The Safe Food Handbook - Heli Perrett

The Safe Food Handbook is an essential guide for everyone, especially those most vulnerable to unsafe food-pregnant women, older adults, young children, those with serious health conditions-and anyone who cooks for them. Dr. Heli Perrett provides clear guidance on how to:

• Recognize the riskiest foods and places to eat
• Protect yourself from dangerous microbes like E.coli and Salmonella
• Reduce toxins that build up in your body
• Learn which corners you can cut-and which you shouldn't
• Enjoy your favorite foods without hurting your health or your budget

Helpfully organized by food group, The Safe Food Handbook demystifies the perils in our food-infectious bacteria, deadly molds, hormones, antibiotics, toxins, irradiation, and even wax on produce. Risks lurk in . . .

Fruits and Vegetables
Fish and Shellfish
Meat and Poultry
Dairy
Eggs
Grains, Legumes and Nuts
and even Herbs and Spices

. . . but Dr. Perrett answers your questions on shopping ("What exactly does this label mean?"), eating out ("What should I avoid in restaurants?"), and food preparation and storage ("How long can I save these leftovers?")-so you don't have to worry. You'll have the inside story on what's really in your shopping bag-and on your fork.