Healthy Food
Do You Know Which Foods Are Healthy To Eat And Which Are Not?

These recommendations for "what to eat" and "what to avoid" are taken, with permission, from HEALTHY EATING: For Extremely Busy People Who Don't Have Time For It. This book also contains recommendations for soups, eggs, meat and poultry, fish, fats and oils, beverages, dairy products, sweeteners, seasonings, condiments and snacks, and convenience foods.

Most packaged foods are highly processed, devoid of nutrients, contain many chemical additives, and ingredients like broth and natural flavors that are hidden sources of MSG. Many of these additives are harmful. Some may cause relatively mild symptoms like skin problems or allergies. Others may cause more serious problems, such as asthma, seizures, heart disease or cancer. 

Despite the processed and chemical assault on our food supply, it is possible to find some packaged foods that are free of chemical additives, irradiated and genetically modified ingredients. If the product is 100% organic, you can be sure it does not contain any irradiated or genetically modified ingredients. If not, you probably have to contact the manufacturer to find out this information. Even if it is 100% organic, you still have to read the label to find out if it contains undesirable ingredients or harmful chemical additives.

It is important to remember, though, that even packaged foods with all healthy ingredients do not have as high a nutritional value as found in fresh, raw foods. However, if you eat at least 50% fresh, raw foods then you can enjoy small amounts or occasional healthy packaged foods along with your large fresh salad and other healthy foods or to get a quick meal on the table.

There aren't many sites where I can recommend all the products listed on the site. Here are two sites with products I whole heartedly endorse.

Nutiva is an excellent resource for organic coconut and hemp products, including ...

Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Organic Hemp & Flax Bars
Organic Hemp Shake
Organic Hemp Protein Powder
Organic Hemp Cold-Pressed Hemp Oil

The Grain & Salt Society has long been famous for its Celtic Sea Salt, the healthiest salt on the planet. It's also a resource for other healthy foods ...

Raw foods
Healthy beverages
Flax oils
Fermented foods and beverages
Healthy snacks
Healthy condiments
Wild Salmon
And lots more...

Because of an FDA loophole, manufacturers are deliberately misrepresenting the Omega-3 content in foods they produce to make you believe you are actually getting more beneficial omega-3 fats than you really are.

You need to read this book before you believe any Omega-3 claims on the labels of the foods you see in the grocery store. Find out the truth before you buy!

Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
This book "offers modern families a fascinating guide to wise food choices and proper preparation techniques. Sally Fallon unites the wisdom of the ancients with the latest independent and accurate scientific research in over 700 delicious recipes that will please both exacting gourmets and busy parents." It contains nutrition information and recipes, valuable to both non-vegetarians and vegetarians.

The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side Of Americas Favorite Health Food 
by Kaayla T. Daniel, Ph.D.
This book tells the whole truth about soy - all fact and no fiction. It will change your diet and save your life.

For more than a decade, Americans have been fed a steady diet of positive soy news. However, hundreds of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies link soy to malnutrition, digestive distress, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders, cognitive, immune system breakdown, and even heart disease and cancer. Infants on soy formula, vegetarians who favor soy as their main source of protein and adults self-medicating with soy to prevent cancer, heart disease or relieve menopausal symptoms are especially at risk.

The Whole Soy Story presents and interprets the often contradictory evidence on soy and disease to determine what studies are valid, which justify hope, which are mere hype – and why.

Know Your Fats by Mary G. Enig
This book is your definitive source for accurate information on fats, oils, cholesterol, and their nutrition. It is written by an international expert, known for her research on the nutritional aspects on fats and oils.

Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Mary Enig
This book is "based on more than two decades of research by world-renowned biochemist and fats expert Dr. Mary Enig. Eat Fat, Lose Fat flouts conventional wisdom by asserting that so-called healthy vegetable oils (such as soybean and corn) are in large part responsible for our national obesity and health crises, while the saturated fats traditionally considered 'harmful' are, in fact, essential to weight loss and health."