Carmen's review
Real Food: What to Eat and Why
by Nina Planck
Carmen's review
Real Food: What to Eat and Why by Nina Planck
Carmen's review
rating:
recommended for: Christine
This book confirms that butter and eggs are good for you, despite all of the well-publicized fears about fat and cholesterol. The premise here is that although industrial foods such as margarine and corn syrup came about due to their efficiency and suitability to modern hectic lifestyles, they have screwed up the human diet and have lead to heart disease and diabetes. Planck is not a medical doctor or food scientist but the book is very well-researched and full of data. The style is very conversational, with the author sharing her personal experience of having grown up on a farm, then becoming a vegan as a young adult, and finally coming back to her roots. This book is a real service to anybody interested in learning more about food culture in America, plus there is a very helpful index in the back of the book listing whole food purveyors.
