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| The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating | 
 enlarge | Author: Rebecca Wood
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
List Price: $20.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 28073
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0140250328
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.56303
EAN: 9780140250329
ASIN: 0140250328
Publication Date: July 1, 1999
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Condition: new and unread, small publisher's remainder mark on bottom book edge, shipped in padded mailer with tracking
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Resource! January 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a nutrition coach & natural foods cooking instructor. This book has been a godsend for quickly looking up the medicinal qualities of foods. The information is complete, easy to understand, interesting, and well-researched.
great resource for foodstuffs September 11, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a great food sourcebook. It doesn't have recipes - it's not a cookbook.
It goes through all foods, herbs, Ayurvedic herbs and Chinese herbs. For each one a general description, health benefits, use, buying and storage is covered.
The first appendix is on storage of food, the second covers nutritional sources (macronutrients, micronutrients, minerals and nutraceuticals), the third covers ayurvedic food, the fourth is a list of mail-order resources. There is a long bibliography.
This book is about cooking from a viewpoint of health and healing. It easily compares with Dr. Weils books on nutrition. Anyone interested in making the most of the food you purchase will enjoy this book.
 natural goodness defined September 9, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia is the holy grail to anyone embarking on a healthier, greener diet. Wood carries a relaxed, conversational tone through tales of sugar snap pea goodness or the brief history of quinoa, and I love her attention to detail in pointing out surreptitiously refined sugars in the most seemingly safest foods. At times, the lecture waxes a tad over-preachy, but the sheer breadth of foods covered, from South American grains to Asian legumes, makes this book a must-have for any cook.
Excellent whole foods primer June 5, 2006
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Sometimes, the trick with books of this nature is being able to find the information you are looking for quickly and easily. There are a number of other books on the market that contain much the same information as this book does (in more detail) but what sets The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia apart is its remarkable ability to simplify the key information down to the most essential basics. Elson Haas' Staying Healthy With Nutrition for example, is an excellent resource but at nearly 1000 pages it requires a bit of digging to get to the specific information you need. The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia is always the first place I check for the basics before researching more specialized, detailed sources. It's to natural food what Ephraim Katz' Film Encyclopedia is to film...namely, the best resource for concise, general overviews.
The author is very good about providing cautions of possible adverse issues with certain foods. For example, the author discourages the use of canola (rapeseed) oil, overconsumption of raw, uncooked flaxseed due to possible toxins and a concern with rancidity of pre-shelled nuts and seeds. Some health food books can get a little carried away with championing the alleged health benefits of foods without posting any warnings about potential mis-use.
One should note that this book does not contain information on any animal products.
Very Helplful! April 11, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a very helpful resource, I'm learning a lot! It has also given me new foods to look for in my super market and new ideas for preparing foods that I am already familiar with. The writing style is very easy reading and it's really packed with information. I wish it had even more information on the uses of the foods, but it is a great starting point.
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