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September 2002

2002 Buyers’ Guide
A buyers’ guide to products and services of interest to nutrition professionals

Affinity Insurance Company
Contact: Barbara Tosto
159 East County Line Road
Hatboro, PA 19040-1218
Phone: 215-773-4504
Fax: 215-773-4651
E-mail: Barbara_Tosto@asg.aon.com
www.hpso.com
HPSO has been serving healthcare professions for more than 25 years. We now protect more than 70 different professions and more than 650,000 healthcare workers.

American Dietetic Association
216 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 800-877-1600
www.eatright.org
§ See our ad on page 15

Becky Dorner & Associates
3526 Ridgewood Road
Akron, OH 44333
Phone: 800-342-0285
E-mail: info@beckydorner.com
www.beckydorner.com

Beeline Shopper Pro
623 South Clay Street
Troy, OH 45373
Phone: 937-335-6765 or
877-GO-BEELINE
E-mail: dietitian@BeelineShopper.com
www.dietitian.Beeline.Shopper.com
Changing the way you practice nutrition. Clients use our tiny bar code scanner to capture their pantry. You instantly see all their items and get better substitutes that meet their needs via Web browser. Build shopping lists and create meal plans.
§ See our ad on page 21

LTC Solutions!
Diet Manual, Policy & Procedure, Menus & Recipes, Holiday Menus, Renal & Finger Food Menus, Nutrition Protocols, MNT Made Easy, Mock Survey, It’s Tough to Swallow, Hydration Kit, Dietary Forms, Diet Plus, and more! Call for a FREE catalog!
Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc.
5209 Southeast International Way
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Phone: 800-553-2258
E-mail: dennis@bobsredmill.com
www.bobsredmill.com

Cabot Creamery
One Home Farm Way
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: 802-371-1261
E-mail: healthinfo@cabotcheese.com
www.cabotcheese.com
Nestled in the hills of Vermont, Cabot Creamery offers award-winning dairy products, including light cheeses. Named best low-fat/low-salt cheese by American Cheese Society and lauded by USA Today, Cooking Light, Fitness, and Bon Appetit.

Campbell Soup Company
One Campbell Place
Camden, NJ 08103
Phone: 1-800-TRYSOUP
www.campbellfoodservice.com

Computrition, Inc.
19808 Nordhoff Place
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone: 800-222-4488
E-mail: info@computrition.com
www.computrition.com

Country Pure Foods, Inc.
Contact: Customer Service
681 West Waterloo Road
Akron, OH 44314

CyberSoft, Inc.
3851 East Thunderhill Place
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Phone: 800-759-4849
E-mail: support@nutribase.com
www.nutribase.com
We’re the makers of NutriBase Nutrition and Fitness Software. NutriBase is the most powerful nutrition software you can use—bar none. To visit 25 of our competitors and to peruse a comparison chart of 150+ features of software for RDs, come see us at www.nutribase.com.
§ See our ad on page 59

DFM Technologies, Inc.
6000 Douglas Avenue, Suite 212
Des Moines, IA 50322
Phone: 800-325-2171
E-mail: sales@dfmsoft.com
www.dfmsoft.com
Food and nutrition services is more than just serving meals and counting calories. So when you need a dietary food management system, you need more than just software—you need a solution you can count on! DFM Technologies provides integrated software solutions for all of your diet office, nutrition care, food production, and retail operations.

Diabetes Core Curriculum Workshop
52 Clay Pitts Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-2311
Phone: 631-754-3663
E-mail: carol@healthbyte.org
www.healthbyte.org
Need to update your diabetes knowledge or prepare for the Certified Diabetes Education (CDE) Examination? The Diabetes Core Curriculum Workshop is a unique course to meet your needs. Four full days of lecture, discussion, case studies, and eight mock exams.

DietMaster Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 6345
Rochester, MN 55903
Phone: 888-336-DIET
E-mail: info@dietmaster.com
www.dietmaster.com
Foodservice software at its finest, menus, recipes, tray cards, meal cards, selective menus, production reports, inventory, costing, nourishment labels, weights, nutritional assessment, and much, much more. Modular pricing.

F.A.B., Inc.
(Frosty Acres Brands)
1225 Old Alpharetta Road, Suite 235
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Phone: 800-569-4821
E-mail: klevy@frostyacres.com
www.frostyacres.com
Frosty Acres is the oldest member-owned national marketing and food buying group in the United States. Our membership is dedicated to providing quality service and superior products at the lowest prices possible. For your foodservice healthcare needs, visit www.frostyacres.com to find the Frosty Acres distributor in your area.

Figure Facts, LLC
980 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-988-4850
E-mail: info@figurefacts.com
www.figurefacts.com
With Figurefacts, anyone from peds to seniors can improve their diet, feel better, and manage weight via our interactive Web site, PDA program, or pocket-sized guide. Figurefacts tools help RDs help their clients to assess if their daily food choices meet their basic nutritional needs. RDs can monitor and comment on their clients’ food records online between sessions.

First DataBank
1111 Bayhill Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066
Phone: 800-633-3453 (West)
800-428-4495 (East)
E-mail: softsales@firstdatabank.com
www.nutritionistpro.com
Nutritionist Pro nutrition analysis software encompasses the most comprehensive food knowledge base and set of program features to provide thorough analysis of diets, recipes, and menus. Also available is Nutritionist Pro Food Labeling, which helps to create and design camera-ready Nutrition Facts Labels.
§ See our ad on page 3

GeriMenu
61 Brown Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 800-982-4643
E-mail: jim@gerimenu.com
www.gerimenu.com
GeriMenu delivers accurate production tallies and ensures resident information security. Software provides tray tickets, temporary diets, scaled recipes, and nutritional analysis. Handheld interface and inventory with bar code scanning available. Supports HIPAA compliance. Serving 1,000+ customers in the United States plus Canada.

Gluten-Free Cookbooks by Savory Palate
8174 South Holly, #44
Centennial, CO 80122
Phone: 303-741-5408 or 800-741-5418
E-mail: info@savorypalate.com
www.savorypalate.com

HealtheTech Inc.
523 Park Point Drive, 3rd Floor
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 800-345-4207
E-mail: support@healthetech.com
www. healthetech.com
MedGem by HealtheTech is a handheld, portable indirect calorimeter that measures oxygen consumption (Vo2) and determines resting metabolic rate. Accurate measurement of oxygen consumption and energy requirements serves as an ideal basis for nutritional assessment and for administering medical nutrition therapy.

Hilton Head Health Institute
14 Valencia Road
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Phone: 843-785-3919 or 800-292-2440
E-mail: info@hhhealth.com
www.hhhealth.com
Host of the Nutrition Entrepreneurs DPG 2002 Annual Meeting, Hilton Head Health Institute is part weight management program, part resort spa. For 25 years, the institute has provided a jump start for losing weight or maintaining weight loss.

Hodgson Mill, Inc.
1203 Niccum Avenue
Effingham, IL 62401
Phone: 800-347-0105
E-mail: customerservice@hodgsonmill.com
www.HodgsonMill.com

Hormel HealthLabs
1 Hormel Place
Austin, MN 55912
Phone: 800-866-7757
www.hormelhealthlabs.com
Hormel HealthLabs is an innovative provider of high-quality, flavorful foods that meet special dietary needs, such as dysphagia, bowel problems, malnutrition, and diabetes. A full line of products is available to fulfill the nutritional and fiscal needs of health facilities.
§ See our ad on page 64

Jobs In Dietetics
P.O. Box 3537
Santa Monica, CA 90408-3537
Phone: 310-453-5375
E-mail: carolyn@jobsindietetics.com
www.jobsindietetics.com

Laclede, Inc.
2030 East University Drive
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220
E-mail: spellico@laclede.com or help@laclede.com
www.laclede.com
For complete dry mouth care, try Biotène Dry Mouth products. Contains natural antibacterial enzymes that boost and strengthen saliva’s own protection action.
§ See our ad on page 63

Market Forge Industries, Inc.
35 Garvey Street
Everett, MA 02149
Phone: 617-387-4100
E-mail: custserv@mfii.com
www.mfii.com
We are a 100-plus-year-old company manufacturing the most complete line of steam cooking equipment, including atmospheric, convection, pressure, and pressure/pressureless steamers, along with kettles, skillets, shelving, and convection and combination ovens.

Meyenberg Goat Milk
P.O. Box 934
Turlock, CA 95381
Phone: 209-667-2019
E-mail: tracy@jackson-mitchell.com
www.meyenberg.com
For allergies (sensitivity) to cow milk, dairy products, and soy. Easier to digest with more calcium. A natural, real milk alternative with no growth hormones, antibiotics, or preservatives. Protein composition is closest to breast milk for supplementation. A sweet, delicious gourmet taste.

Mistebar Computer Consultants, Inc.
Contact: Mike Baumann
2201 Laramie Drive, Suite 139
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone: 888-809-0059
E-mail: Mistebar@Juno.com
www.Mistebar.com
PC programs or the ULTIMATE Pocket Computer do all your calculations! More than 200 tube feedings with vitamins/minerals, assessments, BEE, BMR, IBW, BMI, TPN, side-by-side enterals comparison, special nursing home calorie needs, and diabetic exchanges automatically customized. Prices from $99.

MNT Essentials
450 Bay Avenue
Somers Point, NJ 08244
Phone: 888-207-1048
E-mail: skrantzrd@yahoo.com
Camera-ready, reasonably priced counseling forms designed by RD/graphic designer include: Superbill (new MNT codes included), assessment, physician report, and more. Some specific for adults, children, adolescents, pregnancy, eating disorders. Individual forms from $6.50; sets available.

Momentus Health Information Systems
308-131 Provencher Boulevard
Winnipeg, MB R2H 0G2
Phone: 877-231-3836 (toll-free)
E-mail: info@momentushealth.com
www.momentushealth.com
Momentus Dietary Management provides healthcare foodservice managers the tools to make informed financial decisions and a method to monitor foodservice operations. Clinical dietitians gain access to automated calorie counts, menu-recipe nutritional analysis, assessment tracking, and weight logs.

Novartis Nutrition
Contact: Customer Service
1600 Utica Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: 800-333-3785
www.NovartisNutrition.com
Novartis Nutrition is dedicated to maintaining and improving the health and well-being of your patients. In partnership with healthcare professionals, we offer the highest quality medical nutrition products and services that improve health and quality of life.
§ See our ads on pages 2 and 9

NutriCare
1350 Bayshore Highway, #400
Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: 800-792-0816, ext. 122
E-mail: aanghinetti@deandistributors.com

The Nutrition Company
P.O. Box 477
Long Valley, NJ 07853
Phone: 888-659-6757
E-mail: nutrico@mindspring.com
www.NutritionCo.com
FOODWORKS—The fastest, easiest, most economical ($199.95) nutrient analysis. Features everything RDs need. Eighty-four nutrients, 15,000+ foods, numerous analysis choices, attractive printouts, unlimited database expansion, food labels, recipe scaling, client tracking, custom dietary standards, and much, much, more.

Nutrition Graphics
P.O. Box 276264
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: 916-363-2006
Fax: 916-363-2120
Attractive, affordable handouts your patients will use day after day on fat, cholesterol, sodium, calories, vitamins, pregnancy, breastfeeding, feeding babies and preschoolers, and a basic Guide to Good Nutrition. Some titles in Spanish. Call for a catalog and samples.

Nutrition Software Solutions, Inc.
13677 Samhill Drive
Mount Airy, MD 21771
Phone: 888-430-6366
Fax: 301-829-6366
E-mail: Info@Nutrition-Toolbox.com
www.nutrition-toolbox.com
Nutrition Software Solutions brings you Nutrition-Toolbox, a software product for Pocket PC devices (Palm, SmartPhone, desk PC software versions will soon be available). Adult and pediatric anthropometric and nutritional needs assessment, enteral, parenteral, diabetic and renal meal planning, laboratory assessment, conversions, and much more!

The Oley Foundation For Home
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
214 Hun Memorial, MC-28
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY 12309
Phone: 800-776-6539 or 518-262-5079
Fax: 518-262-5528
E-mail: wilsone@mail.amc.org
www.oley.org
Since 1983, the Oley Foundation has provided free information and support to consumers dependent on home parenteral (IV) or home enteral (tube feeding) nutrition. Consumers and clinicians find great resources here!

Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service
105 South 18th Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509-453-4837
E-mail: mmiller@pnw-cannedpears.com
www.pnw-cannedpears.com
The Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service offers a variety of helpful aids for menuing and promoting tasty and nutritious canned Bartlett pears.

Pamela’s Products, Inc.
335 Allerton Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 650-952-4546
E-mail: info@pamelasproducts.com
www.pamelasproducts.com
So scrumptious you won’t believe they’re wheat-free! Pamela’s Products has created a delicious, all-natural, gourmet line of wheat-free and gluten-free cookies, biscotti, and baking mixes. Perfect for celiacs. Available in natural food and grocery stores nationwide, and mail order.

Precision Foods, Inc.
11457 Olde Cabin Road
Saint Louis, MO 63141
Phone: 800-442-5242
www.precisionfoods.com
Precision Foods, Inc. manufactures many products for the healthcare industry, specifically Frostline/Dole low-fat soft serve; Royal sugar-free gelatins and puddings; Mrs. Dash salt-free; Molly McButter; SugarTwin; Smithers liquid broth concentrates; Thick-It instant food thickener. Please contact us at 800-442-5242.

Road’s End Organics, Inc.
120 Pleasant Street, Suite E-1
Morrisville, VT 05661
Phone: 802-888-4130
E-mail: mkoch@chreese.com

www.chreese.com
Road’s End Organics produces Chreese, a dairy-free, organic alternative to cheese. Chreese contains no cholesterol, lactose, or saturated fat. Dairy-Free Macaroni and Chreese, Nacho Chreese Dips, and Chreese Packets are available in retail stores and at www.chreese.com. Foodservice sizes are also available.

Robot Coupe USA, Inc.
P.O. Box 16625
Jackson, MS 39236-6625
Phone: 800-824-1646
E-mail: robocoup@misnet.com
www.robotcoupeusa.com

Roche Vitamins, Inc.
45 Waterview Boulevard
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone: 800-526-0189
E-mail: karen.todd@roche.com
www.nutraaccess.com
Roche Vitamins, Inc. is the world leader in manufacturing and supplying vitamins to the food industry. Roche has an extensive portfolio of products, including fat and water-soluble vitamins, omega-3 LC-PUFA, carotenoids for coloration, and other nutraceuticals. Call 800-526-0189 for additional information.
§ See our ad on page 45

SHS North America
P.O. Box 117
Gaithersburg, MD 20884
Phone: 800-365-7354
E-mail: nutritionservices@shsna.com
www.shsna.com
SHS North America offers a wide range of specialized products for the management of conditions that benefit from nutritional therapy. Please contact us for detailed information about Neocate; KetoCal, a medical food for individuals over one who are on the ketogenic diet; Tarvil, for the dietary management of tardive dyskinesia; and our range of metabolic formulas.

Smart Picks, Inc.
P.O. Box 771440
Lakewood, OH 44107
Phone: 216-226-6173
E-mail: games@smartpicks.com
www.smartpicks.com
SmartPicks, Inc. has been recognized as “one of the cutting-edge companies providing the most innovative, developmentally appropriate products for children of all ages” and as an “outstanding leader dedicated to the advancement of nutrition education.” Visit our Web site for award-winning products.

Stretch Island Fruit
P.O. Box 1099
Allyn, WA 98524
Phone: 800-700-9687
E-mail: custservice@stretch-island.com
www.stretch-island.com
100% Natural Fruit Snack—no added sugar, no sodium, no fat, no cholesterol, no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives, wheat, gluten, dairy-free, convenient, portable fruit, stays fresh for one year, approved for Diabetics: one piece=one fruit exchange, and Kosher-certified.
§ See our ad on page 37

SUPERMARKET SAVVY
11102 Lakeside Forest Lane
Houston, TX 77042
Phone: 713-978-6960
E-mail: info@
www.SupermarketSavvy.com
Keep current on brand-name foods and savvy shopping with these resources—SUPERMARKET SAVVY Newsletter, E-Savvy Sheet, SupermarketSavvy.com Web page that features a virtual supermarket of healthy brand-name foods, and educational tools—Supermarket Tour Training Kit, Aisle-by-Aisle Tip Sheets, Comparison Charts, PowerPoint, and Video presentations.

SYSCO Corporation
1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
Phone: 281-584-1390
E-mail: Horsley.Karen@corp.sysco.com
www.sysco.com

University of North Dakota
P.O. Box 9021
Grand Forks, ND 58202

U.S. Mills, Inc.
200 Reservoir Street
Needham, MA 02494
Phone: 800-422-1125
E-mail: kschuler@usmillsinc.com
U.S. Mills’ Uncle Sam Cereal is a low-glycemic, high-fiber, low-sodium, and whole-wheat flake cereal with flaxseed. U.S. Mills also distributes Erewhon and New Morning cereals, which include gluten-free, low-sodium, no added sugars, and low-fat cereals.

USP (U.S. Pharmacopeia)
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
§ See our ad on page 14

Vitality Foodservice, Inc.
400 North Tampa Street, Suite 2000
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 888-863-6726
www.vitalityfoodservice.com
Vitality Foodservice, Inc. provides dispensed beverage solutions for all segments within the healthcare industry, delivering a full range of high-quality products and dispensing systems, backed by our guaranteed worldwide service network. In addition to 100% juices, juice beverages, and vitamin-fortified juices, Vitality also offers thickened juices and a variety of juice products in single-serve cups and boxes.

Whey Protein Institute
11000 West 78th Street, Suite 210
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: 952-833-0960 or
toll free 866-949-9439
Fax: 952-914-0887
E-mail: info@wheyoflife.org
www.wheyoflife.org
Whey protein has a number of proven benefits in areas including sports nutrition, infant nutrition, cardiovascular health, and immune health. Contact us to learn more about the benefits of whey proteins and to receive a free copy of the newsletter.

Yummy Designs
P.O. Box 1851-TD
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Phone: 888-74-YUMMY
E-mail: Laurie@yummydesigns.com
www.yummydesigns.com
Laurie Manahan, MS, MEd, RD, writes/designs/markets innovative nutrition education material for children. Used nationwide by schools/preschools, hospitals, health departments, WIC, ‘5-A-Day,’ food service, community programs. Products include:
• lesson/coloring/activity books
• flip-panel books
• games
• large F & V balloons
§ See our ad on page 25

ZEVEX International, Inc.
4314 ZEVEX Park Lane
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Phone: 800-970-2337
E-mail: sales@zevex.com
www.zevex.com
ZEVEX International, Inc. (www.zevex.com), founded in 1986, transforms life with its patented and proprietary medical device technologies. The therapeutics division designs, manufactures, and markets award-winning enteral nutrition delivery devices, including the EnteraLite ambulatory enteral feeding pump, feeding tubes, and accessories.