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Percent Daily Value, 176, 185 regional eating and, 20–21;
Perennial crops, 74 seasonal, 19, 79; serving size
Personalized nutrition, 236–39 of, 13; washing, 19, 21. See also
Pesticides, 16–17, 18, 64, 75, 113; specific foods
pollinator protection and, Protein, 179; Great Protein
57–58; washing off residue, Myth, 89–91; greenhouse gas
19, 21 emissions per gram of, for
Phthalates, 170 various foods, 27; health risks
Plant-based foods, 79; feed of eating too much, 90–91
conversion efficiency of, 192;
lighter footprint of, 83; third- R
party certification labels for, Recycling, 10, 128, 165, 166, 168,
75–78; vegan or vegetarian 173–74, 215
diet and, 59–61, 157, 218–19, Red meat, 3, 82, 84, 92; antibiotics
237. See also Fruits; Produce; and, 130–33; avoiding waste
Vegetables; specific foods of, 23–25, 94; cancer risk and,
Plant-based meals, at restaurants, 91, 134–38, 142–45; processed,
228, 252–53 134–38. See also specific meats
Plastics: bottled water and, “Reduced,” on labels, 185–86
10, 164–65; BPA linings and, Refrigeration, 68–70
166, 169–70, 172; detriment to Regenerative agriculture, 71
ocean health and, 168–70; heat Regional eating, 20–21
and, 171; packaged foods and, Restaurants, 218, 223–57; animal
160, 164; recycling, 10, 128, 165, welfare policies of, 133,
168, 173–74, 215; single-use, 231–33, 257; calorie labeling
pros and cons of, 167–70; ten in, 244–47; carbon-neutral,
ways to break up with, 171–74 254–55; categories of, 224–25;
Pollinator protection, 56–58 farm-to-table, 248–50; food
Polyunsaturated fat, 46–47 allergies and, 236, 237, 240–43;
Pork (and pigs), 3, 23, 27, 45, 47, “healthy” fast food and,
82, 132, 192, 193, 231; humane 226–30, 257; meal kits vs.,
treatment of, 96–98, 148, 231, 214–15; personalized nutrition
233; processed meats, 134–38 and, 236–39; plant-based meals
Portion sizes. See Serving sizes at, 228, 252–53; sustainability
Potassium, 185 issues and, 251–55; tipping
Poultry, 3, 27, 82–84, 192, 193, in, 234; worker safety and
210; antibiotics and, 130–33; treatment in, 233–35, 256, 257
processed foods, 134–38. Rice, 3, 27; arsenic in, 39–41, 212;
See also Chickens; Eggs milk, 49
Prebiotics and probiotics, 54–55
Pregnant women, 11, 17, 19, 200, S
206–7; fish in diet of, 103, Saccharin, 200, 205
104–6, 114 Salmon, 104, 110, 111, 113–14,
Processed foods: meats, 134–38, 116
206–7. See also Packaged foods Salt, 178, 184, 212–13; preserving
Produce: best for your health, food with, 134, 135, 136; sea,
13; buying, practical tips for, 204
18–21; organic, 14–17, 18, 19; Sardines, 104, 105, 110, 111

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