NEW GOOD FOOD Chapter Detail

Fruits & Vegetables

• Nutrition
• How Much and How to Choose
• The Colors and Peak Seasons for Fruits and Vegetables
• Storage and Food Safety tips
• Exploring Fruit — exotic and unusual varieties and characteristics
• Exploring Vegetables: varieties and cooking guidelines, including fresh herbs, edible flowers, and sprouts

Grains

• What is a Whole Grain?
• How to Buy and Store Whole Grains
• Cooking Guidelines
• Gluten-free and Wheat-free Grains
• Exploring Grains: gluten and gluten-free varieties and cooking guidelines

Whole Grain and Specialty Flours

• Grinding Methods
• Processing Methods
• How to Store Flour
• Gluten and Its Role in Baking
• Baking with Non-Wheat Flour
• Flours at a Glance
• Exploring Flour: gluten and non-gluten-containing varieties, characteristics and how to use

Breads

• Sourdough
• Baking Yeast
• Chemical Leavening Agents
• Exploring Breads: wheat-based varieties, their characteristics and how to use them
• Beyond Wheat: wheat-free bread varieties

Pasta & Noodles

• A Healthy Choice
• The Shape of Things
• Exploring Pasta and Noodles: fresh and dried Italian-style and Asian varieties, wheat-free varieties and how to cook

Beans, Peas, and Lentils

• Nutrition
• Seven Ways to Aid Digestion of Beans
• How to Buy and Store Beans
• How to Prepare Beans
• Exploring Beans, Peas, and Lentils: varieties and cooking guidelines
• Tempeh and Tofu: Soybeans at their Best

Nuts & Seeds

• A Compact Source of Nutrients
• Buying and Storing
• Nut and Seed Butters
• Nut and Seed Milks
• Exploring Nuts and Seeds: varieties, storage and use

Culinary Oils

• Choosing the Best Oils for Health
• How Oils are Produced
• Culinary Oils Selection Guide
• Smoke Point
• Storage of Culinary Oils
• The Lowdown on Hydrogenated Fats
• Exploring Oils: varieties and how to use

Meat, Poultry, and Eggs

• The Mutualistic Approach
• Nutrition
• Effects of Meat Production Methods on Nutrition
• Cows Mad About Animal By-Products in Feed
• Drugs in Meat Production
• Meat from Cloned or Genetically Engineered Animals
• Animal Welfare Labeling
• Exploring Meat, Poultry, and Eggs: cured meats, dry-aged meat, grass-fed meat, game meat, heritage meat, veal, cage-free eggs

Dairy Products

• Cow's Milk and Beyond:
• Goat's Milk, Sheep's Milk, Water Buffalo's Milk
• Lactose Intolerance
• Cultured Dairy Products
• Cheese
• Rennet and Vegetable Rennet
• Pasteurization and Homogenization of Milk
• Better Flavor and Nutrition from Better Animal Welfare
• Exploring Cultured Dairy Products and Cheese: artisanal cheeses, types of cheese and their characteristics

Seafood

• Nutrition
• Concerns about Contaminants
• Fish with Lower Levels of Mercury
• Sustainability: Wild or Farmed or Both?
• The Best Methods for Catching Wild Fish
• Aquaculture
• Humane Treatment of Aquatic Animals
• Exploring Seafood: fresh, frozen, or smoked?
• Buying by Flavor and Texture
• Cooking Methods

Essential Seasonings

• Salt: varieties of salt and the effect of crystal Size on flavor
• Miso: healthful properties, how the varieties are made, and how to use
• Tamari and Shoyu: how made and which to use for specific applications
• Umeboshi Plums: what are they and how to use
• Sea Vegetables: nutritional attributes, varieties and cooking guidelines

Sweeteners

• Nutrition
• Plant-derived Sweeteners
• Highly Processed Nutritive Sweeteners
• Artificial, Nonnutritive Sweeteners
• Exploring Natural Sweeteners: characteristics, storage and cooking guidelines
• Sugar Substitution Guide