Superfoods: The Healthiest Foods on the Planet
This sturdily bound paperback is equally substantial inside. Augmented by full-color identification photographs, the text, in an easy-on-the-eye arrangement on the page, presents 200 of the best superfoods, which are defined here as “foods that contain a high level of essential nutrients and other compounds that may benefit your health.” There is no need to fear that superfoods, then, are grim, unattractive, bad-tasting items that are “good for you.” No, we’re talking about oranges, peas, walnuts, olive oil, game, salmon, tuna, and even dark chocolate. Each profile includes a discussion of the “healthy evidence”: a couple of paragraphs about why the food item is so good for human consumption. A “making the most” paragraph concerns how to best use the item in one’s diet. This book would be at home both on the cookery/nutrition reference shelf and in the personal library for menu planning. --Brad Hooper