Nutrition

Any basic questions about nutrition can be answered here, with sections for parents and children to make navigation easy. This website has a breakdown of the MyPlate dietary guidelines, a nutrition question of the day, and an easy guide to understanding food labels. 

If you are trying to lead a healthier lifestyle without sacrificing the foods you love, this food substitution chart from the Mayo Clinic could be helpful. Here, you can easily see which ingredients could be swapped out for lower-fat or lower-sodium versions 

Altering portion size is one of the simplest ways to make a dietary change since no alteration to ingredients is required. This resource also provides visual representations of the amount of physical activity needed to burn off a meal's calories, based on portion size. It does a great job of showing exactly why mindful diet planning is so crucial! 

The immune system is complex, so which parts exactly are supposedly being “boosted” and by how much? Instead of trying to “boost” your immune system with various supplements, aim to support it with a healthy lifestyle. 

This website makes it easy to save recipes in one accessible-anywhere spot. You can search by ingredient, putting certain restrictions on their query to guarantee nutrition parameters. It's easy to share recipes with other users, friends and family, too. Best of all, each recipe has a nutrition breakdown based on the ingredients, so patients can have a clear idea of what they're serving.