Author: Stewart, Kimberly Lord

Shopping is no longer as simple as deciding what's for dinner. Food labels like "organic," "natural," "low-carb," "free-range," and "fat-free!" scream out at you from every aisle at the supermarket. Some claims are certified by authoritative groups such as the FDA and USDA, but much of our country's nutrition information is simply a marketing ploy. If you, like millions of other Americans, still don't know how to read food labels, it's time to learn what you're really putting into your body. 224 pp.