How to Be a Conscious Eater
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3.9
Sophie Egan
A radically practical guide to making food choices that are good for you, others, and the planet. Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chicken—Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between? Using three criteria—Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?—Sophie Egan helps us navigate the bewildering world of food so that we can all become conscious eaters. To eat consciously is not about diets, fads, or hard-and-fast rules. It’s about having straightforward, accurate information to make smart, thoughtful choices amid the chaos of conflicting news and marketing hype. An expert on food’s impact on human and environmental health, Egan organizes the book into four categories—stuff that comes from the ground, stuff that comes from animals, stuff that comes from factories, and stuff that’s made in restaurant kitchens. This practical guide offers bottom-line answers to your most top-of-mind questions about what to eat. “The clearest, most useful food book I own.”—A. J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author
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Author
Sophie Egan
Pages
280
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Published Date
2020-03-17
ISBN
1523507381 9781523507382
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"One of the most practical, balanced books on food I've read in a long time! Egan manages to balance people, planet, and health when it comes to food, and she does so in a way that doesn't catastrophize or over-simplify. This is a short, readable book with digestible chapters and she packs a LOT in. I have a couple tiny quibbles here and there (it's "yea" not "yay"!), but overall given the goal and scope of this book, Egan hits it out of the park. I'd say my main issue with her sourcing is using the Environmental Working Group, as it's my understanding they tend to have a very strong naturalness bias. This book's audience is very much the middle and upper classes in the USA, though other North Americans will benefit - and other English speakers as well, but less so as food can be quite regionally -specific. Egan does briefly mention ability, health, and capacity financially or physically, when it comes to food choices - but it's brief, and if you're in a space of just surviving food-wise, this won't be the book for you.<br/><br/>Overall I'd say I didn't learn all that much because I've read quite a lot about food issues, but she synthesized all the information out there very well. Great whether you're a beginner or just need some fresh inspiration, especially if you're feeling overwhelmed by all different options and factors when it comes to food choices."
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Teresa Prokopanko
"This incredibly and practically written book by Sophie Egan really opened my eyes to the facts and false ideas in the food world. 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved it so much after borrowing it from my local library that I bought my own copy from Amazon!"
Josh H.