Real Food: What to Eat and Why - Healthy Eating Guide for Natural Nutrition & Wellness | Perfect for Meal Planning, Weight Management & Clean Eating Lifestyle

This book has pretty much revolutionized my life, mainly in family's eating habits. Just ordered a copy to have on hand as a reference forevermore. Also ordered her 2nd book for Mothers & Children/Fertility. Wow, I feel so cheated by the food industry (yet again...but this time, it's deeper, and I didn't realize HOW bad things have been and are getting.) Nina Planck really breaks it down for the common person and has done her homework. Helps you understand the science and history of food and eating in a practical way. Just understanding how food is meant to work with our bodies, in conjunction with other foods, and how nutritional deficiencies ABOUND....has changed the way I view food and eating, from meal planning to grocery shopping to cooking. Very well written and easy to read!I initially picked up this book from my local library, based on a recommendation from my sister-in-law regarding the author's description of a rough time in her life being when she was a vegetarian (specifically she was fat and grumpy, she says). Interestingly, the similar struggles I've had over the past 3 years have actually been while we have been primarily eating a vegetarian lifestyle...). I was also interested in what she had to say about children and nutrition (which, even tho it's practically opposite of what the pediatric system tells us and what the stores sell us, is actually PROVEN to benefit growing and developing young brains and bodies). Just in the last month, since adding protein (from natural animal sources) back into our diet, I have ALREADY noticed a huge difference in my energy levels, not to mention my emotional well-being. In addition, I've noticed changes in my children's health as well. IN JUST ONE MONTH! To clarify, this book is NOT bashing vegetarianism, she writes a well-rounded case for vegetables actually, and LOTS of them, but she includes other foods as well, mainly meats, as working hand-in-hand with the vegetables. That vegetarian similarity was just a personal example from my life as to how my eyes were opened from reading this book.She really has a passion for health, farming, and for good (local) food, referencing PLENTY of scientific and other resources, such as Adelle Davis (a forerunner in the organic movement, way ahead of her time...but now her books aren't even in print anymore because they are priceless). I learned a lot and I hope you will too when you pick up this book! Try to read it with an open mind (and mouth ;)