Interactive Tools
ChooseMyPlate.gov Interactive Tools
Online daily food plans, food tracker and food planner, as well as MyFood-a-pedia calorie and food group database. Based on MyPlate, USDA’s food guidance system.
Get Moving Calculator
From the Calorie Control Council online tools for calculating calories expended during physical activity
Calorie Counters
Online tools for calculating calories in food and calories burned through exercise from the Calorie Control Council.
USDA Nutrient Data Database
Search this extensive database of food composition to find the nutritional content of foods and beverages in the US food supply.
FAO International Food Composition Resources
Check these resources from the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization to find the nutrient content of international foods.
Basal Energy Expenditure: Harris-Benedict Equation (Cornell University. Weill Medical College)
Allows you to estimate your Basal Energy Expenditure. Also contains links to other medical calculators.
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Online tools for calculating BMI for children, teens and adults. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Children's Energy Needs Calculator
Helps understand children's energy needs--based on energy recommendations released by the Institutes of Medicine.