Fruits and Vegetables From the Garden to Your Table

Name: Fruits and Vegetables From the Garden to Your Table
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ISBN: 9781448867998

ISBN-10: 1448867991

ISBN-13: 9781448867998

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ann Byers

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Fresh vegetables and fruits are among the best foods a person can eat. They have many substances the body needs, such as vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Fruits and vegetables protect against a number of diseases and are relatively low in calories, low in sodium, and have no cholesterol. But according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, produce accounted for twice as many cases of sickness between 1990 and 2005 than any other type of food—more than 34,000. Readers explore how something good for your health can also make people ill, including how growers, processors, shippers, and sellers keep fruit and vegetables safe––or not––in this insightful and straightforward narrative.…

Book details

List price: $34.47
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/30/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.13" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.528



Introduction



How Can Good Food Ever Be Bad?



How Growers Keep Food Safe… or Not



How Processors Keep Produce Safe… or Not



How Shippers and Sellers Keep Produce Safe… or Not



Your Part


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Index