tree, allergies to, 7, 209, 236,- See also specific nuts
Nutrient-poor foods, 189–90, 191,
194
Nutrification, 188
Nutrition Facts panel, 33, 176–80,
181, 183, 185, 221
O
Oat milk, 48–50
Oats and oatmeal, 31–32, 228–30
Ocean pollution, 168–69
Oils, 3, 62–65; coconut, 66–67;
palm, 64, 254; production
methods and point of origin of,
64–65; smoke point of, 62–63
Olive oil, 62, 63, 65, 66–67, 86, 161
Omega-3 fatty acids, 103–4, 114,
128, 156
Organic foods, 14–17, 19, 71, 73;
being strategic on, 18; Certified
Organic or USDA Organic,
75–76, 126, 133, 146–47,
155; oils, 65; regenerative
agriculture and, 71–74; rice,
arsenic in, 40
P
Packaged foods, 159–221; added
sugars in, 178–79, 180, 181,
196–202; containers and
packaging materials for, 160,
164–66, 214, 215, 216, 217,
219, 221; healthfulness of
processed foods and, 161–63;
labels of, 176–86 (see also
Labels); meal kits, 214–20;
profits and, 194–95; safe vs.
scary ingredients in, 203–4
Palm oil, 64, 163, 254
Paris climate agreement, 90
Parmesan, 85–86, 87, 204
Partially hydrogenated oils, 178
PCBs, 114
PCO Certified 100% Grassfed, 52,
102, 151
Peanut(s): allergies to, 28, 241,
242, 243; butter, 162; oil, 63
183, 206–8; distraction tactics
and, 183–85; on front of
product, 182–86; health claims
on, 183, 186; ingredients on,
160, 162, 180, 181, 203–4, 221;
Nutrition Facts panel, 33,
176–80, 181, 183, 185, 221; of
whole grains, 34; words with
little meaning on, 185–86. See
also Third-party certification
labels
Lactose, 42, 50
Lamb (and sheep), 23, 27, 45, 82,
94, 97, 100
Lead, in drinking water, 9, 11–12
Leftovers, 25, 215, 217–18
Legumes (beans), 26–28, 74, 84,
104, 192, 195
M
Manure, 72
Marine Stewardship Council
(MSC), 111, 119, 152–53
Meal kits, 214–20
Meat, 92–102, 122, 210; lab-grown,
94–95; nose-to-tail eating and,
94; processed, 134–38, 206–7.
See also Animal-based foods;
Animal welfare; specific meats
Mercury, 86, 104–6, 110, 212
Metabolic syndrome, 198
Microplastics, 168–69
Milks: cow’s, 3, 6, 48, 50, 51, 52, 59,
122, 208, 209, 210, 241; plant-
based, 48 –51
Millet, 36, 37
Modified food starch, 203–4
Mold, 206, 208
Monounsaturated fat, 46
Mulch, 72
Multigrain, 34
N
“Natural,” on labels, 186, 204
Nitrogen fixation, beans and,
26–27
Nut(s), 3, 27, 84, 104, 209, 236, 241;
butters, 161, 162; milks, 49;
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