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Nutrition and Diet Services

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Chedwah Stein, M.S.


Nutrition and Diet Services was founded in 1980 by Chedwah Stein.

Chedwah is a dietitian and former manager of the Nutrition section of the Oregon State Health Division.

She established nds to meet the needs of a growing health conscious public demanding current, reliable nutrition information.

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Nutrition and Diet Services

nds Services

Nutrition Facts Labels (find out more)

  • nds prepares Nutrition Facts statement for product labels according to government regulations.

  • nds helps importers and exporters of foods to the United States to ensure that their nutrition data labels comply with the American government regulations. 

  • nds labels can be customized to include nutrients and formats as approved by the US (FDA), Canada, Mexico and the European Economic Community. Required nutrients are displayed in label format.

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Product Reformulation and Consultation 
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  • nds consults with food manufacturers to develop or reformulate products to meet nutritional specifications. Develops FDA accepted nutrition claims.

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Recipe Analysis for Cookbooks and Restaurants
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  • nds provides recipe analysis for cookbook authors and publishers.

  • nds provides menu analysis for restaurants wanting to make health claims such as "low fat", "low sodium" or "heart smart".

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Menu and Food Record Analysis
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  • nds analyzes menus for group settings such as schools, hosipatlas, assisted living and rehabilitation facilities, prisons, etc. 

  • nds assists researchers with nutritional analysis of food records and analyzes diets for health professionals.

  • nds ensures accuracy by adding necessary foods to the database at no extra cost. To assure accuracy no substitutions are made without checking with the researcher.

  • nds tailors reports to the nutrients clients need

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Nutritional Database

  • nds constantly updates the database. The nds database uses over 8000 foods and 57 nutrients. We use the most accurate and up to date information from sources around the world as well as the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20. 

Our staff obtains nutrient data specific to the food record and can deliver reports electronically; by email, on CD, or diskette.

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Nutrition Information Program (NIP) Software

  • NIP software allows you to analyze your recipes using our database of over 8,000 foods. This database combines the latest USDA database with over 5000 brand-name and wholesale foods that are available in today's market. NIP Recipe allows you customize the software by adding your own foods to the database. 

For information regarding prices and ordering 
see our price list and order form.

 If you are not completely satisfied with our service return your analysis within 30 days for a full refund.


Nutrition and Diet Services (NDS) P.O. Box 67070, Portland Oregon 97268
Voice: (503) 654-3583 Fax: (503) 654-3669 e-mail:Nutrition and Diet Services


Last Updated February 18, 2008 .  
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