Read It Before You Eat It: How to Decode Food Labels and Make the Healthiest Choice Every Time
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0452296439 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A great supermarket guide!" according to Elisa Zied. Read It Before You Eat It is an indispensable guide for anyone perplexed, confused, and downright frustrated by what they see and read on today's food labels. As a registered dietitian and author/writer myself (not to mention a mother of two), I always emphasize to consumers and to my own family that whole and minimally processed foods should be the cornerstone of a he. "Read Read It Before You Eat It and Eat Healthier" according to Hope Warshaw. In Read It Before You Eat It, (just love this title for which Bonnie gives full credit to her son), written by seasoned dietitian Bonnie Taub-Dix, MA, RD, CDN, (link) you'll find everything you need to know about the reading the food label front, back and sides. Among the topics Taub-Dix covers is: the nutrition facts label and related regulations, the meaning of many . Read a book; change your life! Gloria Rosenthal Read it before you eat itHow often does a book change your life? I'm not referring to "reading for pleasure" for some books, fact or fiction, can make an impression. I am talking about a real life-changing book that is also a pleasure to read. Bonnie Taub-Dix takes what has been, until now, a dull, scientific way of teaching us to watch what we eat and you've probably
She lives on Long Island with her husband and three sons. Nutritionist Bonnie Taub-Dix is a specialist in behavior and lifestyle modification, nutritional therapy, obesity and weight management with thirty years of experience.
“I could write a book about how to use food labels, but luckily I don't have to… Read It Before You Eat It by registered dietitian Bonnie Taub-Dix is a complete supermarket guide. Taub-Dix shares knowledge that can help you make better economic as well as nutritional choices—whether buzzwords like ‘free range,’ ‘hormone free’ and ‘antibiotic free,’ for example, are worth the extra bucks. Interesting, isn't it, that when food is ‘free,’ it costs a lot more.”—Sheah Rarback, The Miami Herald
How much sodium is too much? Are all carbs the kiss of death? And what does "organic" really mean? Renowned nutritionist Bonnie Taub-Dix clears up the confusion by showing readers how to make sense of the labels and sidestep tricky marketing ploys. The whole foods movement explained how to shop healthfully at the farmers market, but how can families shop smart at Wal-Mart? There is a wealth of information on labels, but most people have no idea that products labeled "trans-fat free" can contain trans-fats or that "all natural" is a meaningless phrase. Rea