Food shopping should be fun, but these days it’s downright confusing. Just trying to eat well and make healthy and nutritious meals for our families has gotten more and more complicated. Hormones, pesticides, antibiotics, mad cow disease, genetic modification - what impact do these issues have on our diet, our health, our waterways, our soil? How can the average person sift through confusing labeling, conflicting news reports, and unfamiliar terminology in order to select foods that are truly healthy and nutritious?
With The Organic Food Guide, Steve Meyerowitz, aka “Sproutman,” author of nine other books on diet and nutrition, guides you through this maze of tough health issues and new food choices. He steers you to healthier foods and shows you how to find the bargains, too.
Learn the answers to these and other questions:
• How can you save money buying organic foods?
• Is there a difference between “organic” and “all natural”?
• Are organic foods really healthier? Safer?
• Do organic foods contain more vitamins and minerals?
• Can pesticides in conventional foods cause cancer?
• Are organic meats lower in fat?
• Is the USDA organic seal required on all organic foods?
(1) Introduction (2) What's Organic? Some Other Natural Alternatives (3) Reading the Labels: What Do They Mean? (4) How It All Began: Origins of Organic Agriculture (5)
Organic Foods: Healthier or Not? (6) Nutrition: Are Organic Foods More Nutritious? (7) Taste: Do Organic Foods Taste Better? (8) Price: Real Costs and Value of Organic Foods (9)
How to Get Started Eating Organic (10) Notes (11) Resources: Where to Get More Information (12) Index
Anonymous
Posted May 3, 2007
This is a great introduction to a discussion about organic foods as compared to conventional foods. The author presents the information in an easy to understand format and is a credible author for this topic since he has many other books on health and the environment. The Book is organized well
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Overview
Food shopping should be fun, but these days it’s downright confusing. Just trying to eat well and make healthy and nutritious meals for our families has gotten more and more complicated. Hormones, pesticides, antibiotics, mad cow disease, genetic modification - what impact do these issues have on our diet, our health, our waterways, our soil? How can the average person sift through confusing labeling, conflicting news reports, and unfamiliar terminology in order to select foods ...