How to Be a Conscious Eater
What about health? If we assume that bottled water is dis- placing other worse beverages like soda, that’s progress. And in fact ...
Fluoridation: Ignore the fearmongering chatter, because the American Dental Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevent ...
was a lot, but it was well worth it for the peace of mind—and the savings—to continue drinking my tap water. You checked your wa ...
3 THE BEST PRODUCE IS THE KIND YOU EAT O f all the things you could possibly do for your health, eat- ing more fruits and vegeta ...
4 WHY ORGANIC IS BETTER, WHEN YOU CAN AFFORD IT B eing a conscious eater means of course that you care not only about your own h ...
contrast, rather than using chemicals with abandon, organic farmers first work to prevent and avoid pests, insects, and weeds an ...
may be another benefit of supporting organic practices. Some research suggests that because farmers earn a premium on organicall ...
all want to steer clear of it. (See the shopping tips in the next essay.) Thankfully, use of these chemicals has already decline ...
5 RADICALLY PRACTICAL TIPS FOR BUYING PRODUCE I n the spirit of being a conscious eater while making your meals as satisfying an ...
Mothers, babies, children. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that if you’re pregnant or have young children, wash al ...
Diversify. The vast majority of the food we eat—75 percent— comes from a skimpy twelve types of plants and five species of anima ...
DO WE REALLY NEED TO WASH FRESH PRODUCE BEFORE EATING IT? Yes. For two reasons: 1 Avoid food poisoning. According to the CDC, ge ...
6 TOP 5 WAYS TO WASTE LESS FOOD AT HOME A ll told, more than 30 percent of all the food produced around the world never gets eat ...
interactive tool for wasting less food.) For example, in North America and Oceania alone, approximately 5.8 million tons of root ...
IN NORTH AMERICA AND OCEANIA, ABOUT 5.8 MILLION TONS OF ROOTS AND TUBERS ARE WASTED JUST AT THE CONSUMPTION STAGE-EQUAL TO 1 BIL ...
examples of things not to waste range from burgers you grill in the backyard to a supermarket deli sandwich you bring home to a ...
7 BEANS, THE HUMBLE HEROES O f all the items in the American grocery store, I’d argue that legumes are the Clark Kents: often ig ...
planted there after they are gone. Like a beachgoer who cleans up not just her own picnic spot but the sand surrounding her area ...
beef, respectively (assuming standard 3-ounce servings). Because of these low water needs, legumes can be a critical protein sou ...
8 THE GLORY OF WHOLE GRAINS I f there’s one thing you will learn in this book, it’s that there is no one food or even one food g ...
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