C&C Book Review: Eating on the Wild Side
Sometimes when I’m in the local grocery store (three cheers for Harmons) or farmers market, I’ll feel like a bit spurious.
Somewhere between tapping on watermelons or feeling for the right “skin” on a cumberer—I end up sensing that I'm acting less scientific and more superstitious. Am I really picking something any better than the rest of the fruit/veggies stacked high in the stand?
This feeling alone is probably one of the reasons why I’ve fallen so hard for Jo Robinson’s book “Eating on The Wild Side.” Armed with her pages in my purse (yes, I literally bring the book with me on grocery day) I feel like I can take on the apple aisle in stride knowing full well what to look for.
Eating on The Wild Side: This is book practical, practical, practical. It shares an entertaining history of the common grocery/garden finds and then refers to research that can help guide you to pick the freshest, most nutritious fruits and veggies of the offering. Needless to say, I’m feeling far more confident in how to tell which beets are freshest, what to look for with sweet potatoes and why those mixed colored carrot bags are a really good grab.
Robinson’s book makes grocery shopping feeling a bit more exciting and intuitive. You’re bound to enjoy her “switch-this-for-that” tips to help up the nutritional content in both big and small ways. As described, every-day nutritional decisions matter. You’ll finish the last page of her book feeling inspired to visit farmer's markets more.
Happy shopping!
