While it’s not specifically a diet website, people who are looking to lose weight or just live a healthier lifestyle will feel they’ve hit the jackpot when they visit www.foodnetwork.com. Whether you’re looking for recipes, tips, DVDs or a copy of the recipe you saw on the last “Emeril,” you’re going to find it here. In fact, you’re likely to find as much helpful information here as you would at any website promoting a specific diet plan. Or in other words – there’s as much good information crammed into this site as there are antioxidants crammed into broccoli.

In addition to low-calorie, low-fat, and low-cholesterol dishes, foodnetwork.com surfers will find meal makeovers, vegetarian and diabetic recipes, a 30-day kick-start diabetic eating plan, a guide to whole grains and recipes for healthy meals and desserts geared to the season. Plus there are extra categories with additional helpful advice, such as fat and calorie counters, and specialized articles including “10 Foods for Better Health” and “Kick-Start Your Health.”

Foodnetwork.com offers a month-by-month “Healthy Resolutions” guide, with tips on how to adapt your healthy eating to take full advantage of the season’s bounty and at the same time avoid seasonal temptations. For example, grilling food outdoors and taking advantage of fresh fruits in season for tasty desserts are two examples, listed under the month of June. A rotating “Top 10 Healthy Recipes” list ensures that you’ll always have something new to try, if you’ve fallen into a cooking rut. Or, if you have favorite recipes that you know aren’t all that good for you, give them a lighter twist by using the meal makeover guide.

Extras that you’ll also find on foodnetwork.com include a guide to all the television shows sponsored on the Food Network Channel. You can find out when a show is on in your area, watch interviews with food, fitness and nutrition experts, look up recipes for items you may have seen prepared on a show, watch videos showing how to make many of these recipes, and peruse the personal recipe files of several foodnetwork.com stars, such as Emeril Lagasse and the Barefoot Contessa. There are even sweepstakes you can enter to win getaway weekends and other prizes.

Going beyond the immediate “What’s for dinner?” question, this website offers comprehensive advice on how to stock your kitchen and which tools you need to fit your lifestyle and make specific dishes. Another plus – a dining out guide with the top 10 best places to eat in roughly 25 major U.S. cities, plus more than a dozen countries, such as Ireland, Japan and Australia. Shopping is conveniently organized as well – surfers can look up items categorized by television show, by host, by brand, or move on to the books, apparel, DVDs and Sale Items categories.

Many sites offer useful information, but foodnetwork.com is among the best. Just be prepared – too much surfing is bound to make you hungry!