In addition to The World’s Healthiest Foods: Essential Guide to the Healthiest Way of Eating, the George Mateljan Foundation has created the World’s Healthiest Foods website (www.whfoods.org). This online resource, launched in 2001, provides extensive information on enjoyable and convenient ways to eat healthier. The George Mateljan Foundation is a non-profit organization with no commercial interests. Our purpose is to show you the healthiest way of eating that’s enjoyable, affordable and easy and will fit your personal needs and lifestyle.
The book and the website are designed to complement each other, helping you to better understand the benefits of the “Healthiest Way of Eating.” While the book provides many features not included on the website, whfoods.org utilizes the inherent technology of the Internet and is designed to offer extensive up-to-date information, interactivity, colorful pictures, animated graphics and video capability.
For the last two years the whfoods.org website has come up #1 when doing a Google search for “healthiest foods.” It has also recently been recognized as an extraordinarily good website and awarded as:
#1 ‘Best of the Best’ in Healthy Eating
in ‘The Web’s Greatest Hits for 2005’
by Lynie Arden
Each week the website highlights one of the World’s Healthiest Foods that is currently in season and provides the latest information about that food and a “Recipe of the Week” featuring that food. We also provide a “Food Tip of the Week” and “Breakthrough Scientific Information,” which reports on the latest findings from recent scientific papers. “Ask George,” provides in-depth information on a new topic each week. Additionally, the website offers a free Weekly Bulletin for which you can sign up; it contains information about the website’s “Food of the Week” as well as an editorial about what is current in the world of nutrition and the “Healthiest Way of Eating.” The website is updated each week with the latest scientific findings having to do with the World’s Healthiest Foods.
Whfoods.org is a veritable encyclopedia, providing information on important topics concerning food, nutrition and preparation. The information combines scientific research and the expertise of nutrition and cooking professionals, presented in a style that is both intelligent and easy-to-understand. As the website is supported by the George Mateljan Foundation and not by any advertising interests, it provides education in a thorough and unbiased way, entirely free of charge.
One of the most frequent comments that we hear from website users is their appreciation of just how much information is provided. The website features detailed information on the World’s Healthiest Foods and over 100 recipes. It shows you how to prepare foods, enhance flavor and nutritional value, and enjoy healthy meals, many of which can be prepared in as little as 15 minutes. We also provide information on nutrients, popular diets, nutrition through the lifestages… the list goes on and on. And with an easy-to-use search feature, you can find all of the information on any topic you are researching in a matter of a few seconds.
On the whfoods.org website you will find extensive and comprehensive information about organically grown foods. It will help you to decipher the U.S. government’s organic regulations as well as understand how to read organic food labels. Additionally, it provides a research-based investigation into why organic foods are not only better for your health but for the health of the planet as well.
The website also provides an in-depth look into other topics including digestion, food sensitivities, and cellular nutrition. Not only does this information provide intelligent insights into subjects that lie at the essence of nutrition and healthy living, but it includes animated graphics designed to create a visual context that relays the information in a more educational and enjoyable way.
Whfoods.org makes great use of the available technology offered by the Internet. You will find interactive features such as the “Food Advisor,” a unique program developed to help you assess and improve your diet. By spending no more than five minutes completing the questionnaire, you can receive valuable information that highlights nutrients that may be deficient in your diet, as well as food and recipe recommendations that will help you fulfill your individual nutritional needs. Since the results are based upon your diet and targeted for your specific requirements, you will receive recommendations that are tailored just for you.
Although the whfoods.org website is a comprehensive resource, we realize that there still may be individual questions that remain unanswered. Therefore “Ask George” is a feature that enables you to ask a team of professional nutritionists your personal questions about the nutritional benefits of a particular food, how to prepare it or generally how to eat healthier. The Q & A Library is also a great place to find answers to questions about food, nutrition, the latest news, organic foods and a host of other topics.
To help you to better experience how nutrient-rich foods can benefit your health, the website provides the In-Home Cooking School that shows you how to easily prepare these foods. It features over 100 preparation tips with text and animated photographs that visually show you how to easily prepare foods.
The WHFoods Kitchen provides information about preparing some of your favorite foods, how to cook healthy foods with the seasons, and healthy meal planning.
There are over 100 quick and easy recipes that have been created especially for the website. Each recipe features both a Nutrient Richness Chart as well as a complete nutritional profile. Additionally, the website features the Recipe Assistant that can perform a search on the website’s database of recipes, looking for ones that highlight either a particular food or nutrient in which you are interested.
Another interactive feature on the website is “Send Us a Favorite Recipe” where you can post your own original healthy recipe and enjoy those of other website users.
The Feeling Great Menu is a great way to start you on your path to the “Healthiest Way of Eating.” It provides you with 7 days of recipes and snacks that are highly nutritious and easy to prepare. A nutrient analysis is presented for each day’s menu so you know precisely the nutritional benefits you will be deriving from any one day. And it is flexible as well. You can interchange the recipes with other favorites you find on the list of recipes created specifically for the website and enjoy!
While The World’s Healthiest Food Essential Guide to the Healthiest Way of Eating serves as a timeless reference for cooking and health, whfoods.org provides you with additional information that can help you enjoy the World’s Healthiest Foods. So continue your journey of healthier eating and log on to www.whfoods.org.
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