(2005, 534 pages, softcover) - Revised and expanded 2nd edition!
"In our home, Whole Foods Companion is referenced more often than any book besides the dictionary!" - Stephen Arlin, author of Raw Power!
"Wonderful! Whole Foods Companion is a valuable resource. It does make a difference what you eat, and this book describes in detail the range of nourishing organic foods available to all of us."
--Alice Waters, founder and owner, Chez Panisse restaurant
What if you could have information about more than 400 foods at your fingertips? You can find it all in the new edition of Whole Foods Companion.
Originally published in 1996, Whole Foods Companion has become the definitive resource guide to the rapidly expanding world of whole foods. This revised and expanded edition updates key nutritional information in six categories:
* Fruits
* Vegetables
* Grains
* Legumes
* Nuts, seeds, and oils
* Herb, spices, and other foods.
Each entry includes nutritional value, general information, buying tips, culinary uses, and, when appropriate, health benefits, lore and legend, by-products, and descriptions of the more popular varieties.
In the face of staggering confusion and conflicting claims about the nutritional value of different foods and herbs, this book is a detailed and invaluable guide to natural foods. It is a perfect companion to cookbooks and should be required reading for chefs everywhere. No mere collection of dry nutritional information, Whole Foods Companion also explains the origins and naming of different foods and relays some of the legends and traditions with which they have been associated.
The best resource guide available today regarding natural foods. 8 X 10, 100 illustrations, 360 nutritional tables.
About the Author
Dianne Onstad, former head-librarian for the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, is actively involved in nutrition education and the promotion of organic whole foods, with a special interest in living and raw foods. She is the author of five books, including The Vitamin Companion, The Mineral Companion, and A Cup of Sunshine.