DelaWELL Program -- Nutrition "Placing Delaware at the Forefront of Wellness"

The DelaWELL program encourages state employees to seek out information on food and nutrition and take action to improve their habits. Nutrition has great importance in immune function, risk for chronic disease, and mental functioning and performance.

To learn more about Food and Nutrition, please visit:

• American Dietetic Association
  http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html

• You will find brief fact sheets that cover a wide range of topics. The fact sheets provide nutrition facts along with healthy eating tips and recipes.

• Nutrition.gov
  http://www.nutrition.gov/

• American Heart Association
  http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200010

Fruits and vegetables are great sources of many vitamins, minerals and other natural materials that may help protect you from chronic diseases.

• How many fruits and vegetables do you need? (CDC, Fruits and Veggies Matter)
  http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/

• Nutrient Information: Find out which fruits and vegetables are good and excellent sources of these nutrients. (CDC, Fruits and Veggies Matter)
  http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/benefits/nutrient_guide.html

• What counts as a cup? (CDC, Fruits and Veggies Matter)
  http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/what/index.html

• Tips (CDC, Fruits and Veggies Matter)
  http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/tips/index.html

• Recipes (CDC, Fruits and Veggies Matter)
  http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnparecipe/recipesearch.aspx