Nutrition Web Resources

Food Support (for low income individuals)

SCV Food Resource List

Local Farms

Abundant Harvest Organics - Sign up online to receive a weekly box of locally grown produce that you can pick up at COC's Valencia campus each week.  Deliveries are every Saturday 8-8:30 a.m. or (for COC students and employees only) Tuesday 3:30-4 p.m. 

Santa Clarita Certified Farmers Market - Every Sunday 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at COC Parking Lot 8.

Lombardi Ranch - A family-owned farm and market right here in Saugus.

Underwood Family Farms - Bring your whole family and pick your own produce at this Moorpark Family Farm/Market.

Recipes

"Healthy Eats" - Weekly Blog & Newsletter -  Sign up for this FREE weekly newsletter from the Food Network.  You'll get healthy recipes, food news, and quick tips for making better choices delivered right to your inbox each week!

Foodnetwork.com - Healthy Eating Recipes

FoodandHealth.com- Recipes & Learn to Cook Blog

EatingWell.com

American Heart Association's Delicious Decisions Cookbook - FREE heart-healthy recipes online and links to recommended cookbooks

Vegetarian Resource Group

101cookbooks.com - FREE healthy vegetarian recipes online

Meal Planning Tools

ChooseMyPlate.gov - Click here to create your own personal meal plan based on your age, size, activity level, and weight goals.  You can also use a FREE online tool to analyze your current dietary intake.

MealsMatter.org - FREE interactive tools, meal planning resources (create your own shopping list and personalized cookbook!), nutrition and healthy living articles, recipe and meal ideas...

General Nutrition & Body Image Info

The Nutrition Coach- Click here for the website of COC's Sports & Wellness Dietitian Sheri Barke.  You'll find tons of information about basic nutrition (calories, carbs, protein, vitamins...), HOW TO eat well (meal plans, grocery shopping, cooking...), and body/weight concerns (including disordered eating).  You'll also find links to dozens of handouts and web sites on more specific nutrition topics.

GURZE Eating Disorder Book Catalog - Click here for a wide variety of books and resources on disordered eating and body image. There are also several excellent books under the category of "HEALTHY EATING." Look for these key words: "mindful eating," "intuitive eating," and "the rules for normal eating."

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