Optimum Nutrition
Green, Stephanie,
Optimum Nutrition - New York, NY : Alpha, c2015 - xv, 320 p. : ill - Idiot's Guides .
An award-winning registered dietitian, chef, culinary nutrition educator, and author, Stephanie Green, RD, received her degree in nutrition from UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and attended culinary school in Arizona. She has taught nutrition and the culinary arts at several nationally recognized schools over the past decade. She also has worked as the chief research nutritionist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania General Clinical Research Center. She shares her love of cooking seasonal produce in her digital magazine, Green's Cookery, whicht helps people create nutrient-dense, produce-centric dishes. Stephanie has appeared nationally on television and radio to promote healthy eating, coauthored The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mediterranean Diet, and is the past president of the Arizona Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.
Includes Index
Summary:
Good overall health always starts with a foundation of good nutrition. However, being bombarded by conflicting nutritional reports, ever-changing confusing nutritional findings, and the latest diets can make it hard to understand how to achieve your optimum nutrition. Idiot's Guides®: Optimum Nutrition gives you everything you need to know about nutrients, understanding how they react in your body, and the best way to achieve nutritional benefits.
This book covers:
* The fundamental basics of nutrition.
* Definitions of good/bad fats, good/bad carbs, vitamins, minerals, proteins, and phytonutrients, and how they are used in your body.
* The mind/brain/body connection and how nutrition is linked to mental health.
* The truth about controversial foods and conflicting nutritional information.
* How to understand food labels and nutritional terms, key grocery marketing terms, and genetically modified foods.
* Making wise food choices when eating at home or out.
* Inclusion of water, fiber, grains, supplements, and super foods.
* Popular diets and how they work (low-carb, paleo, plant-based, Mediterranean, glycemic index, raw food).
* Food allergies versus food intolerances and how to eat with them.
Optimum Nutrition Paperback edition by Chef Stephanie Green
9781615648849
Nutrition Handbooks Manuals
Nutrition Popular Works Handbooks Manuals
Diet Health Aspects Handbooks Manuals
613.2002 / GRE
Optimum Nutrition - New York, NY : Alpha, c2015 - xv, 320 p. : ill - Idiot's Guides .
An award-winning registered dietitian, chef, culinary nutrition educator, and author, Stephanie Green, RD, received her degree in nutrition from UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and attended culinary school in Arizona. She has taught nutrition and the culinary arts at several nationally recognized schools over the past decade. She also has worked as the chief research nutritionist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania General Clinical Research Center. She shares her love of cooking seasonal produce in her digital magazine, Green's Cookery, whicht helps people create nutrient-dense, produce-centric dishes. Stephanie has appeared nationally on television and radio to promote healthy eating, coauthored The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mediterranean Diet, and is the past president of the Arizona Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.
Includes Index
Summary:
Good overall health always starts with a foundation of good nutrition. However, being bombarded by conflicting nutritional reports, ever-changing confusing nutritional findings, and the latest diets can make it hard to understand how to achieve your optimum nutrition. Idiot's Guides®: Optimum Nutrition gives you everything you need to know about nutrients, understanding how they react in your body, and the best way to achieve nutritional benefits.
This book covers:
* The fundamental basics of nutrition.
* Definitions of good/bad fats, good/bad carbs, vitamins, minerals, proteins, and phytonutrients, and how they are used in your body.
* The mind/brain/body connection and how nutrition is linked to mental health.
* The truth about controversial foods and conflicting nutritional information.
* How to understand food labels and nutritional terms, key grocery marketing terms, and genetically modified foods.
* Making wise food choices when eating at home or out.
* Inclusion of water, fiber, grains, supplements, and super foods.
* Popular diets and how they work (low-carb, paleo, plant-based, Mediterranean, glycemic index, raw food).
* Food allergies versus food intolerances and how to eat with them.
Optimum Nutrition Paperback edition by Chef Stephanie Green
9781615648849
Nutrition Handbooks Manuals
Nutrition Popular Works Handbooks Manuals
Diet Health Aspects Handbooks Manuals
613.2002 / GRE