Featured Food Items and Books On Food
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Featured Food Items and Books On Food |
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In this section I will feature books on food and related topics and some food items. If you can suggest other items that have been useful to you, please use my comment page to send me your suggestions. The items described below are linked from the official Amazon.com site and the prices listed are the normal prices generated by their system. My relationship to them is that I get a small percentage of the sale price when you follow one of my links into their site to purchase an item. There is no additional markup for the Amazon.com items which I feature.
| Guayakí Traditional Tea Bags and 1/2 Pound Guayakí Traditional Loose, from Guayaki Yerba Mate, is a combination of two bags of 100% Organic Yerba Maté in a package of 25 tea bags (3 grams each) and a package of 1/2 pound loose tea. The current charge for this combination purchase is $15.90. Guayaki Yerba Mate is 100% Organic, Rainforest and Shade-Grown Yerba Maté blended with Organic ingredients and contains 196 Active compounds, including: Antioxydants, 24 Vitamins & Minerals, 15 Amino Acids, Caffeine and Chlorophyll. Guayaki Yerba Mate represents an effort to promote a traditional organic product from the rainforest of Paraguay. You can click the linked image at left to purchase this product from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all available information about the product in the Amazon.com site. | |
| Tea, Green, w/Kombucha & Chinese Herbs, Org., from ShopNatural, by Yogi Tea, is a good tea for promoting personal health and vitality. This is a box of sixteen tea bags, currently priced at $3.73. A portion of the product description states the following about this tea, "Green Tea Kombucha is based on an ancient remedy and offers a convenient form of Kombucha designed for daily use. Legend has it that some 2,000 years ago, Kombucha originated in Russia, and from there it traveled to Japan. Since then it has been used to detoxify the body, enhance the immune system, fight fatigue and soothe an upset stomach. This special healing formula is made with Organic Green Tea (Camellia sinensis), which is organically grown and, unlike other green teas, has a delicate flavor with no bitterness. Green Tea has excellent antioxidant properties. To it we have added a concentrated purified extract of Kombucha-Pure , which is produced without the use of refined sugar or black tea, and is made from Kombucha grown in a unique medium of 32 supporting Chinese herbs..." You can click the linked image at left to purchase this product from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all available information about the product in the Amazon.com site. | |
| The Flavors of Olive Oil: A Tasting Guide and Cookbook, by Deborah Krasner, is a good guide to evaluating olive oils. Nutritionally, olive oil is the best oil you can use for cooking. One reader says the following about the book,"This is an excellent book - well researched, authoritative and entertaining. As an olive producer I read a lot of nonsense about our product so I'm always delighted to find someone who has gone to the trouble to get it right." You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. | |
| The Drinking Water Book: A Complete Guide to Safe Drinking Water, by Colin Ingram, is a good introductory book for evaluating your water sources and options. Water is one of those essential things that goes into all of our food and is used as a nutrient in itself. Learning to maximize the quality of the water that we give ourselves and our family is essential to our life. You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. | |
| Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference: 500 Recipes, 275 Photographs, by Elizabeth Schneider, is a vegetable encyclopedia with tips on selection, storage and preparation of all the common vegetables plus many that may be less familiar. The book has 804 pages and this is a hard back edition. You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. | |
| Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets, by Deborah Madison, stresses the importance of getting the freshest food we can from local sources. One reader says the following about this book,"I've tried many of the recipes in this cookbook and would repeat every one. The ease of these recipes lends itself to experimenting with what's in season and what's growing in my garden. This is a book for someone who loves food from the earth. Most, but not all, of the recipes are vegetarian." You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. | |
| Eat Right for Your Type, by Peter J. D'Adamo, is the classic introduction to how your blood type and body chemistry indicate the types of food your body needs. Blood type is not the whole story for finding the optimum diet for each individual, but it is a good starting point for your search. One reader has this to say about the book, "I'm the eternal sceptic. I've tried different diets based on high carbs., high proteins, constant "grazing", vegetarian, etc. Until I found and researched Dr. D'Adamo's plan did I find something that worked for me. As a biology graduate and a practicing science teacher, I need data and conclusive evidence before I commit to a theory. I tried Dr. D'Adamo's plan based on my 'O' blood type, and within days I felt a deep physiological and mental transformation, which was amazing. For years, I've been conditioned to eating grains, pastas, and dairy products and have always felt "out of it" or constantly not in tune with my body. After being on Dr. D'Adamo's diet for a month now, I've lost 15 lbs. and have not felt this exhilarated since I was an adolescent. I encourage everyone to research the various programs out there and even read the disclaimers about this diet, but keep a open mind and pragmatic view about human physiology, then research and try this diet..." You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. | |
| Food--Your Miracle Medicine, by Jean Carper, is a compendium of information on how to cure what ails you by adjusting your diet. One reader has this to say about Carper's book, "I found this book for a friend who was having kidney problems and, intrigued, decided to look into it for myself. I am absolutely thrilled with what I've read, and am changing my entire eating program as a result. Jean Carper provides the reader with scientific facts in layman's terms, and uses a "thumbs up/thumbs down" system to debunk myths and provide further foundation for the true "miracle power" of food. She offers cardiovascular food cures, remedies for digestive troubles, cancer-fighting diets, foods to stave off depression, foods to prevent asthma. . .the list goes on and on. It leaves the reader with the realization that health is something we can *choose*. . .especially when armed with the knowledge Carper has given us." You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. | |
| Simply Natural Baby Food: Easy Recipes for Delicious Meals Your Infant and Toddler Will Love, by Cathe Olson, is a guide book for preparing natural and wholesome meals for babies and children. One reader has this to say about Carper's book, "When I had my children, I wanted to feed them nutritious foods but had a limited knowledge of the organic products available. Cathe's book was a life saver. Aside from the delicious recipes (that even my picky 5 year old enjoys), her section on healthy ingredients, and how and when to use them, was very informative. My oldest child even enjoys preparing some of the simpler recipes with me! Though we are not a vegetarian family, most of the recipes in this book are geared for vegetarians. I have found that these recipes are a great way to get more veggies into my meat loving kids and I have shared many of the recipes with my vegetarian friends. The wide variety of recipe choices offers something for everyone in the family..." The average customer review is five stars out of five. You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. | |
| Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, by Eric Schlosser, exposes the grave threat to America's health posed by the fast-food industry. One reader has this to say about the book, "...Schlosser does an excellent job of pointing out the dangers of not only working for these businesses, but eating food supplied by them. It's scary to think about the dangers lurking behind the counter at your local fast food chain. This book really opens your eyes to some health hazards that all of America should be aware of..." The average customer review is four and a half stars out of five. You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. | |
| Super Nutrition Gardening: How to Grow Your Own Powercharged Foods, by William S. Peavy and Warren Peary, is a great resource for those with sufficient yard space to have a garden. A portion of the editorial review has this to say about the book, "Every good gardening book offers some new information or technique for the enthusiast. This one presents Peavy's research into the relationship between the health and condition of the soil and the nutritional value of the food grown in it. Organic gardeners have been scoffed at for contending that synthetic fertilizers do not provide the full range of nutrients in forms that can be used by plants and thus made available to us when we eat them. Peavy and coauthor Peary explain why these claims are true and provide clear instructions for powercharging the garden's soil that go beyond traditional organic methods..." The average customer review is five stars out of five. You can click the linked image at left to purchase this book from Amazon.com right now, or you can follow this link to see all reviews and information about the book in the Amazon.com site. |
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