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Nutrition Calculator
Search USDA foods, choose familiar portions, inspect nutrients, and combine ingredients into a recipe or meal.
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Nutrition Learning Library
Explore Rooster’s lessons on nutrients, hydration, food labels, everyday food literacy, and nutrition’s relationship with wellbeing.
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Draft recipes, organize ingredients and instructions, and save or print them. USDA nutrient transfer is planned.
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Meet Rooster
Rooster welcomes visitors to the Dining Commons with approachable nutrition education. His classroom is ready to explore, and his label-reading activity is available below.
Visit Rooster’s ClassroomRooster's Nutrition Label Lab
Practice reading fictional nutrition labels and interpreting the information they provide. These examples are for learning, not product comparisons or dietary recommendations.
Nutrition Facts
Servings per container4
Serving size1 cup
Calories per serving150
Total Fat2 g
Sodium160 mg
Total Carbohydrate30 g
Dietary Fiber4 g
Total Sugars6 g
Includes Added Sugars4 g
Protein5 g
Fictional learning example. Not a packaged food label; percent Daily Values are intentionally omitted.
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Choose an answer to begin.
The amounts shown apply to one listed serving. Eating a different quantity changes the total amounts. A label alone cannot determine what is appropriate for a particular person.
Educational information only. The Dining Commons does not provide individualized dietary advice, medical nutrition therapy, or treatment. USDA search features require the site's configured API connection.