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Dole 5-A-Day (Score: 24 out of 25)
Sponsor: Dole Food Company, Inc.
An award-winning site that educates kids, parents, and teachers alike about why fruits and vegetables are so good for you.

FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (Score: 24 out of 25)
Sponsor: US FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
This complex site provides access to many government resources on nutrition and is best used with a specific topic in mind due to its sheer size.

Food Safety Project (Score: 24 out of 25)
Sponsor: Iowa State University Extension
The Iowa State Extension Service has made food safety education a priority; this well-designed site provides lots of information and resources useful to consumers, health professionals, and educators.

Food Safety Website (Score: 24 out of 25)
Sponsor: North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
Comprehensive facts on all facets of food safety, organized in a user-friendly way by food category. 'Hot Topics' discusses pesticides and additives.

Foodborne Illness Education Information Center (Score: 23 out of 25)
Sponsor: USDA and FDA
This site is a compilation of food safety advice for professionals, teachers, and consumers developed by universities, private industries, and government agencies.

Safe Food For The Hungry (Score: 23 out of 25)
Sponsor: Purdue University Extension Service
Materials from a yearly teleconference at Purdue include lesson plans and group activities that would be valuable tools for health professionals who train food pantry and feeding program personnel.

University of Missouri Extension (Score: 23 out of 25)
Sponsor: University of Missouri- Columbia Extension Service
Access bimonthly newsletter covering food and nutrition topics, link to other resources, browse food preparation fact sheets, and download food safety and nutrition curricula.

Vegetarian Resource Group (Score: 23 out of 25)
Sponsor: Vegetarian Resource Group
Substantive, well-organized, and balanced material providing news, recipes, nutrition information, links, and ideas for those interested in eating a vegetarian diet.

www.FoodSafety.gov (Score: 23 out of 25)
Sponsor: FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
This site is an assembly of links that connects readers to credible food safety advice from the FDA, USDA, CDC, and some state and local health agencies.

Children With Diabetes (Score: 22 out of 25)
Sponsor: Children With Diabetes
Every parent of a child with diabetes needs to know about this resourceful mix of information and support. Here, parents receive sound answers to their e-mailed questions.