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How to be a conscious eater : making food choices that are good for you, others, and the planet / Sophie Egan ; illustrated by Iris Gottlieb.
"A radically practical guide to making food choices that are are good for you, others, and the planet. Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chicken-Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between? Using three criteria-Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?-Sophie Egan helps us navigate the bewildering world of food so that we can all become conscious eaters. To eat consciously is not about diets, fads, or hard-and-fast rules. It's about having straightforward, accurate information to make smart, thoughtful choices amid the chaos of conflicting news and marketing hype. An expert on food's impact on human and environmental health, Egan organizes the book into four categories-stuff that comes from the ground, stuff that comes from animals, stuff that comes from factories, and stuff that's made in restaurant kitchens. This practical guide offers bottom-line answers to your most top-of-mind questions about what to eat"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781523507382 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 270 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Workman Publishing Co., Inc., 2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Food habits. Food > Health. Food supply > Environmental aspects. Agriculture > Moral and ethical aspects. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
An expert in health, nutrition and sustainability revolutionizes our understanding of food in a way that will change the way we shop, cook and eat, providing us with the essential information to make informed choices amid the chaos and hype of marketing. Original. 30,000 first printing. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"A radically practical guide to making food choices that are are good for you, others, and the planet. Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chicken-Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between? Using three criteria-Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?-Sophie Egan helps us navigate the bewildering world of food so that we can all become conscious eaters. To eat consciously is not about diets, fads, or hard-and-fast rules. It's about having straightforward, accurate information to make smart, thoughtful choices amid the chaos of conflicting news and marketing hype. An expert on food's impact on human and environmental health, Egan organizes the book into four categories-stuff that comes from the ground, stuff that comes from animals, stuff that comes from factories, and stuff that's made in restaurant kitchens. This guide offers bottom-line answers to your most top-of-mind questions about what to eat."--Author's website. - Grand Central Pub
A radically practical guide to making food choices that are good for you, others, and the planet. Â
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Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chickenâCage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between?
Using three criteriaâIs it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?âSophie Egan helps us navigate the bewildering world of food so that we can all become conscious eaters. To eat consciously is not about diets, fads, or hard-and-fast rules. Itâs about having straightforward, accurate information to make smart, thoughtful choices amid the chaos of conflicting news and marketing hype. An expert on foodâs impact on human and environmental health, Egan organizes the book into four categoriesâstuff that comes from the ground, stuff that comes from animals, stuff that comes from factories, and stuff thatâs made in restaurant kitchens. This practical guide offers bottom-line answers to your most top-of-mind questions about what to eat.
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âThe clearest, most useful food book I own.ââA. J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author - Grand Central Pub
A lively, surprising, and necessary guide to navigating our food choicesâis a certain food OK for your health? OK for the environment? How do I know if the people who grow or create it are fairly treated?âby an expert in public health from the Culinary Institute of America. - Workman Press.
A radically practical guide to making food choices that are good for you, others, and the planet. Â
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Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chicken'Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between?
Using three criteria'Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?'sophie Egan helps us navigate the bewildering world of food so that we can all become conscious eaters. To eat consciously is not about diets, fads, or hard-and-fast rules. It's about having straightforward, accurate information to make smart, thoughtful choices amid the chaos of conflicting news and marketing hype. An expert on food's impact on human and environmental health, Egan organizes the book into four categories'stuff that comes from the ground, stuff that comes from animals, stuff that comes from factories, and stuff that's made in restaurant kitchens. This practical guide offers bottom-line answers to your most top-of-mind questions about what to eat.
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'the clearest, most useful food book I own.''A. J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author - Workman Press.
A lively, surprising, and necessary guide to navigating our food choices'is a certain food OK for your health? OK for the environment? How do I know if the people who grow or create it are fairly treated?'by an expert in public health from the Culinary Institute of America. - Workman Press.
A lively, surprising, and necessary guide to navigating our food choices—is a certain food OK for your health? OK for the environment? How do I know if the people who grow or create it are fairly treated?—by an expert in public health from the Culinary Institute of America. - Workman Press.
A radically practical guide to making food choices that are good for you, others, and the planet.
Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chicken—Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between?
Using three criteria—Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?—Sophie Egan helps us navigate the bewildering world of food so that we can all become conscious eaters. To eat consciously is not about diets, fads, or hard-and-fast rules. It’s about having straightforward, accurate information to make smart, thoughtful choices amid the chaos of conflicting news and marketing hype. An expert on food’s impact on human and environmental health, Egan organizes the book into four categories—stuff that comes from the ground, stuff that comes from animals, stuff that comes from factories, and stuff that’s made in restaurant kitchens. This practical guide offers bottom-line answers to your most top-of-mind questions about what to eat.
“The clearest, most useful food book I own.”—A. J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author
