[Diabetes-Talk] {Spam?} Diet information

[Jean Menzies]

Tom,

Thanks for the DirectionsForMe website. That looks like a very handy 
resource that I will definitely use as I start to learn nutrient and caloric 
values for foods. I appreciate you testing some non-packaged items as wel.

Jean

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Ley via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 2:14 PM
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Cc: TALey at ups.com
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] {Spam?} Diet information

Hi Jean,

One resource on the web I like a lot is www.DirectionsForMe.org

This site specializes in providing all the information on the package label 
for many thousands of foods as well as a variety of consumer products such 
as over the counter medications. For instance, if you have a particular 
frozen dinner you need the nutrition information for, or the cooking 
instructions for, you can type the brand and key words into the search box 
and find the item in the search results. When you click on the item in the 
search results you go to a page with all the information on the package, 
including instructions, warnings, nutrition info, etc. And it is all 
accessible! The site was designed specifically for the blind person using a 
screen reader. The database is quite extensive, it is fun just to search 
through the categories, or to type a key word and see all the products that 
match. And it includes so much more than just food products.

I know you are primarily interested in cooking from scratch and whole foods, 
so I did a quick test on two items, red potatoes and boneless chicken 
breasts.

In both cases the search results included a product that was simply the 
whole food. For example, for red potatoes, the results included many 
packaged foods that included red potatoes, but one of the first five items 
was also a bag of uncooked red potatoes, just like you would purchase in the 
produce aisle at your grocer. The same was true when I searched for boneless 
chicken breast.

In both cases, it provided a table with the serving size and all the 
relevant nutrition information.

Hope this helps.

Tom


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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Jean Menzies via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 2:34 PM
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Cc: Jean Menzies <jemenzies at shaw.ca>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] {Spam?} Diet information

Hello everyone,

First, I will say up front that I do not have diabetes. I am, however, 
looking for information on eating well with respect to preserving and 
maintaining kidney health. While diet considerations are different, they are 
related. I am not looking for specific diet suggestions. What I am looking 
for are comprehensive lists of foods so that I can track protein, carbs, 
fats, and overall calories. For kidney health, protein is what I need to 
manage right now.

I thought that this group might be a good group to turn to, as I know 
diabetics track food nutrients. i do not eat a lot of packaged food, but 
prefer to cook more from scratch and focus on whole foods. For example, I 
might want to know X amount of chicken has how much protein, etc.? I’m also 
looking for information on daily requirements and serving sizes so that my 
nutrient balance is more in line.

Are there any good resources either in braille, on the Internet, or as an 
iPhone app where I can look up foods by amount to determine nutrient 
content? I do not live in the U.S., so please don’t recommend anything from 
the Library  of Congress.

If this forum is only for diabetics, please let me know, and I will 
unsubscribe. Thanks.

Jean
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