How to Be a Conscious Eater

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Tofu, 94
Trans fat, 45, 46, 178, 179
Tu n a , 11 5
Turkey, 82, 94, 132, 135
U
Unsaturated fats, 46–47, 66, 103
V
Vegan and vegetarian diets,
59–61, 157, 218–19, 237
Vegetables, 3, 104, 161, 192, 194,
195, 201; grilling, 143–44. See
also Produce
W
Walnut oil, 62, 63
Water, 8–12, 195; containers for,
164–66; cost of, 8–9; fizzy,
home bubble makers for,
164–65; footprint (of foods)
and, 6; safety of, 9, 11–12;
sparkling, making your own,
12; from wells, 11, 72
Weight, 8, 42, 136, 139, 140, 198;
cancer risk and, 136, 139
Wells, drinking water from, 11, 72
Wheat, 27, 32, 36, 37, 38, 72,
188, 209, 241. See also Gluten
avoidance
Whole foods, 161–62, 163, 180. See
also Grains, whole
Whole grains. See Grains, whole
Whole Grains Council, 31, 33, 34,
35–36, 230
Workers in the food system and
farmers, well-being of, 72–73,
76–77, 92, 99, 118, 233–35, 256,
257
Z
Zero-waste lifestyle, 174

Saturated fat, 45–46, 47, 176–78,
179, 185
School food programs, 249–50
Seafood. See Fish and seafood
Seafood Watch, 88, 107–10, 111,
116, 119, 151–52
Seasonal produce, 19, 79
Seeds, 104
Serving (portion) sizes: of fruits
and vegetables, 13; on labels,
176; in restaurants, 226, 229,
246–47, 257
Sesame oil, 62, 63
Shopping lists, 23
Shrimp, 117–20
Slavery at sea, 117–20
Soda, 8, 10, 42, 166, 169, 190, 194,
195
Sodium, 178; “reduced,” 185–86
Soil health, 71–74
Soy(bean), 27, 60, 209, 241; milk,
48, 49, 50, 51; oil, 47, 64
Straws, 169, 173
Styrofoam, 128, 165
Sugars: added, 178–79, 180,
181, 196–202, 212–13; AHA-
recommended Daily Value of,
196; artificial sweeteners and,
199–200; in fruit (fructose),
42–44; many names of, 197; in
milk and yogurt (lactose), 42
Sunflower oil, 63, 64, 74
Superbugs, 129–33
Sweeteners: artificial, 190,
199–200, 205. See also Sugars


T
Takeout, 218; meal kit vs., 215–16
Teff, 36, 37
Third-party certification labels,
183; for animal-based foods,
98, 99, 101–2, 111, 112, 119,
125–27, 132–33, 146–56, 157; for
plant-based foods, 34, 75–78
Tillage, regenerative agriculture
and, 73, 74
Tipping, 234
Tocopherol, 204


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