Food and Diet Books
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food
by Gene Baur
Simon & Schuster, 2008.
A thought-provoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in producing animal products and what we each can do to promote compassion.
Diet for a Dead Planet: How the Food Industry is Killing Us
by Christopher D. Cook
The New Press, 2004.
Everything you should know about the food industry and its effects.
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
by Jane Goodall
Warner Books, 2005.
Beautifully written with moving stories, Jane Goodall gives us a recipe for a sustainable, healthy, and humane way of eating.
Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket
by Brian Halweil
W.W. Norton, 2004.
Why we should strive to eat local foods.
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
By Peter Menzel & Faith D’Aluisio
Ten Speed Press, 2005.
What does a family of 13 in Bhutan eat? How does a family in Greenland shop for the week? Examines the dietary habits of 30 families from 24 countries.
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto
By Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2008.
What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health. As Pollan says, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
The Food Revolution
by John Robbins
Conari Press, 2002.
One of the most important books on food ever written -- a must-read.
The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter
by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
Rodale, 2006.
This readable and fascinating book answers the question “what are the true costs of our daily food choices?”
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