Family and Consumer

Family & Consumer Science

see also Health page for nutrition information

Children & Families

ChildTrends - reasearch and data on children and teens in today's world
Healthy Pregnancy - information on pregnancy from the National Women's Health Information Center

Consumer Information

Consumer Education for Teens - products, car buying, tattoos, music clubs, credit cards, scams and other help targeted for teen consumers
Find-It Consumer - help for consumers with scams, hiring building contractors, identity theft, child safety, etc.
Food and Nutrition Information Center - nutrition for children and food safety information from the US Department of Agriculture
How to Understand and Use the Nutritional Facts Label - government site designed to help consumers understand the nutritional labeling on foods
Federal Consumer Information Center - literature for consumers from the federal government
MySimon - product and pricing information
Product Reviews and Reports - look at product reviews online
Consumer.Gov - consumer information from the federal government
Consumer Product Reviews - check out product reviews before purchasing
Product Reviews by Consumers
Household Products Database - find out the potential health risks of normal household products; discover ingredients; learn what safety measures and special handling is required
How Food Works - simple explanations of the basics of food and what food does for your body
Consumer Action - financial, credit, frauds, housing, insurance, investment, money management, utilities and HMO information
Food Safety - information on the safe foods from the farm to the table
Food Safety Project
Center for Food Safety

Home/Decor

Furniture Styles - interior decorating information on various furniture styles
English Furniture Style Guide - Tudor, Jacobean, Carolean, Restoration, William & Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Regency and Victorian styles are examined
Virtual History of Furniture - furniture styles from Ancient times through to the Present
Early Furniture Period Styles - Egyptian, Gothic, Classical, Tudor and other early styles examined
Styles in Decorating - contemporary, arts & crafts, Shaker, Mission, modern and other styles
Periods and Styles - basic furniture information
Furniture Styles and Periods
History of Furniture: Timeline - look at timeline of historical furniture styles

Recipes

Marilee's International Food Links - terrific site for foods of many nations
Recipe Source - foods from around the world
Epicurious: Recipe File - over 13,000 recipes searchable by main ingredient, national cuisine, type of preparation, season or occasion, or by course or dish
All Recipes.com
Food Network's Food TV
Food Timeline - Culinary History Timeline
Food Timeline - food throughout history
Food History Timeline - Twentieth Century timeline of food
Food in Latin America - recipes from Latin American countries
Meals For You - healthy recipes and nutrition information
Mr. Food Recipe Finder
Cooking Light - search for healthy recipes
Ingredient Substitutions
Recipe Center - Ingredient Search

Home Improvement

Home & Garden Television
BHG.com - Better Homes and Gardens online
Do It Yourself Home Improvement
Home Sewing Association - sewing guidelines and tips; projects and guidelines
Georgia Pacific Project Center - building plans for home projects