Recipe Search Engine

By MAD21

SUPER NATURAL RECIPE SEARCH

"Search for natural, delicious, whole food recipes."

Yes, a search engine just for recipes. This one is a really great one. On my first try, I typed in 'bananas' and at the top of the list was an amazing recipe for banana chip cookies (from 101 Cookbooks). You can also type in your favorite chef to see if they have any favorite recipes from them.

While the engine includes recipes from many different sources, Heidi Swanson, the creator of the engine, states: "This search engine will not query each of the sites in its index in its entirety. Instead, I went through each site page by page, cherry-picking the recipes I could imagine cooking in my own kitchen - again, the ones highlighting whole grains, natural sweeteners, a wide range of flours, and plenty of fresh produce. I populated the search engine with those. A couple thousand to start. And while I don't cook with, say, eggplant or okra very often, there are many cooks who I admire that do - this search engine allows me to highlight those cooks and their recipes here."

Just like some of the recipe sites I've talked about before, this one also includes comments from people. So when you find a recipe that looks interesting to you, you can look and see what other people have said about it. Whether it's a good one or not, and maybe some variations you can try until you find one just right for you.

Nibbledish

By MAD21

I found another really good source for recipes. Nibbledish not only has some really good recipes for just about everything, they have amazing pictures to go along with all of them (which for me is really important!). In addition, there is a place where people comment on the recipe, which I think is nice. You can read comments from people who have actually tried it and give their opinion on it, or give ideas to make it even better.

Good Online Resources

By MAD21

Here are some good resources for basic nutrition, health information, and calorie content/consumption rates and news. They are very helpful in answernig questions and giving good, useful information.

Calorie Lab

Eat Right

Revolution Health

Six Exercise Planning and Tracking Tools

By MAD21

Jason Fitzpatrick from Lifehacker writes about, "Six Best Exercise Planning and Tracking Tools." He describes each product including price, and they had a poll asking people to vote on which tool was the best, which was nice. I have personally used the online tool, "Map My Run" (the basic free version) and found it very useful to help me track my runs, and calculate mileage.

American Dietetic Association

By MAD21

American Dietetic Association is"...committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy." You can find a whole bunch of great information on health and nutrition on their website. They post articles on current issues as well. Two good articles recently posted discusses "Reducing Health Risks for Women and Children" and "Is There a Pandemic In Your Future." It's a great website to go to if you have questions about rumors you hear regarding your health.