A Whole Foods Primer: A Comprehensive, Instructive, and Enlightening Guide to the World of Whole Foods

"A Whole Foods Primer" demonstrates the wisdom of selecting whole foods for optimal intake of the nutrients essential for good health. In this book, readers will learn about the basic nutritional components of each whole food group and their specific functions and beneficial roles in the body. The text presents nutrient profiles and surprising facts about some hundred whole foods, their historical uses as food and medicine, and the latest research that identifies their health-bestowing quanlities. "A Whole Foods Primer" describes the special characteristics shoppers should seek so they can identify the peak of nutritonal value and flavor in whole foods. It also provides instructions on the best cooking techniques and storage conditons to help minimize nutritional losses, as well as the best methods to preserve fresh foods for future use. Useful tips to increase consumption of whole foods easily and to encourage emperimentation with unfamiliar ones are included, as are practical resources for recipes, cookbooks, and contact information for purveyors of quality whole foods.

Beatrice Trum Hunter is the author of numerous books on cutting-edge food issues, including "Food & Your Health," "Water & Your Health," "The Great Nutrition Robbery," and "The Sugar trap & How to Avoid it." She has received many awards for her work, including the pretigious Jonathan Forman Award. Ms Hunter was honored by the International College of Applied Nutrition, and was a recipient of the President's Award from the National Nutritional Foods Association.