Nutrient Rich Foods
Eating to get the most vitamins, minerals and essential nutrients without too many calories is eating the nutrient-rich way – a positive approach to eating healthy. The Nutrient Rich Foods approach focuses on how to eat instead of how not to eat.
- Nutrition experts agree that most Americans are overweight yet undernourished - consuming more calories than needed but not enough nutrient-rich foods packed with vitamins and essential nutrients (such as protein and fiber) to help them achieve better health. As the nation turns its attention to reducing calories, getting the most nutrients from those calories becomes essential.
- Choose foods based on their total nutrient package instead of choosing foods based solely on what they don't contain - such as fat, sugar and salt.
- The Nutrient Rich Foods approach provides a positive way to help people make food and beverage choices to help them get more nutrition per calorie and achieve better health.
Visit the Nutrient Foods Coalition to find out more about eating the nutrient-rich way.
Living Nutrient-Rich
Explore helpful tools for eating nutrient-rich with tips for shopping, reading and understanding nutrition labels, choosing portions and more helpful ideas.
Recipes & Meal Ideas
Plan your nutrient-rich menu with recipes and meal ideas.
Health Professional Information & Resources
The positive approach of Nutrient Rich Foods, focusing on nutrients and foods to choose rather than foods to avoid, is an important way to make calories count. Information specifically created for health professionals includes Achieve Better Health with Nutrient Rich Foods Resource Guide to build healthful diets by choosing nutrient-rich foods.
Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
Meal Planning
Nutrient-Rich Shopping List
Streamline meal planning and shopping from the five food groups for a variety of nutrients.
Supermarket Map
Shop the Perimeter of the Store
Learn to shop the perimeter of the store to enjoy naturally nutrient-rich foods.