Foreword Page: 6 Acknowledgments Page: 7 Introduction Page: 8 PART I Wellness: Eat Smart, Get Active, Live Well Page: 9 Chapter 1 Making Your Food and Lifestyle Choices Count Page: 10 Wellness: Your Overall Health Page: 10 Your Food Choices: The Inside Story Page: 12 Smart Eating, Active Living: Recipe for Health Page: 14 Reaching SMART Goals, One Step at a Time! Page: 23 Chapter 2 Plan Smart to Eat Smart Page: 25 Eating Well: More than Nutrients Page: 25 A Plan for Healthy Eating: From MyPlate to Your Plate Page: 28 DASH to Health Page: 48 The Mediterranean Route to Healthy Eating Page: 49 The Healthy Vegetarian Way Page: 50 Chapter 3 Make Quick, Easy Meals and Snacks Page: 56 Breakfast Matters Page: 57 Eating Well at Work Page: 61 Brunch, Lunch, Dinner Page: 62 Snacks Count! Page: 67 More Meal and Snack Challenges Page: 70 Chapter 4 Think Your Drinks Page: 72 Water: First for Thirst Page: 72 Juice, Juice Drink, or Fruit Drink? Page: 77 Dairy and Nondairy Beverages Page: 79 Coffee and Tea: Caffeinated or Not? Page: 82 Soda, Energy Drinks, and Enhanced Beverages Page: 88 Alcoholic Beverages: In Moderation Page: 90 PART II Food and Nutrition: Choices in the Marketplace Page: 95 Chapter 5 Producing Your Food Page: 96 Food for Today and Tomorrow Page: 96 Today’s Agriculture Page: 97 Food Processing Page: 108 Chapter 6 Shop with Nutrition Savvy Page: 120 Today’s Supermarkets: What’s in Store? Page: 121 Food Labels: Decode the Package Page: 122 Your Food Dollar: More Nutrition, Less Waste Page: 130 The Store: Shopping for Health, Flavor, and Convenience Page: 134 Shopping Green: Opportunity, Responsibility Page: 157 Food Safety and Quality: From Store to Home Page: 158 Chapter 7 Keep Your Food Safe Page: 160 Kitchen: Clean, Safe Zone Page: 160 Food Storage: Safekeeping Page: 164 Safe Food from the Start Page: 173 Foodborne Illness: More Common Than You Think Page: 182 Chapter 8 Cook for Flavor and Health Page: 191 Home Cooking Matters Page: 191 Culinary Basics: Plan, Prepare, Serve Page: 191 Kitchen: “Well” Equipped, “Well” Stocked Page: 193 Recipes: Culinary Roadmaps Page: 194 Flavor on the Menu Page: 197 The Waste-Less Kitchen Page: 202 Culinary Know-How: Flavor Plus Health Page: 204 Chapter 9 Eat Smart Away from Home Page: 228 Eating Out for Health and Pleasure Page: 228 Eating Out: Safe from “Bad Bugs,” Free from Food Waste Page: 236 Fast, Casual Food Page: 237 Eating Ethnic, Eating Global Page: 246 Traveler Alert: Eating “on the Road” Page: 254 Chapter 10 Use Supplements Wisely Page: 259 Dietary Supplements: More than Vitamin Pills Page: 259 Supplements: Safe, Effective? Page: 266 If You Take a Supplement Page: 271 PART III Nutrients: What’s Inside Your Food Page: 277 Chapter 11 Carbs: Sugars, Starches, and Fiber Page: 278 Carbs: Simple and Complex Page: 278 Sugars and Starches: For Energy and Health Page: 279 Fiber and Health Page: 282 Carbohydrates: How Much? What Kind? Page: 286 Carbohydrates in Foods and Drinks Page: 291 Sugar Alternatives Page: 297 Chapter 12 Protein Power Page: 302 Protein Basics Page: 302 Protein: Today’s Health Issues Page: 304 Protein: How Much? What Kind? Page: 305 Protein in Foods and Drinks Page: 307 Chapter 13 Fat Facts Page: 311 Fats: Not Created Equal Page: 311 Fats and Health Page: 314 Fats: How Much? Too Much? What Kind? Page: 317 Fats in Food Page: 320 Cholesterol: Like Fat, Not Fat Page: 326 Fat Replacers Page: 328 Chapter 14 Vitamins and Minerals Page: 329 Regulating Your Body’s Work Page: 329 Vitamins: From A to K Page: 330 Minerals—Major and Trace Page: 344 Chapter 15 Water, “Phytos,” and Probiotics Page: 361 Water: A Fluid Asset Page: 361 Phytonutrients: Different from Nutrients Page: 365 Prebiotics and Probiotics: A Bioactive Duo Page: 369 PART IV Food: For Every Age and Every Stage Page: 373 Chapter 16 Give Your Baby a Healthy Start Page: 374 Breastfeeding: Ideal for Babies Page: 374 Infant Formula: A Healthy Option Page: 383 Solid Foods: Solid Advice Page: 388 Chapter 17 Help Kids Grow Up Healthy Page: 398 Raising Healthy Eaters Page: 398 Learning about Food Page: 402 Feeding Concerns Page: 406 Toddlers and Preschoolers: Food and Active Play Page: 414 School-Age Kids: Eat Smart, Move More Page: 420 Feeding the Teen Machine Page: 427 Chapter 18 Manage Women’s Unique Nutrition Concerns Page: 435 The Childbearing Years Page: 435 You’re Expecting! Page: 441 Breastfeeding—Your Choice Page: 453 Women: Midlife and Beyond Page: 456 Chapter 19 Tackle Men’s Nutrition Issues Page: 462 Guys: Your 20s, 30s—Any Age Page: 462 Men: Middle Years and Beyond Page: 466 Chapter 20 Eat Healthy Beyond Midlife Page: 471 Healthy Eating and Active Living Matter Page: 471 When Lifestyles Change Page: 482 Physical Changes: Challenges and Smart Strategies Page: 486 Chapter 21 Eat Smart for Sports Page: 493 Nutrients for Active Living Page: 493 A High-Performance Diet Page: 503 Making Weight Page: 506 The Game Plan Page: 508 Ergogenic Aids: No Training Substitute Page: 510 PART V Smart Eating: Preventing and Managing Health Issues Page: 513 Chapter 22 Reach and Maintain Your Healthy Weight Page: 514 What’s a Healthy Weight? Page: 514 Weight and Health Page: 516 Calories: A Matter of Balance Page: 520 Weight Management: Strategies That Work! Page: 523 Popular Diets: Truths and Half Truths Page: 532 Chapter 23 Cope with Food Allergies and Other Food Sensitivities Page: 536 Food Allergies: A Growing Concern Page: 536 Lactose Intolerance: A Matter of Degree Page: 546 Gluten Free: When It’s a Must Page: 549 Sensitive to Additives? Maybe, Maybe Not Page: 555 Chapter 24 Manage Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Cancer Page: 558 Your Healthy Heart Page: 559 Blood Pressure: Under Control? Page: 568 Diabetes: A Growing Concern Page: 572 Cancer Connection Page: 586 Chapter 25 Manage Other Diet-Related Health Issues Page: 593 Anemia: “Tired Blood” Page: 593 Arthritis: Getting Relief Page: 596 Digestive Health: GI Upsets and Conditions Page: 597 Eating Disorders: More Than a Nutrition Issue Page: 601 Oral Health: Your Healthy Smile Page: 603 Osteoporosis and Bone Health Page: 606 PART VI Resources for Healthy Eating Page: 613 Chapter 26 Keep “Well” Informed Page: 614 Healthy Eating: Ten Reasons for Expert Advice Page: 614 Truth or Half-Truth: Read between the Headlines Page: 614 Case against Health Fraud Page: 621 Nutrition Advice to Trust Page: 622 Resources You Can Use Page: 628 Appendix Page: 632 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Page: 632 Estimated Calorie Needs per Day by Age, Gender, and Physical Activity Level Page: 632 How Many Calories? Figuring Your Energy Needs Page: 634 Eating Patterns, 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Page: 635 Healthy US-Style Eating Pattern Page: 635 Healthy Mediterranean-Style Eating Pattern Page: 638 Healthy Vegetarian Eating Pattern Page: 640 DASH Eating Plan at Various Calorie Levels Page: 642 BMI: What Does It Mean? Page: 643 CDC Growth Chart Page: 644 Sample Menus for a 2,000-Calorie Food Pattern Page: 644 Alcoholic Drink-Equivalents of Select Beverages Page: 645 Dietary Reference Intakes Page: 646 % Daily Values: What Are They Based On? Page: 646 Index Page: 649
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