What to eat : [an aisle-by-aisle guide to savvy food choices and good eating

Since its publication in hardcover last year, Marion Nestle's What to Eat has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food. Praised as "radiant with maxims to live by" in The New York Times Book Review and "accessible, reliable and comprehensive" in The Washington Post , What to Eat is an indispensable resource, packed with important information and useful advice from the acclaimed nutritionist who "has become to the food industry what . . . Ralph Nader [was] to the automobile industry" ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch ). How we choose which foods to eat is growing more complicated by the day, and the straightforward, practical approach of What to Eat has been praised as welcome relief. As Nestle takes us through each supermarket section—produce, dairy, meat, fish—she explains the issues, cutting through foodie jargon and complicated nutrition labels, and debunking the misleading health claims made by big food companies. With Nestle as our guide, we are shown how to make wise food choices—and are inspired to eat sensibly and nutritiously. Now in paperback, What to Eat is already a classic—"the perfect guidebook to help navigate through the confusion of which foods are good for us" ( USA Today ). San Francisco Chronicle - Carol Ness Nestle is simply one of the nation's smartest and most influential authorities on nutrition and food policy. From Publisher Description: With What To Eat, This Renowned Nutritionist Takes Us On A Guided Tour Of The Supermarket, Explaining The Issues With Verve And Wit As Well As A Scientist's Expertise And A Food Lover's Experience. Today's Supermarket Is Ground Zero For The Food Industry, A Place Where The Giants Of Agribusiness Compete For Sales With Profits, Not Nutrition Or Health, In Mind. Nestle Walks Us Through The Supermarket, Section By Section: Produce, Dairy, Meat, Fish, Packaged Foods, Breads, Juices, Bottled Waters, And More. Along The Way, She Untangles The Issues, Decodes The Labels, Clarifies The Health Claims, And Debunks The Sales Hype. She Tells Us How To Make Sensible Choices Based On Freshness, Taste, Nutrition, Health, Effects On The Environment, And, Of Course, Price. With Nestle As Our Guide, We Learn What It Takes To Make Wise Food Choices And Are Inspired To Act With Confidence On That Knowledge. What To Eat Is The Guide To Healthy Eating Today: Comprehensive, Provocative, Revealing, Rich In Common Sense, Informative, And A Pleasure To Read. Produce Section: Fruits & Vegetables: The Price Of Fresh -- Organics: Hype Or Hope -- Produce: Safe At Any Price -- Genetically Modified, Irradiated, And Politicized -- Dair Section: Milk And More Milk: Subject To Debate -- Dairy Foods: Raw And Cooked -- Yogurt: Health Food Or Dessert -- Dairy Substitutes: Margarine: Accept No Substitutes -- You Can Believe It's Not Butter -- Soy Milk: Panacea Or Just Another Food -- Meat Section: A Range Of Meaty Issues -- Questions Of Safety -- Organic Vs. Natural -- Fish Counter: Dilemmas And Quandaries -- The Methylmercury Dilemma -- The Fish-farming Dilemma -- The Fish-labeling Dilemma -- Safely And Sustainability -- Center Aisles: Cool And Frozen: Eggs: The Incredible Edibles -- Eggs And The Salmonella Problem -- Frozen Foods: Decoding Ingredients -- A Digression Into Calories And Diets -- Frozen Foods: Reading Nutrition Facts -- Center Aisles: Processed: Wheat Flour And The Glycemic Index -- Sugars -- Cereals: Sweet And Supposedly Healthy -- Packaged Foods: Health Endorsements -- Snack Foods: Sweet, Salty, And Caloric -- Foods Just For Kids -- Oils: Fat And More Fat -- Beveage Aisle: Water Everywhere: Bottled And Not -- Healthy Drinks: Sugared And Artificially Sweetened -- Teas And Coffees: Caffeine To Eco-labels -- Special Sections: Infant Formula And Baby Food -- Supplements & Health Food -- Bread: The Bakery -- Prepared Foods: Salads And More -- Tacking Action -- Conversion Tables -- Terms Used To Describe Fats In Oils And Foods. Marion Nestle. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [533]-587) And Index.

What to Eat is a classic—"the perfect guidebook to help navigate through the confusion of which foods are good for us" (USA Today).

Since its publication in 2006, Marion Nestle's What to Eat has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food. Praised as "radiant with maxims to live by" in The New York Times Book Review and "accessible, reliable and comprehensive" in The Washington Post, What to Eat is an indispensable resource, packed with important information and useful advice from the acclaimed nutritionist who "has become to the food industry what . . . Ralph Nader [was] to the automobile industry" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).

How we choose which foods to eat is growing more complicated by the day, and the straightforward, practical approach of What to Eat has been praised as welcome relief. As Nestle takes us through each supermarket section—produce, dairy, meat, fish—she explains the issues, cutting through foodie jargon and complicated nutrition labels, and debunking the misleading health claims made by big food companies. With Nestle as our guide, we are shown how to make wise food choices—and are inspired to eat sensibly and nutritiously.

What to Eat is a classic—"the perfect guidebook to help navigate through the confusion of which foods are good for us" ( USA Today ). Since its publication in 2006, Marion Nestle's What to Eat has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food. Praised as "radiant with maxims to live by" in The New York Times Book Review and "accessible, reliable and comprehensive" in The Washington Post , What to Eat is an indispensable resource, packed with important information and useful advice from the acclaimed nutritionist who "has become to the food industry what . . . Ralph Nader [was] to the automobile industry" ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch ). How we choose which foods to eat is growing more complicated by the day, and the straightforward, practical approach of What to Eat has been praised as welcome relief. As Nestle takes us through each supermarket section—produce, dairy, meat, fish—she explains the issues, cutting through foodie jargon and complicated nutrition labels, and debunking the misleading health claims made by big food companies. With Nestle as our guide, we are shown how to make wise food choices—and are inspired to eat sensibly and nutritiously. Since its publication in hardcover last year, Marion Nestle's __What to Eat__ has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food. Praised as "radiant with maxims to live by" in __The New York Times Book Review__ and "accessible, reliable and comprehensive" in __The Washington Post__, __What to Eat__ is an indispensable resource, packed with important information and useful advice from the acclaimed nutritionist who "has become to the food industry what . . . Ralph Nader [was] to the automobile industry" (__St. Louis Post-Dispatch__). How we choose which foods to eat is growing more complicated by the day, and the straightforward, practical approach of __What to Eat__ has been praised as welcome relief. As Nestle takes us through each supermarket section--produce, dairy, meat, fish--she explains the issues, cutting through foodie jargon and complicated nutrition labels, and debunking the misleading health claims made by... Demystifies the process of making informed and responsible food choices, covering each section of a supermarket while addressing such topics as food labels, industry politics, and environmental concerns. I am a nutrition professor, and as soon as people find out what I do, they ask: Why is nutrition so confusing?