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Introduction | p. 3 |
The Supermarket: Prime Real Estate | p. 17 |
The Produce Section | |
Fruits and Vegetables: The Price of Fresh | p. 25 |
Organics: Hype or Hope | p. 37 |
Produce: Safe at Any Price | p. 46 |
Genetically Modified, Irradiated, and Politicized | p. 56 |
The Dairy Section | |
Milk and More Milk | p. 67 |
Milk: Subject to Debate | p. 80 |
Dairy Foods: The Raw and the Cooked | p. 91 |
Yogurt: Health Food or Dessert | p. 99 |
The Dairy Substitutes | |
Margarine: Accept No Substitutes | p. 108 |
Margarine: You Can Believe It's Not Butter | p. 118 |
Soy Milk: Panacea, or Just Another Food | p. 127 |
The Meat Section | |
A Range of Meaty Issues | p. 138 |
Meat: Questions of Safety | p. 151 |
Meat: Organic Versus "Natural" | p. 165 |
The Fish Counter | |
Fish: Dilemmas and Quandaries | p. 181 |
Fish: The Methylmercury Dilemma | p. 190 |
The Fish-Farming Dilemma | p. 203 |
The Fish-Labeling Quandaries | p. 218 |
More Seafood Dilemmas: Safety and Sustainability | p. 234 |
The Center Aisles: Cool and Frozen | |
Eggs: The "Incredible" Edibles | p. 248 |
Eggs and the Salmonella Problem | p. 264 |
Frozen Foods: Decoding Ingredient Lists | p. 274 |
A Digression into Calories and Diets | p. 282 |
Frozen Foods: Reading Nutrition Facts | p. 296 |
The Center Aisles: Processed | |
Processed Foods: Wheat Flour and the Glycemic Index | p. 305 |
Sugar(s) | p. 317 |
Cereals: Sweet and Supposedly Healthy | p. 335 |
Packaged Foods: Health Endorsements | p. 350 |
Snack Foods: Sweet, Salty, and Caloric | p. 357 |
Foods Just for Kids | p. 370 |
Oils: Fat and More Fat | p. 385 |
The Beverage Aisles | |
Water, Water Everywhere: Bottled and Not | p. 401 |
"Healthy" Drinks: Sugared and Artificially Sweetened | p. 416 |
Teas and Coffees: Caffeine to Eco-Labels | p. 435 |
The Special Sections | |
Infant Formula and Baby Food | p. 451 |
Supplements and Health Food | p. 466 |
Bread: The Bakery | p. 481 |
Prepared Foods: Salads and More | p. 497 |
Conclusion: Taking Action | p. 510 |
Food Measures: Conversion Factors | p. 527 |
Terms Used to Describe Fats and Oils in Foods | p. 529 |
Notes | p. 533 |
Acknowledgments | p. 589 |
Index | p. 591 |
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