The Organic Food Shopper's Guide

The Organic Food Shopper's Guide
Author: Jeff Cox
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2008-03-04
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0470174870

This affordably priced shopper's guide, derived from The Organic Cook's Bible (Wiley, 4/2006), gives consumers essential, easy-to-follow guidance on what makes organic food preferable and worth the extra money. The book is organized by food item (over 100 foods total in chapters on Vegetables; Fruits, Beans and Grains; Nuts and Seeds; Meat, Fish, Dairy and Eggs; and Kitchen Staples) in clear, easy-to-use entries, with at-a-glance_information on Season, Good Varieties, Nutritional Highlights, What to Look For, Storage and Preparation Tips, and Goes Well With (suggesting complementary flavors), followed by larger sections on a food's Organic Advantage (i.e., why to buy organic) and Uses, plus other informational tidbits. Accompanying the entries are 100 recipes showcasing the flavor and freshness of organic food. Further enhancing the book is a front section giving a detailed overview of organics, and an extensive Sources section in the back.

Food Additives

Food Additives
Author: Christine Hoza Farlow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-07
Genre: Consumer education
ISBN: 9780963563576

Lists common food additives and offers information about possible side effects and safety concerns to consider when selecting healthy food.

New Good Food

New Good Food
Author: Margaret M. Wittenberg
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2007
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781580087506

Offers advice on organics, buying local, whole grains, and sustainability, while explaining food labels, common misperceptions, and marketing claims.

The Real Food Grocery Guide

The Real Food Grocery Guide
Author: Maria Marlowe
Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA)
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2017-06
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1592337554

The Real Food Grocery Guide provides actionable answers to the multitude of nutrition questions that arise during your trips to the grocery store and puts you on a path to a healthy diet and lifestyle.

The Atkins Shopping Guide

The Atkins Shopping Guide
Author: Atkins Medical
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0061738352

This easy-to-use pocket guide, the ultimate shopping reference and an indispensable companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, will show you which foods to buy and which to avoid as you follow the Atkins Nutritional Approach™— a celebrity-favorite diet perfect for losing weight before your wedding or to bounce back into shape post-baby, or if you just want to look and feel your best. What should I eat, and where can I find it? Which products are the most Atkins-friendly? Are there hidden dangers in seemingly "acceptable" foods? Now Food Shopping the Atkins Way is Easier Than Ever! Whether you're one of the millions already losing weight and feeling great thanks to the remarkable Atkins Nutritional Approach™ or you are just discovering the healthy benefits of a low-carb lifestyle, shopping for food need no longer be a daunting process. The Atkins Shopping Guide contains everything you must know to stock your pantry with the right foods, while avoiding products devoid of nutrients and full of sugar and white flour. With foods clearly arranged by category, this essential handbook takes you aisle-by-aisle through the supermarket, putting helpful information at your fingertips. It also provides useful pointers for shopping at "superstores" and natural foods retailers, all in a handy format portable enough to carry in your pocket or purse. So throw away that misguided food pyramid chart and stop counting fat grams and calories. With The Atkins Shopping Guide, confusion about the right way to eat will be a thing of the past, as you follow the proven Atkins path to healthy living!

The Essential Good Food Guide

The Essential Good Food Guide
Author: Margaret M. Wittenberg
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2013-07-09
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 160774435X

The definitive guide to buying, storing, and enjoying whole foods, in full color for the first time and revised and updated throughout. An inspiring and indispensable one-stop resource, The Essential Good Food Guide is your key to understanding how to buy, store, and enjoy whole foods. Margaret M. Wittenberg shares her insider’s knowledge of products available at national retailers and natural foods markets, providing at-a-glance buying guides. Her ingredient profiles include detailed preparation advice, such as dried bean cooking times, cooking ratios of whole grains to water, culinary oil smoke points, and much more. She also clarifies confusing food labels, misleading marketing claims, and common misperceptions about everyday items, allowing you to maximize the benefits of whole foods cooking. With full-color photography, this new edition of The Essential Good Food Guide is fully revised with the most up-to-date advice on organics, heirloom grains and legumes, gluten-free cooking options, and the new varieties of fruits and vegetables popping up at farmers’ markets across the country to help you make the most of your time in the grocery aisle and the kitchen.

Shopper's Guide

Shopper's Guide
Author: United States. Dept. of Agriculture
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1974
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food

The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food
Author: Tanya L. K. Denckla
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2003
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781580173704

A single-volume reference for organic food gardening is arranged in an A-to-Z format that covers planting, watering, fertilizing, harvesting, storing, working in a greenhouse, and preventing and combating plant diseases and garden pests. Original.