Below are some websites that may provide useful information as you conduct your product research. Remember to always question what you learn and double check the information that you find.
The Food and Drug Administration's official website - This is the government agency that is supposed to be protecting our food.
Food, Inc. website - This website has many links and background information on the film.
Nutritiondata.com - Great tools for learning about what's in your food! You have to sign up to access this information. Use your gmail account, BUT be careful to select "no" on the questionnaire when it asks you sign up for newsletters and magazines.
Nutri-facts.com - Provides helpful information about food nutrition.
Eatwellguide.org - Provides information about where to buy organic products in your area.
The American Diabetes Association - Lots of great information about the disease and its causes.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention website - A government agency that provides information on E. coli and other food-related illnesses.
In addition, here are some articles that might catch your interest:
"Learning What Food Looks Like Before It Goes Into The Package" - Check out this New York Times article about high school kids in Brooklyn doing a very similar project!
"Six Meaningless Claims on Food Labels" - Interesting information about the misleading advertising on food packaging.
"What are your food rules?" - Read what other kids around the country say about how they eat and add your own comments.
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