:: Web Resource Review ::

Moving on with our resource review, we have http://nutritiondata.self.com/



Main page that greets you =)

A clean looking webpage greets you when you visit the website. It has various interesting articles like the one shown as about whole grains. I like "Did you know?" shown above. It shows simple facts that sometimes we may not remember or neglected hence it helps to refresh our memory too!

http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/nutrient-search 

They have this tool which i think would be quite useful =) If you click on the link, it will bring you to the webpage shown above. It is actually like a search engine. So you just choose what you want. For instance, food highest in sodium or fats or even types of minerals like calcium and click search, it will give you a list of food according to the parameters you set. So if you need to add vegetables into the dish and no idea what vegetable is highest in dietary fibre, perhaps you can use this to support your decision.

Next up is recipes. You can find a list of recipes here to add on to your dictionary of recipes =)

They have this interesting tool! As you see from the picture, there's many small triangles within the big triangle. Each small triangle gives different % of carbohydrates / fats / proteins. It will then give you the list of food with that percentage =D I happened to click on 10% carbohydrates, 80% fats and 10% proteins......guess what? There are many starbucks drinks in the list!!! (gulps!) although i probably have starbucks once every 3 weeks or 1 month but it's still so scary to know that! haha...

So remember: EVERYTHING IN MODERATION

1) Is the web information up-to-date?

Yes, it's quite updated.

2) Is it user-friendly: easy to navigate and retrieve information easily?

It is not really easy to retrieve information. Example, in the main page say page 1, when i click on recipes and it shows page 2, i still have to click on another hyperlink to view the recipe which will be on page 3. So it doesnt deliver the information directly. It is also a little confusing, such as the word "Recipes" appeared in 2 or 3 tabs of the toolbar (the grey one that you see in the pictures)

3) Can the content be understood easily?

Certain contents would require more experience or knowledge to understand. So if you do not understand, dont fret =) just filter out what you need.

4) What are the tools available for use in the website?

As mentioned, they have a couple of interesting and cool tools for use. Try out the Calorie ratio search, Compare food and Nutrient search

5) What other information is available other than our focus (food)?

Similarly, they have information on diet and health conditions. In addition, they provide information on food additives and effects if processing food which can be used in the research of your coursework.