Understand food labels and cut through the myths, hype, and misleading information on "healthy" food choices. Make the best choices with The Real Food Grocery Guide.
The Real Food Grocery Guide helps you navigate every aisle of the grocery store by clearly outlining what foods are truly the healthiest, the freshest, and the most economical--and which ones belong in the garbage rather than your grocery cart!
Now you will finally know for certain whether fat-free and gluten-free are actually healthier, what hidden meanings you're missing in food labels, and if organic vegetables and grass-fed meat are worth the extra cost.
The Real Food Grocery Guide is the most comprehensive and actionable guide to grocery shopping and healthy eating available, with advice on:
- What to eat for health, balanced weight, and longevity
- How to shop to save a significant amount of time and money
- How to decipher food "buzz words" (like natural, grass-fed, wild, organic, gluten-free, etc.): know which to buy and which to leave on the shelf
- How to select the most nutritious and delicious produce, every time (no more getting home with brown avocados or tasteless melon)
- Why the quality of animal products such as meat, fish, eggs, and dairy is crucial--and how to choose the healthiest kinds
- How to store fresh food properly so it will stay fresh longer
- Why calorie counting is futile--and what you should look for instead to determine the healthiness of any food
- How to decipher what a food label is really saying
- How to avoid being duped by sneaky food industry claims and choose the best packaged products every time
Stop guessing when you're in the grocery store. Grab The Real Food Grocery Guide and get the real facts on what labels are telling you. No spin.
Maria Marlowe helps busy women improve their health, reach their ideal weight, and clear up their acne by upgrading their diet. She is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and Founder of mariamarlowe.com, where you can learn how to optimize your diet and lifestyle to look and feel your best every single day.
In 2013, Maria opened a private Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching practice in New York City, and has since coached hundreds of people--from moms to business executives to celebrities--to healthier eating habits. She is also the host of the Happier & Healthier Podcast, available on iTunes, where she interviews doctors and health thought leaders on how to live your healthiest life. Maria's first book,
The Real Food Grocery Guide (Fair Winds Press)
, has been called "the most practical book to navigate a healthier way of eating" by renowned physician and leading researcher in healthcare, Dr. Dean Ornish. Her tips and recipes have been featured in
Vogue,
InStyle,
The New York Times,
Dr. Oz, and more.
Maria currently lives in New York and coaches and consults privately for individuals and brands. She graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University before graduating from The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and attending Natural Gourmet Institute to study plant-based cooking.
You can find her at www.mariamarlowe.com or on Instagram at @MariaMarlowe.
