What to Eat
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0865477388
Manufacturer: North Point Press
Release Date: 2007-04-17
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Editorial Reviews
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How do we choose what to eat? Buffeted by health claims–should we, for example, restrict our intake of carbs or fats or both? Is organic food better for us?–we become confused and tune out. In supermarkets we buy semi-consciously, unaware that our choices are carefully orchestrated by sophisticated marketing strategies concerned only with the bottom line. That we should confront such persuasion is the major point made by nutritionist-consumer advocate Marion Nestle in her extraordinary What to Eat, an aisle-by-aisle guide to supermarket buying and thus an anatomy of American food business. “The way food is situated in today’s society discourages healthful food choices,” Nestle tells us, a fact that finds literal representation in our supermarkets, where food placement–dependant on “slotting fees,” guaranteed advertising and other incentives–determines every purchase we make.
Nestle walks readers through every supermarket section–produce, meat, fish, dairy, packaged foods, bottled waters, and more–decoding labels and clarifying nutritional and other claims (in supermarket-speak, for example, “fresh” means most likely to spoil first, not recently picked or prepared), and in so doing explores issues like the effects of food production on our environment, the way pricing works, and additives and their effect on nutrition.
What Nestle reveals is both discouraging and empowering. Through ubiquitous advertising, almost universal food availability, the growth of portion size, and unchecked marketing to kids, we’re encouraged to eat more than we need, with consequent negative impact on our health. Knowledge is indeed power, and Nestle’s lively, witty, and thoroughly enlightening book–the work, readers quickly see, of a food lover intent on increasing sensual satisfaction at table as well as promoting health–will help its readers become completely cognizant about food shopping. It’s a must for anyone who eats and buys food and wants to do both better. –Arthur Boehm
Product Description:
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).
Customer Reviews
“Eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, go easy on junk foods.” by Jessica Lux
Marion Nestle’s What to Eat is a scientific examination of the health claims that food manufacturers and marketers use to move products. Organized by supermarket aisle, the book covers every food product in the produce, diary, meat, fish, frozen, processed, baby and specialty food aisles. Nestle helps the reader decipher both nutrition labels and marketing claims such as `certified organic,’ `fair trade,’ and `American Heart Association certified.’ She exposes the food industry’s role in our national nutrition and food policy and roots out the truth the sound bite headlines for scientific studies on diet.
What to Eat serves up 600 pages of indispensable advice, but the author is also willing to sum it up quickly: “Eat less, move more, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, go easy on junk foods.”
A Great Food Guide by M. Wiatr
This book was informative and organized very well. I was impressed with how the author gave real examples of what she was able to find in grocery stores in her area. She gives the real facts on what terms like organic food, vegetarian fed hens, grass fed vs. grass finished, and sustainably farmed really mean. She’s not preachy, either. In fact, she understands that many people can’t afford to always buy organic. Her information on choosing fish was particularly helpful to me. If you read and liked “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” you will probably like this book, although is more informational and has no background story.
All I have ever wanted! by KM
This is the book I have always wanted. The modern day guide to food that we all need — I have friends that are nutritionists and scholars in the field and these are all the questions answered that I have been picking their brains about. Marion Nestle is honest and personal without being judgemental — great information presented and an easy to read style. I love this book and have recommended it to many.
“What to Eat” review by Mary E. Fassetta
The book “What to Eat” by Marion Nestle spells out the current food controversies clearly and succinctly in plain English. The author lets you know what she thinks, and tells you when the science is unclear. It’s good for everyone who has questions about food - and that should be all of us!
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