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How Do We Decide What Foods To Eat? In Recent Years, This Simple Question Has Become Complicated Beyond Beliefas Supermarkets Have Grown To Warehouse Size, And As The Old Advice To Eat Foods From Four Food Groups Has Been Overrun By Questions About Organic Foods, Hormones, Pesticides, Carbohydrates, Trans Fats, Omega3S, Supplements, Health Claims, Extreme Diets, And, Above All, Obesity.Fortunately, Marion Nestle Is Here To Tell Us Whats Whatto Give Us The Facts We Need To Make Sensible Choices From The Bewildering Array Of Foods Available To Us. 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 Scientists Expertise And A Food Lovers Experience.Todays Supermarket Is Ground Zero For The Food Industry, A Place Where The Giants Of Agribusiness Compete For Sales With Profitsnot Nutrition Or Healthin Mind. Nestle Walks Us Through The Supermarket, Section By Section: Produce, Dairy, Meat, Fish, Packaged Foods, Breads, Juices, Bottled Waters, And More. Alongthe 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 Choicesand 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. Marion Nestle Received A Lifetime Achievement Award From The James Beard Foundationthe Food World'S Highest Honoras Well As The Foundation'S Book Prize. She Is The Author Of Food Politics And Safe Food, And Was Featured In The Documentary Super Size Me. A Native Of New York, She Raised Her Family In California And Now Lives In Greenwich Village, Where She Teaches At New York University. How Should You Decide What Foods To Eat? As Supermarkets Have Grown To Warehouse Size, This Simple Question Has Become Complicated Beyond Belief. Fortunately, Marion Nestlerenowned For Her Sage Advice On Food And Nutritionis Here To Cut Through The Confusion And Lay Out What You Need To Know. In What To Eat, She Takes Us On A Guided Tour Of The American Supermarket And Shows Us Exactly How To Feed Ourselves And Our Families Wisely And Well.With Sharp Humor, Expertise, And A Foodlover'S Delight, Nestle Guides Us Through The Supermarket Sectionsproduce, Dairy, Meat, Fish, Breads, And Juices, And Then To The 'Center Aisles,' Where Big Profits Are Made. Along The Way, She Reveals The Big Food Companies' Marketing Practices, Explains Complex Labels In Clear Language, And Tells Us What We Need To Know About: Wild And Farmraised Frozen And Fresh Organic, Natural, And Conventional Carbs, Omega3S, And Trans Fats Pesticides And The Environment Portion Size, Labeling, And Nutrition Claims Supplements, Additives, And Preservatives Food Safety 'The Industry Wants You To Believe There Are No Good Foods Or Bad Foods. Well, That'S Not True. And I Can'T Think Of Anyone Who Knows The Difference Better Than Marion Nestle.'Eric Schlosser, Author Of Fast Food Nation 'Not Only Is What To Eat The Most Comprehensive Guide To The Political And Nutritional Choices We Make Shopping For Food, But It'S Also Full Of Uptodate Research On Health.'Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review 'With This Comprehensive Guide, Nestle, A Nutritionist, Makes The Weekly Trip To The Grocery Less Daunting And A Healthy Diet More Attainable.'Science News 'Part Muckraking Journalism, Part Reference Book And Part Consumer Guide, What To Eat Is Organized In The Manner Suggested By The Subtitle: As A Walk Down Each Grocery Store Aisle With A Companionable Ph. D. Researcher As The Guide. It Is A Simple, Yet Effective, Concept For Organizing What Otherwise Could Have Become A Mind