Shopping For Food: Healthy Eating A Guide To The New Nutrition
Content provided by the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School
Shopping for food
Learning which foods are healthy is half the battle. The other half is knowing how to shop for them. The main rule of thumb is to choose a variety of foods to ensure that you get adequate amounts of nutrients and disease-fighting substances. But even savvy shoppers can get confused wading through all the choices at the market, decoding food labels, and cutting through the marketing claims on food packages. Here is a simple, no-nonsense guide to separating truths from half-truths, as well as determining which fruits, vegetables, meats, and fish are freshest and healthiest.
| Last updated: | January 23, 2007 |
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