taylorsaurus's review against another edition
5.0
Everyone should be reading this book... Really good reporting & research.
amethyst_hearts_books's review against another edition
4.0
I am the choir that this book is preaching too. I gave up added sugar around 2011, and very rarely have it now. I don't drink pop (it tastes gross to me now, too) or juice, I don't eat any meat except for fish (this is mostly because I have never liked red meat, and only sort of tolerated poultry. I don't even like fish that much, to be honest), I don't eat fast food or junk food except for potato chips. My favourite kind of potato chips are plain Ruffles. I eat whole grains and brown rice (I find brown rice tastes better, too). I don't feel like everything I eat needs to be exciting and taste great, and because I gave up red meat when I was 13, I learned early on how to read labels and check for nutrients. I was also vegan for 5 years somewhere in there, and when I tried milk again, I thought it tasted gross, so I drink unsweetened Silk soymilk.
That said, I did find this book a little long, especially the sugar portion.
That said, I did find this book a little long, especially the sugar portion.
floryjac's review against another edition
4.0
Working for a food distributor, this was an extremely interesting look at how processed food is made. I Highly recommend.
kemilyh1988's review against another edition
4.0
Great; I haven't stopped eating Oreo's and Cheez-Its, but this book at least informed me on why I should consider stopping.
misssusan's review against another edition
4.0
that was really interesting! this is essentially a history of the biggest players in the american processed food industry and how their reliance on salt, sugar, and fat is affecting the american diet. a much more detailed and therefore convincing hypothesis for the causes of the obesity crisis than mark schatzker's dorito effect. i'd read this if you were picking between them
4 stars
p.s. processed foods are a BAD ACTION; do avoid
4 stars
p.s. processed foods are a BAD ACTION; do avoid
jkucko13's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
I learned a lot from this book, and found it highly entertaining and informative. I enjoyed hearing the stories behind many famous products I come across weekly. It will definitely influence the way I eat from now on
hoperu's review against another edition
4.0
Having read Michael Pollan and Marion Nestle's various books about the food industry, nothing in this book was particularly new to me, but I still found myself shocked at times by the machinations of the processed food industry. For readers who are not as jaded, this is a good introduction to the ways our cravings for salt, sugar and fat are manipulated to make us buy more food, over and beyond any real hunger or need.