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Public Health - Seattle & King County related link: Public Health's Healthy Eating for Lifetime Information on healthy food choices, Recipe of the Week, how to read the Nutrition Facts label, Seattle Nutrition Action Consortium (SNAC), 9 steps to a healthy diet, and more. Diabetes Meal Planning Food Pyramid Guide in multiple languages that are considered culturally competent.

• Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
  An advocate for nutrition and health, food safety, alcohol policy, and sound science.
  
  
• Dietary Guidelines
  Provides advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce the risk of developing major chronic diseases.
  
  
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
  A directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel.
  
  
• International Food Information Council Foundation
  IFIC’s nutrition and food safety resource includes Tools for Effective Communication, educational booklets and fact sheets, and related research.
  
  
• Nutrition.gov
  Information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.
  
  
• We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition
  Designed for families and communities to help children achieve a healthy weight, focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time.
  

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