Workman Publishing How to Be a Conscious Eater

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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? —S ophie 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, a