The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating
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The bible of nutritional eating-now fully updated for the twenty- first-century kitchen
The average American's awareness of the relationship between diet and mental and physical well being has virtually exploded since The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia was first published in 1983. There has never been a greater selection of whole foods available at even a typical grocery store-but the choices can often be dizzying.
This new edition shows consumers how to select, prepare, store, and use more than 1,000 familiar and unusual foods to maintain optimum health and heal what ails them. Readers of Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser- as well as anyone concerned about the quality of the food they ingest- will make this the go-to resource on good nutrition.
This updated edition of The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia includes:
—More than two hundred new entries
—A new index featuring home remedies
—Line drawings illustrating unusual foods
—Resources for hard-to-find foods
—A fully cross-referenced format with sidebar recipes throughout Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers and Goodreads readers describe this book as a strong whole-foods reference with broad coverage and practical kitchen use. Reviewers praise it as comprehensive, easy to use as an encyclopedia, and helpful for identifying foods, uses, and nutrition; several also mention the added value of recipes and medicinal or Ayurvedic context.
- Goodreads reviewers call it a “really comprehensive guide” and a “wonderful resource” to keep in the kitchen.
- Amazon-linked review snippets describe it as an “excellent and thorough reference” and “very good resource.”
- Some readers note that it can feel more like a reference book than a casual read, but still very useful.
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| Topic | Nutrition |
Product Details
| Publisher | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication date | April 27, 2010 |
| Edition | Revised, Updated ed. |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 480 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0143117432 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0143117438 |
| Item Weight | 1.45 pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.56 x 1.02 x 9.21 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #157,590 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #51 in Vegan Diets (Books) #182 in Whole Foods Diets #193 in Detox & Cleansing Diets |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (175) |
