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Getting your daily protein. Awesome & incredibly detailed article on getting complete protein requirements from plants. "It's easy to get all the protein we need without eating meat. While it is not easy or inexpensive to store meat, plant protein can be stored very economically for a long time." From the fine folks at Walton Feeds.

A new nutrition study released in October 1997 by the University of Illinois Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition has confirmed canned fruits and vegetables are nutritionally comparable to their fresh and frozen counterparts. Conducted on behalf of the Steel Packaging Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the study also shows recipes using canned products generally are similar in nutrition, vitamins and fiber to recipes using fresh or frozen ingredients.

Nutritional Value of Various Insects per 100 grams. Data collected from The Food Insects Newsletter, July 1996. Yikes!

Wild Edible Plant Nutrition Table. Interesting.

Nutritive Value of Game Foods. Interesting table.

Food & Nutrition Research Briefs" Lots of quality information, but no index other than by month & year. Little matter as most of the briefs have something of value.

"Interactive Food Pyramid" Click on individual sections of the pyramid to get more info. Also has a pretty good explanatory text on nutrition.

"Dietary Guidelines for Americans" from the USDA

Exercise: A Healthy Habit to Start and Keep(American Academy of Family Physicians) Helpful online pamphlet. 

Just Move Fitness Center(American Heart Association) - An interactive fitness and exercise site. Just Move is no longer available.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.  We invite you to join our physical activity program, Start! Many exciting tools are available to you through MyStart! Online. 

Physical Activity Tips(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Here are some ideas to help you plan how to fit physical activity into your day at home, work, and elsewhere to help get you started. We know you’re busy. Work and family place a lot of demands on you. It doesn’t seem that there’s any time to be active. But there is. It’s like a great bargain; you just have to know where to look for it. That’s what these tips will help you do—find the time during the day when you can be active. If you stumble, don’t worry and don’t quit. Just get back on track.

PEP: A Personal Energy Plan The Personal Energy Plan or PEP is a 12-week self-directed, worksite program to promote healthy eating and moderate physical activity. The program materials include workbooks for healthy eating and physical activity targeting employees based on their readiness to change. A coordinator’s kit, promotional brochures, and posters are also included in the program.

Physical Activity Evaluation Handbook Assess and improve your programs with this user-friendly guide!

'Six-Pack Abs' Electronically? (Food and Drug Administration) You've probably seen the ads on television that promise "six-pack abs" without a workout. Can you really tone your muscles using an electrical muscle stimulator while lounging around the pool like the models on TV?

Calculate Your Exercise Heart Rate Range Are you working within your target heart rate zone? Your target heart rate zone (training zone) is the range between 60% and 80% of your maximum heart rate. Working within this zone gives you the maximum health and fat-burning benefits from your cardiovascular activity.

"FM 21-20: Physical Fitness Training" This manual (US Army) may be for military personnel, but it has everything you need to take an unfit civilian and turn them into a well tuned, healthy and physically fit individual suitable for advancement into the rigors of intensified Army occupational specialty fields. Do not discount the information simply because of the source! Manual includes: leadership responsibility, components of fitness, principles of exercise, warm up & cool down, phases of conditioning, age as a factor, cardio-respiratory fitness, aerobics, running & marching, muscular endurance & strength, workout techniques & major muscle groups, flexibility, body composition, nutrition & fitness, circuit training & exercise drills, obstacle courses & competitive activities, program development, initial entry training & safety considerations, acclimatization and avoiding injuries, typical injuries & maintenance, APFT & fitness evaluations, differentiation of sexes, and much more. Excellent resource!

"Get Buff" Six fitness training exercises to help tone up and build strength/endurance.

e-How Tips: Not very detailed, but profligate...

 

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