The Organic Food Guide: How to Shop Smarter and Eat Healthier (Paperback)

~ (Author) "When you walk into a food market these days, it can be like landing at a foreign airport..." (more)
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Since the U.S. Department of Agriculture put into place the long-awaited National Organic Program, American consumers have finally had a set of nationwide standards for organic foods. But new standards raise new questions. What is organic food? What's the relationship between organic food and food labeled with terms like all-natural, free-range, hormone-free,and locally grown? Are organic, made with organic, and 100% organic foods different?And most importantly, is organic food better for me and my family? This handy guide provides a thorough but nontechnical introduction to organic food. Some topics of special interest include product labeling, health and nutrition, environmental quality, and pricing.

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Food shopping should be fun, but these days it’s downright confusing. Just trying to eat well and make healthy and nutritious meals for our families has gotten more and more complicated. Hormones, pesticides, antibiotics, mad cow disease, genetic modification - what impact do these issues have on our diet, our health, our waterways, our soil? How can the average person sift through confusing labeling, conflicting news reports, and unfamiliar terminology in order to select foods that are truly healthy and nutritious?
With The Organic Food Guide, Steve Meyerowitz, aka “Sproutman,” author of nine other books on diet and nutrition, guides you through this maze of tough health issues and new food choices. He steers you to healthier foods and shows you how to find the bargains, too.
Learn the answers to these and other questions:
• How can you save money buying organic foods?
• Is there a difference between “organic” and “all natural”?
• Are organic foods really healthier? Safer?
• Do organic foods contain more vitamins and minerals?
• Can pesticides in conventional foods cause cancer?
• Are organic meats lower in fat?
• Is the USDA organic seal required on all organic foods?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762730692
• ISBN-13: 978-0762730698
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #463,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Start, But Biased, February 1, 2007

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The Organic Food Guide is a good starting point for someone interested in organic food, and it's a quick read. However, I feel that it does not go very in depth on the subject. It also seems somewhat biased, proclaiming only the (sometimes undocumented) benefits of organic food. Also, the pictures left a bit to be desired, as most were of poultry/egg farms. The cost-comparison chart included showed organic foods to cost the same as, or only slightly more than, conventional products, which, as any shopper could attest, is inaccurate.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Organic Starter!!, October 26, 2005

By	Stephen Keil (W. Milford, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Within the past 8 months I have switched my diet and lifestyle to an organic one. Since then I have been bombarded with people asking me why and what does it mean. I found this book in my research and think it is a very informative and practical guide to understanding why organic foods are so important, both for our health and for our environment! I have bought a bunch of these books and have been sharing them with friends and family. I recommend reading this book as a good starting point to truly understanding organic essentials!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information in a compact form., January 30, 2007

By	Ahnzeus "artisan" (Tehachapi, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I really enjoyed this book. It didn't take me long to get through it and it kept me very interested in the volume of material that was shared. This is a great book for those that are trying to learn just what "Organic" is all about.