Publications, What Nutritionists Do and Useful Links.
• Nutrition Week
  This is the national site. Select from the State/Territory links along the top for specific details of activities.
• Sanitarium Australia
  Check the Sanitarium Nutrition Service [top menu] and the Ask us About Nutrition question process [lower left]. Recipes, Facts on Foods.
• Smart Eating For You
  Dietitians’ Association of Australia. FAQs, Healthy Eating Self-Assessment, Links, Nutrition Information A-Z, Recipes, Smart Eating Tips, more.
• YourKidsEd.com.au
  Annotated links to programs, age relevant material, more.

Blogs

• Gluten Free Blog
  Blog entries, recipes, links to diet news, other news, recipes of all kinds, more.
• Healthy Crush
  ‘A blog about food, nutrition and personal development’.
  Previously listed as Recipe for Life.
• Healthy Eating & Nutrition News
  ‘Latest health, healthy eating, nutrition news, data, studies & research from around the world for nutritionists and those interested in healthier lifestyles’.
• Integrative Nutrition Blog
  ‘Find posts on everything from the future of nutrition to why you should eat your greens’.
• Little Stomaks
  ‘Science-driven information on how to best feed and nourish your little ones’.
• Mark’s Daily Apple
  ‘Learn more about getting back to the basics of nutrition and living primally’.
• Nutrition Data
  Topics in directories for Tools, Topics, Help. Articles, links [some included here], Ask Monica, more.
• Sustainable Table
  ‘The Daily Table’. Entries, tweets, flickr, links, more. Healthy, sustainable food choices.

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General Sites

Australian Sites

• Go for 2&5^®
  ‘Eating plenty of fruit and vegies not only contributes to good health, but also protects against a number of diseases and helps maintain a healthy weigh. Here you can find out about the benefits of fruit and vegies, nifty ways to get more fruit and vegies into your day, plus some super simple tasty recipes’.
• Dairy Australia - Education
  Information for all educational levels, teacher resources, downloads, more.
• Eat Smart Play Smart
  While initially geared to working with Out of School Hours groups, there is access to a range of material including nutritional areas, body image and more. A search for Nutrition on the site also produces an extensive list of options covering several pages.
• Healthy Kids
  ‘The Heart Foundation recognises that heart healthy habits are formed in the early years, so we aim to work with Australian schools and children to promote healthy eating and physical activity’. Has sections related to nutrition among the resources available.
• Nutrition Education and Life Skills
  Australian Indigenous HealthInfonet.‘Details and links [where available] relating to relevant programs, projects, lessons learned are collected here’.
• Nutrition Education Materials Online
  Queensland Health. ‘Use this site to access NEMO recommended resources, newly developed resources under review, other resources, useful links, contacts’.

Other Sites

• Fatworld
  ‘FATWORLD is a video game about the politics of nutrition. It explores the relationships between obesity, nutrition and socioeconomics’. US-based. Can be made quite complex.
• FoodandHealth.Communications
  Free handouts, other material, some of which is Fee-based. Check the Free Resources section for other material.
• Food and Nutrition Information Centre
  US Department of Agriculture. Topics A-Z, Resources Lists [Excellent], Databases, Spotlights, Browse in different ways including by subject from the list provided.
  Recommended..
• Healthy Eating Club
  Information on nutrition, diet, recipes, links to related sites, games, healthy eating tips, a wellness section, more. Well worth a visit if you are looking for a more healthy eating pattern and lifestyle.
• Nourish Interactive
  ‘Your free one stop resource for fun nutrition games for kids, interactive nutrition tools and tips for parents and health educators to use to promote healthy living for the whole family’.
• Nutri Facts
  Find constituent parts of several thousand products from this US based site, recommended daily allowances of various items.
• Nutrition and Healthy Eating Advice
  Everything from organic foods to weight loss, all that comes between.
• Nutrition Cafe
  Games designed to develop good nutrition among the young.
• Nutrition Facts
  Software. Includes 7 500+ items with extensive information included for each. Requires Net Framework 2.
  Well presented.
• Nutrition Facts About Food [Indobase]
  Multiple sections provide a wide range of nutritional information. You can also link to Indian Recipes by using the top menu.
• Nutrition Tools and Calculators
  ‘Nutrients identifier tool, Calorie burn calculator, Food lists by selected nutrient. The data is based on the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference’.
• The Blonz Guide
  ‘A compilation of sources, assembled in the hope that it will help you find the quality information you seek. My focus is to list science-reliable [nutritional information] sites’.
• The Healthy Refrigerator
  Includes The Healthy Fridge, Heart of the Matter, Good Nutrition&, Just for Kids, What’s New, search help, more.
• The World’s Healthiest Foods List
  ‘Selected because they are among the richest sources of many of the essential nutrients needed for optimal health. By eating the World’s Healthiest Foods, you’ll get all the essential nutrients that you need for excellent health, including vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, essential fatty acids, fibre, more for the least number of calories’. Done alphabetically.
• Welcome to the Arbor Nutrition Guide
  Search information and links, use the material on Nutrition in Action, use the Food Science section for food composition, science, safety, access the Updates newsletter.

Government & Quasi-Governmental Sites

• Centre for Nutrition Policy Promotion
  Articles, information, reports, more. US Department of Agriculture.
• CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences
  A new division. Check details on the site.
• Nutrition
  Department of Health & Ageing. Sections include Dietary Guidelines for all Australians, Nutrition and Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Promoting Healthy Weight.
• Nutrition [AIHW]
  Sections on specific areas including Risk Factors. It indicates that ‘More information on diet, nutrition and health can be found at the Strategic Inter-Governmental Nutrition Alliance [SIGNAL] website’.
• Nutrition.gov
  US government. Covering every aspect of nutrition. FAQs, browse by subjects, special topics, spotlighted topics.

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