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Web resources:
- Raw Milk Producers - a national listing for finding dairy in its most healthful form
- Pastured Egg Producers - a national rating system of egg producers and their practices
- Fish Selection Guide - those lowest in pollutants, highest in omega-3 and most sustainably harvested
- Produce Guide by Season - so you can eat what is in season, for greater nutrition with less money
- Omega-3 Foods - a ranking of natural foods highest in omega-3 content, with in-depth links
- US Farmer's Markets - an annual ranked list of the 101 best farmer's markets in the United States
- Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI) - an index that ranks foods by key phytochemical content
Books we love:
- Fat Land, Greg Crister. A great overview of the prime drivers of obesity in the US
- Food Rules, Michael Pollan. For simple, relatable rules of thumb for healthy eating
- Salt Sugar Fat, Michael Moss. A searing exposé on agri-businesses and their product
- The Ominvore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan. A comprehensive look at 21st C food challenges
- What to Eat, Marion Nestle. A definitive guide to making healthy food-related choices
- How Not to Die, Michael Greger, MD. Nutrition-based health, scientifically, disease by disease
- Real Food Fake Food, Larry Olmsted. The rampant food fraud in businesses and restaurants.
Movies we love:
- Forks Over Knives - A treatise on plant-based nutrition
- Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead - A man's personal struggle with health
- Food Inc. - A look inside the corporate food machine
- Food Matters - An appraisal of our current state of health
- King Corn - Corn as lens for understanding the food industry
- Fed Up - The United States' complicity in creating and promoting unhealthy diets
Websites we visit frequently:
- World's Healthiest Foods - For accessible, up-to-date science
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - For scientific papers on food health
- SELF Nutrition Data - For comprehensive nutrient data on individual foods
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH - A great source for health topics
- Harvard School of Public Health: Nutrition Source - For great research at its source
- Nutrition Facts - For science- and research-based food truths on far-ranging topics