What to Eat Now
The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find It, and Why It Matters
by Marion Nestle
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Pub Date Nov 11 2025 | Archive Date Dec 11 2025
Description
A thoroughly revised classic, What to Eat Now is a field guide to food shopping in America, and a treatise on how to eat well and deliciously.
What to Eat Now is a clear-eyed, no-nonsense guide to the most important food questions on our plate today. How do we make informed dietary choices for ourselves, our families, and our communities?
In the twenty years since Marion Nestle’s groundbreaking What to Eat first came out, food has undergone a radical change. The emergence of techno foods, the growth of corporate organics, and a surge of interest in food-delivery services reignited by the pandemic are just a few of the things that have altered how we think about how we eat.
The typical American supermarket carries more than thirty thousand products. How do you choose? Misinformation, disinformation, and corporate misdirection play a crucial and hard-to-see role in how the average shopper thinks about and chooses food.
In an aisle-by-aisle guide, Nestle, America’s preeminent nutritionist and a founding figure in American food studies, takes us through the American supermarket. With persistence, wit, and common sense, she establishes the basics of good nutrition, food safety, and ethical and sustainable eating, and gives readers a close-up look at the web of interests—from supermarket slotting policies to multinational food corporations to lobbying groups—that food has to navigate before it gets to your shopping basket.
Above all else, What to Eat Now is a defense of real food and of the value of eating deliciously, mindfully, and responsibly.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780374608699 |
| PRICE | $35.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 720 |
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Featured Reviews
Kaitlyn L, Reviewer
If you’ve ever stood in a grocery store aisle feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices, or wondering what those labels ACTUALLY mean, then What to Eat Now is the guide you didn’t know you needed. Marion Nestle takes us on a chill but eye opening tour through the wild world of modern food shopping.
This isn’t some orthorexic “eat kale or be unhealthy” manifesto. It’s more like chatting with a super smart friend who’s done all the homework for you and just wants to help you eat well without the stress. Everything is broken down, from sneaky food labeling tricks to how big food companies influence what we put in our carts, without ever making it feel too heavy or overwhelming.
What I appreciated most is how she doesn’t shame you for not being perfect. It’s more about being aware, making better choices when you can, and enjoying your food in the process. She’s all about real food, eating mindfully, and not getting sucked into the hype. And with all the changes in the food world since her original book came out, like tech foods, delivery apps, and organic everything, this update feels super timely.
The book is also pretty eye opening when it comes to how much corporate interests influence what ends up on our plates. From supermarket placement tricks to the world of food lobbying, we see a behind the scenes look at the forces shaping what we eat. It’s like getting the inside scoop on how the food industry works, and how to outsmart it and be healthier for a better life.
But the best part? Despite all the heavy topics, What to Eat Now doesn’t feel preachy. It’s practical, witty, and definitely feels like a conversation with a friend who just wants to help you make smarter, more delicious food choices. If you’re someone who’s interested in food, health, or even just want to make more mindful choices at the store, this is the book for you.
Bottom line: if you're tired of being confused about what’s actually healthy or ethical to eat, What to Eat Now will clear the fog. It’s smart, readable, and might just make your next grocery trip way less stressful (and maybe even a little fun).
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