Summary Of Real Food What To Eat And Why By Nina Planck

Real Food What to Eat and Why is a book written by Nina Planck. This book explains that modern health and weight problems are not caused by eating things like butter, beef, and other things that are supposedly bad for you. She claims that these foods were around long before these current problems. This book gives a clear outline on what to eat and why it is healthy for you. She also explains modern food (industrial food) and why it needs to be avoided. She describes industrial food as Trans fat, sugars, and refined carbohydrates. This book covers real meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, mild, real and industrial fats, cholesterol, and other real foods. Nina Planck was born in Buffalo, New York in 1971. Her father taught political science at the State University. In 1973 her father quit his job teaching job and moved the family to Virginia to become a farmer. With seventy five thousand dollars he was able to get sixty acres of farm land. Nina ran a vegetable stand on the side
She says there is solid evidence that proves that a diet rich in vegetables and fruits helps prevent macular degeneration, age related decline, heart disease, and cancer. Fruits and vegetables are packed with fiber, potassium, and vitamin C, and tons of antioxidants. Just like industrial meats and fish, there is also industrial fruits and vegetables. Before anything is even planted, soil is sterilized with fumigants like methyl bromide, which is toxic to people and animals. Soil should never be sterile; it should have nematodes, microbes, and earth worms. The plants health depends on these to grow. The seeds in industrial fruits and vegetables are different too. For example the tomato is bred to be solid and thick skinned for mechanical harvesting, washing, packaging, and long distance shipping. They are also uniform in shape and size. Industrial farmers use hormone like chemicals to push plants to grow bigger and