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Food and Cooking

By SPJ on March 6, 2010 5:47 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Cooking.com

Cooking Light

Food Network
The site that accompanies the TV network.

KitchenMath.com
Conversion tables for cooking measurements.

Center for Science in the Public Interest's Food Additives Guide

SauteWednesday: Links to Newspaper Food Sections
A great collection of links to newspaper food sections.

Food Timeline: Prices Over the Years
Track prices of various food items over decades.

The Grocery Game.com
Tracks prices of more than 10,000 grocery items. Great for cost comparison studies over time.

National Restaurant Association

GrubHub
Look up what restaurants deliver in specific cities.

HungryGirl.com
Great site on food and nutrition. Includes an e-newsletter.

ChefAdventures.com
Recipes, nutrition information and cooking techniques.

National Center for Food Safety and Technology

MyFoodPyramid.gov: Dietary Guidelines

BacteriaMuseum.org
From the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

WhyBiotech.com
Food technologies and stories by farmers and food researchers.

CooksIllustrated.com
Look up any entree, snack, or side dish and get a recipe. The site charges a $25 annual online-only fee.

Association of Food Journalists

World's Healthiest Foods
Run by nonprofit George Mateljan Foundation, this site provides the latest information on how foods impact health.

Top Secret Recipes
Cook Todd Wilbur shares the secret recipes of popular restaurants.

FoodProof
Videos, recipes, blogs and more. Covers a wide range of food and cooking.

MenuPages.com
Search a database of thousands of restaurant menus.

Extra Tasty
Search a database for drink recipes.

PizzaMarketplace.com
Great facts, figures and trend story ideas from the pizza industry.

Epicurious.com
Recipes for anything.

World Food Store
All kinds of ethnic foods. Look up recipes, read articles on quality foods and find out inexpensive ways to get healthy. Research nutritional information and fat content.

Zagat.com: Search Restaurant Reviews

EatingWell

Recipezaar
More than 384,000 recipes to the database.

TheDailyPlate.com
A helpful calorie-counting site.

Canning and Freezing Summer Fruits and Vegetables
Tips galore.

Better Homes and Gardens: Gardening Tips

The Food Reference
Cooking tips galore!

Timeout.com
Cooking and lifestyles portal.

OnlineChef.com
Another cooking and lifestyles portal.

WineSpectator.com
Wine and lifestyles portal.

Nutrition.gov
This government site offers tips and all sorts of nutritional facts, including dieting.

Restaurant.com
A site for restaurant owners, it features a searchable database of restaurant listings.

Gallery of Regrettable Food

Dinner Unplugged
An easy-to-use recipe site.

Recipe Box

A Pinch of ...

Saveur.com
Online magazine full of recipes and tips from the world of food and drink.

Global Gourmet

Delicious Decisions

FoodReference.com: Food Festivals and Food Show Index

Web MD Health

VegEats

Low-FatRecipes.com

U.S. Census: Stats on Turkeys
A more detailed collection of statistics on consumption, etc.

USDA Meat and Poultry: Holiday Food Safety
Look under featured topics menu and pull down to Holiday Food Safety.

National Turkey Federation
Two dozen recipes from various chefs, including prep tips and video.

Zeer
Consumer review for healthy eating, organic food and green products.

Wine Library TV
Gary Vaynerchuk's daily wine video blog.

Reynolds Turkey Tips Line

Butterball Turkey Tips

Perdue Farms

Restaurant.org Food Safety
From the National Restaurant Association.

The Food Section

American Pie Council
An organization that promotes "pie as part of our American heritage." Celebrates National Pie Day on Jan. 23 of each year. Includes a press resources page.

Food Reference

HealthyDiningFinder
Search by location, price range, etc.

World Wide Sushi Restaurant Reference
Glossary of sushi terms and a global restaurant locator.

USDA: Holiday Food Safety Tips

Center for Science in the Public Interest: Leftovers

Food Timeline
Prices of various foods, dating back to the 18th Century.

PC Magazine's Undiscovered Websites: Food
From November, 2007, a great collection of sites that provide shortcuts to several food and lifestyle sites.

WineSpectator
Rankings, prices and news on the wine industry from the online version of the magazine.

National Ice Cream Retailers Association
Stats and research on ice cream, yogurt sales, experts, product safety, etc.

CheckPlease.TV
Website for the television program. Archive of restaurant reviews from all over the country.

Holiday Calorie Counter
Calculate how much you would have to walk to burn off the calories that you eat on Thanksgiving. The meal I anticipated would force me to walk 25 miles. I am rethinking my plan.

HealthyDiningFinder.com
Searchable database of thousands of restaurants around the nation.

FoodandWaterWatch.org
Track studies, findings. Includes newsletter and RSS feed.

Spatulatta
Video clips and tips for kids' cooking.

Garden Writers Association

National Gardening Association

EatDrinkorDie
From the FunnyorDie creators, this site combines cooking expertise with humor.

Chowhound
Foodie website features a newsletter and a well-organized listing of restaurants (by state, region, country, type, chains, etc.)

Chicago Tribune Recalled Food Database
More than 2,800 products recalled related to food allergens.

American Beverage Association
Industry news, studies, consumption statistics, experts, etc.

Feeding America: Food Bank Locator
Search by ZIP code or state.

Feeding America: Hunger and Poverty Statistics

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Hunger Statistics
From 2007

BitterWaitress
Restaurant staff serve up the dish on nasty customers. A fun read.

Super Couponing
Coupons galore, but the site also offers consumer shopping and savings tips that are helpful for readers.

Coupon Mom
Coupons galore, but the site also offers consumer shopping and savings tips that are helpful for readers.

Yelp
Reviews of restaurants, shopping, etc.

Healthy Harvest Food Guides

LTH Forum
A Chicago culinary chat site.

BrokeHipster
Find cheap and free eats in Chicago. Mostly mid-week bar specials on pub grub, but there are some real finds.

U.S. Agricultural & Food Law and Policy Blog

GastroNomalies
Explores the policies and politics behind what we eat every day.

National Gardening Association: Food Gardening Guide

Eat Well Guide: Local Organic Food

Museum Directory of Food History News
Contains a recently augmented international listing of more than 1200 museums and collections, both public and private, dedicated to food and beverages.

American Beverage Association
Industry news, studies, consumption statistics, experts, etc.

USDA: National Nutrient Database
Enter up to five keywords which best describe the food item. To further limit the search, select a specific food group.

Zeer
Displays the nutritional labels from packaged food.

Serious Eats
An international food blog.

USDA: Food Environment Atlas
Map of food availability in the United States along with many helpful statistics.

Open Food Source
Submit recipes and users rate them.

Miscellaneous Lifestyle Sites

By SPJ on March 6, 2010 5:16 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Smith Travel Research
Lodging industry tracking firm. Great source for tracking how the economy has impacted hotel occupancy, etc.

Expedia
Commercial site that's valuable for journalists tracking airfares, travel trends, pricing, other travel issues.

Travelocity
Track airfares, travel trends, pricing, other travel issues.

Orbitz
Track airfares, travel trends, pricing, other travel issues.

Kayak
Track airfares, travel trends, pricing, other travel issues.

TravelZoo
Track airfares, travel trends, pricing, other travel issues.

AirGorilla
Airfares, travel trends, pricing, other travel issues.

SideStep
Track airfares, travel trends, pricing, other travel issues.

Mobissimo
International airfares and travel issues.

Hotwire
Track hotels, pricing, other travel issues.

Priceline
Track hotels, pricing, other travel issues.

BetterBidding
Guidelines for using Priceline and Hotwire.

BiddingforTravel
Guideline for using Priceline.

Quikbook
Follow hotels, pricing, other travel issues.

TripAdvisor
Look up customer comments about hotels, etc.

Hotelchatter.com
News on hotel fees, etc.

USA Today: Hidden Hotel Taxes
Great list of hidden hotel-bill fees.

World Tourism News

TripKick
Consumer site offers tips to find best hotel rooms.

WikiTravel

Lonely Planet: Thorn Tree Travel
Great travel tips and message boards.

Offbeat Guides
Build your own personalized travel guide.

American Resort Development Association

p>ChannelOne.com
News, features and information on life in general.

BusinessofMotherhood.com
Tips and tactics for organizing and managing a home.

MomsRising.org
This community brings together "millions of people who share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America. Started in May of 2006, the site has more than 150,000 citizen members and is rapidly growing. Topics include motherhood and family issues.

WorkingMomsAgainstGuilt.com
A good work-life balance blog.

RepairClinic.com
Do-it-yourselfers get tips on home repair.

UglyDress.com
A site about ugly bridesmaids dresses. Links like this can add some humor to a boring weddings special section.

LivingOprah.com
Woman blogs about "Living Oprah" - for one year taking all of the advice given by Oprah Winfrey, her magazine, text updates, etc. She buys products Oprah endorses on the show, eats the food recommends and follows medical and lifestyle advice given on the show.

Holidays.net
Read about holiday histories and traditions.

Media Kitty
A newly launched business information exchange that unites journalists with PR professionals in travel and lifestyle industries worldwide.

DIY: Do It Yourself Network
The site that accompanies the TV network offers step-by-step instructions on anything from cooking, sewing and landscaping to photography.

LiveManuals.com
Here's an adventure: tips for figuring out your household appliances.

Society of American Travel Writers

BedandBreakfast.com

Spatulatta
Video clips and tips for kids' cooking.

Poynter.org: Summer Resources
Includes several July 4th and other links.

Health and Fitness

By SPJ on June 7, 2009 5:48 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association
Tracks memberships to health clubs and provides other consumer research. It also can connect you with experts on health/lifestyle.

American Council on Exercise
One of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world. ACE currently has more than 40,000 certified fitness professionals in 107 countries. Has research, experts, information on faulty exercise products and scams.

Washington Post Health Page
Stories on trends in the industry.

Men's Health Magazine

Yahoo! Men's Health Directory
Dozens of relevant links.

BBC Men's Health
A British site full of interesting stats and studies.

National Women's Health Information Center
Many studies and stats; good for sourcing.

Julie's Health Club
Julie Deardorff's Chicago Tribune fitness column.

Journal of the American Medical Association: Women's Health Center
Studies, research and key statistics.

iVillage.com
A women's health and fitness section of NBC site.

HealthyWomen.org
Information on women's health topics, including news, discussion and health services.

Fitness Guide

Alliance for Health

Athletic Trainers' Association

Exercise Council

National Gym Association

International Health

Fit Org: Fitness Education

Cardiovascular Institute

All About Fitness

Health on the Net Foundation

Microsoft Network Health

Cyberdiet.com
Helps you create a healthy, sensible meal plan.

Ediets.com
Helps you create a health profile based on your height, weight, etc.

Alternative Health News Online
Links to news on many topics, including diet and nutrition.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
A government site that investigates alternative healthcare practitioners.

Tools for Wellness
A product site for alternative medicine, but it does have some background helpful to the media.

CDC Obesity Map
Interactive map tracks obesity trends in the United States from 1985 to present.

WalkScore.com
Ranks more than 2,500 neighborhoods in the largest U.S. cities on their "walkability." Type in an address, and the site uses resources such as Google Maps to calculate the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. The site recently scored and ranked U.S. cities. It's a helpful tool with the recent increase in gas prices.

League of American Bicyclists
Bike advocacy site features safety, biking groups, legislation around the country on bicyclists' rights.

America Bikes Coalition
Advocates rights and safety for bicyclists.

Good Sports
A non-profit organization that works to increase youth sports participation and fitness by getting sports equipment into the hands of the disadvantaged. The group has many statistics on youth sports participation at many levels.

Healthier Swimming Blog