This easy-to-read compendium is an indispensable guide to meal planning, cooking, and shopping for both the beginning and the experienced whole food cook. From amazake and arugula to shiitake and teff, Roehl offers up-to-date information on buying and cooking with whole foods. Provides comprehensive nutritional charts; complete discussion of diets (vegetarian, macrobiotic, and the new USDA-recommended diet); a special chapter on nutrients; answers to frequently asked questions. Illustrated. Index.