The Real Food Grocery Guide


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The Real Food Grocery Guide provides actionable answers to the multitude of nutrition questions that arise during your trips to the grocery store and puts you on a path to a healthy diet and lifestyle.




Pocket Guide to Low Sodium Foods


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This nutritional counter is an indispensable reference for anyone who is watching his or her salt intake. It is small enough to put in a pocket or purse to enable one to make wise food choices at the grocery store and while dining out. Intended for the estimated 60 million Americans with high blood pressure and severe kidney disease, this guide addresses which supermarket products and fast food items have the lowest sodium counts and simplifies supermarket choices by listing only low sodium products. Each food is analyzed by calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates, fiber, sugar, and sodium. Also included are brief descriptions of each of these nutrients and their effect on blood pressure, explanations of food labeling guidelines, and clarification of nutritional content claims.




The Gi Diet Shopping and Eating Out Pocket Guide


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The must have companion to Rick Gallop's bestselling The Gi Diet and Living the Gi Diet has now been completely revised and updated to make shopping and eating out the Gi Diet way even easier. Comprehensive Gi food listings are neatly organised by supermarket aisle and sorted into Rock Gallop's familiar, easy-to-use, unique GI red, amber and green lists - so you can make informed choices as you fill you basket. And with invaluable section on eating out - both at luchtime and in the evening, whether your choice is fast food, take-away or Italion, Indian, Greek or Chinese - you can enjoy life without compromising your diet. Packed with sound advice that you would expect from Rick Gallop's internationally bestselling and critically aclaimed GI Diet series, The Gi Diet: Shopping and Eating Out Pocket Guide fits neatly into your bag and your life.




Hungry Girl Supermarket Survival


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Finally . . . a real-world guide that will help you navigate the supermarket and stock up on guilt-free foods, from mealtime must-haves to snack finds and more! It's Hungry Girl's ultimate resource for grocery-store survival---a must-own manual that makes shopping for better-for-you foods easy and fun! Inside you'll find: * HG All-Stars and grocery-store standouts! * Calorie counts and comparisons for foods in every aisle * Guilt-free meal ideas and snack solutions for every craving and situation! * Easy-to-digest info about nutrition labels and ingredient lists * HG's complete supermarket list with aisle-by-aisle food finds Hungry Girl's amazingly comprehensive supermarket guide is your key to guilt-free shopping, eating, and living!




The Asian Grocery Store Demystified


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A food lover's guide to all the best ingredients. Do you want to prepare an Asian meal as delectable as those in restaurants? Are you too intimidated by the exotic ingredients to try? And what's inside those mysterious bottles, bags, and boxes in your local Asian grocery store anyway? This handy Take it With You guide provides the answers. Author Linda Bladholm, who has lived, worked, cooked, and dined in locales as diverse as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Korea, Laos, and Vietnam, takes you on a tour of a typical Asian grocery store and expertly describes what you'll find. Make Your Next Shopping Trip a Successful and Fascinating Journey. Peppered with over 400 illustrations, plus stories about the ingredients used in every major Asian cuisine, this guidebook identifies and tells you how to use the vast array of meats, fruits, vegetables, noodles, tofu, rice, and delicacies. A bonus section of the author's favorite recipes will help you create savory, authentic dishes that will impress everyone-- and it will open a window onto the remarkable civilizations of the Orient.




Field Guide to Produce


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At last, a field guide to identifying and selecting more than 200 fruits and vegetables from around the world! The perfect companion for every shopper, Field Guide to Produce offers tips for selecting, storing, and preparing everything from apples to zucchini. When an unfamiliar edible appears on your grocer’s shelf, simply flip through the full-color insert until you’ve found its photograph. Turn to the corresponding page to discover its country of origin, common uses, and season of harvest. This practical guide includes more than 200 full-color photographs of the world’s most popular fruits and vegetables, cross-referenced to in-depth descriptions and selection tips. Step-by-step preparation directions tell you whether the item must be peeled, washed, trimmed, or blanched. Grocery shopping—and dinner—will never be the same again!




Goa Pocket Travel Guide


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Goa is the most popular beach resort in Western India. The smallest state in India on the Eastern coast of the Arabian sea. A former Portuguese colony with rich history. Goa became popular to Western tourists through Hippy communities during 1960, as was the integral parts of the Hippy trail. Since then Goa attracted millions of foreign and local tourists. Goa is now under VOA (visa on arrival) and popular for beach tourism, sun bathing, water sports, adventure, boating, fishing, nightlife, scuba diving, Indo-Portuguese cuisine, shopping, festival, casinos, and a destination for holidaymakers, honeymooners, beach tourists, backpackers. Goa Pocket Travel Guides covers everything of Goa travel, created for smart travelers. Features: - History of Goa - Climate - Goa as Cinema shooting location - Going to Goa - Traveling in Goa - Attractions in Goa - Shopping in Goa - Cuisine of the 'Pearl of the Orient' - Eating Out - Outdoor Activities - Two Wheelers Rental - Bicycle Rental Agency - Nightlife - Casinos in Goa - Festivals - Forex Dealers - WiFi Hotspots - Serviced Apartments - Home Stays in Goa - Hotels in North Goa - Hotels in South Goa - Car Rental in Goa - All basic details of Goa, which are important for foreign as well as local tourists. - Regulations, Visa rules for foreigners visiting Goa - Goa Maps - Local language phrases for tourist in English




Supermarket


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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The stunning debut novel from one of the most creative artists of our generation, Bobby Hall, a.k.a. Logic. “Bobby Hall has crafted a mind-bending first novel, with prose that is just as fierce and moving as his lyrics. Supermarket is like Naked Lunch meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest—if they met at Fight Club.”—Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One Flynn is stuck—depressed, recently dumped, and living at his mom’s house. The supermarket was supposed to change all that. An ordinary job and a steady check. Work isn’t work when it’s saving you from yourself. But things aren’t quite as they seem in these aisles. Arriving to work one day to a crime scene, Flynn’s world collapses as the secrets of his tortured mind are revealed. And Flynn doesn’t want to go looking for answers at the supermarket. Because something there seems to be looking for him. A darkly funny psychological thriller, Supermarket is a gripping exploration into madness and creativity. Who knew you could find sex, drugs, and murder all in aisle nine?




The Better World Shopping Guide: 7th Edition


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EVERY DOLLAR IS A VOTE. MAKE YOURS COUNT. Every dollar we spend has the potential to create social and environmental change. In fact, it already has. The world that exists today is in large part a result of our purchasing decisions. Now in its seventh edition, The Better World Shopping Guide continues to be the gold standard for socially and environmentally responsible consumers. Pick-up the seventh edition of this perennial bestseller and find out which companies actually"walk the talk" when it comes to: Environmental sustainability and climate change Human rights Community involvement Animal protection Social justice From cereal to computers, meat alternatives to outdoor gear, and pet care to toys, check the rating before you buy. Drawing on decades of research, this comprehensive resource rates hundreds of brands, products, and services from A to F so you can quickly tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" – turning your shopping list into a powerful tool for positive change. 6000+ hours of research 2000+ companies evaluated 70+ product categories 50+ reliable sources 5 essential issues 1 report card Small enough to fit in a back pocket or handbag, easy to use, and covering more brands than ever, The Better World Shopping Guide helps you reward companies who are doing good, penalize those involved in destructive activities, and change the world as you shop!




The Better World Shopping Guide: 6th Edition


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Small enough to fit in your pocket, this practical little book will help you change the world as you shop! While we strive to make our vote count every four years, few of us realize that our most immediate power to shape the world is squandered on a daily basis. Every dollar we spend has the potential to create social and environmental change. In fact, it already has. The world that exists today is in large part a result of our purchasing decisions. The Better World Shopping Guide rates hundreds of products and services from A to F, so you can quickly tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" and ensure your money is not supporting corporations that make decisions based solely on the bottom line. Drawing on decades of meticulous research, this completely revised and updated sixth edition will help you find out who actually "walks the talk" when it comes to: Environmental sustainability Human rights Community involvement Animal protection Social justice Small enough to fit in a back pocket or handbag and organized in a user-friendly format, The Better World Shopping Guide helps you reward companies who are doing good, penalize those involved in destructive activities, and change the world as you shop! Ellis Jones, PhD is the award-winning, bestselling author of five previous editions of The Better World Shopping Guide , and co-author of The Better World Handbook . A scholar of social responsibility, global citizenship, and everyday activism, he has dedicated himself to uncovering practical ways for people to make a difference in the world. He currently teaches at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA.