Includes index.

Introduction -- PART 1: THE BASIC FACTS ABOUT NUTRITION -- Chapter 1: What's Nutrition, Anyway? -- Cahpter 2: Digestion: The 24-Hour Food Factory -- Chapter 3: Calories: The Energizers -- Chapter 4: How Much Nutrition Do You Need? -- Chapter 5: A Supplemental Story -- PART II: WHAT YOU GET FROM FOOD -- Chapter 6: Powerful Protein -- Chapter &: The Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol -- Chapter 8: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story -- Chapter 9: Alcohol: Another Form of Grape and Grain -- Chapter 10: Vigorous Vitamins -- Chapter 11: Mighty Minerals -- Chapter 12: Phabulous Phytochemicals -- Chapter 13: Water Works -- PART III: HEALTHY EATING -- Chapter 14: Why You Eat When You Eat -- Chapter 15: Why You Like the Foods You Like -- Chapter 16: What Is a Healthful Diet? -- Chapter 17: Making Wise Food Choices -- Chapter 18: Eating Smart When Eating Out -- PART IV: FOOD PROCESSING? -- Chapter 20: Cooking and Nutrition -- Chapter 21: What Happens When Food Is Frozen, Canned, Dried, or Zapped -- Chapter 22: Better Eating through Chemistry -- PART V: WHEN FOOD GIVES YOU HIVES -- Chapter 24: Food and Mood -- Chapter 25: Food and Drug Interactions -- Chapter 26: Using Food as Medicine -- PART VI: THE PART OF TENS -- Chapter 27: Ten Nutrition Web Sites -- Chapter 28: Ten (Well, Okay, Twelve) Superstar Foods -- Chapter 29: Ten Easy Ways to Cut Calories -- Index.

Good nutrition is the key to a healthy weight and lifelong good health,. But with more and more food choices available in today's supermarkets and restaurants, how do you make sure you and your family are eating right? Now updated to cover the latest guidelines and research, this friendly guide is just what you need to make the right food choices every day.