Food and Nutrition Across Different Cultures

Key Multicultural References and Websites

          
References:

1. Harris-Davis E, Haughton B. Model for multicultural nutrition counseling competencies. JADA, 2000; 100(10): 1178-85.

Links:

1. FAO: Food guidelines by country: http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/education_guidelines_country_en.stm     

2. USDA: Food and Nutrition Information Center - Ethnic and Cultural Resources: http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=2
   &tax_subject=270&topic_id=1339&placement_default=0   

3. National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Aging: Cultural diversity as part of nutrition education and counseling: http://nutritionandaging.fiu.edu/creative_solutions/nutrition_ed.asp     

4. WIC Resources: Working in a Multicultural Environment: http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks

5. Cultural and Ethnic Food and Nutrition Education Materials: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/ethnic.html

This project was started August 2006 by graduate students of the Clinical Nutrition Program, SHRP. Special Thanks to:

• Yuko Horio, RD
• Jody Rigby, RD
• Tiash Sinha, RD, LDN, CSND
  
• Kimberly Wical, RD, LD, CDE