What To Eat is informative and fun reading.

Now, the experts on healthy eating from Cooking Light magazine have published an equally important guide, What To Eat: A Real World Guide To Making Smart Choices.

While Eat This, Not That focused on restaurant choices, What To Eat is the “complete grocery shopping companion.” But it’s much more than a guide to consult while walking down the aisles of the supermarket. It’s an enjoyable education about the foods we eat every day.

Sure, you’ll learn where to find the hidden sugar and salt and how to avoid them and which produce has the most pesticides (consider buying the organic versions).

But if you’re buying nuts—for snacking or for recipes—did you know that each of the choices provides a different benefit? Walnuts have the highest level of omega-3s, pecans have the most antioxidants, peanuts have the most protein and cashews and almonds have 4-5 times the amount of vitamin E as other nuts.

With 1,000 tips enlivened by more than 650 color photos and illustrations, this is a peach of a book for anyone who wants to learn more about food—from kids to parents to people who want to eat better and people who need to eat better.

Buy several copies—they make great gifts. You can find Cooking Light What To Eat at bookstores and at Amazon.

If Dad is bacon-centric, check out our list of bacon gifts.

Sure, there’s a pricey bacon-of-the-month club, but you can put together a basket of affordable favorites like Baconnaise bacon-flavored mayonnaise and bacon chocolate.

If Dad isn’t into bacon, check out our other Father’s Day gift ideas.

And check out our original recipe for bacon jam.

Tangy and smoky with a touch of sweet balsamic vinegar, it’s a cause for celebration on any day, but a memorable treat for Father’s Day.

How Well Do You Know Your Pork Products?

Check out our delicious Pork Glossary.

The new bacon and eggs: chocolate eggs
filled with bacon caramel. Photo courtesy
Vosges Haut Chocolat.

Drinkable vegetable soups are a healthy
snack option. Photo by Daniela Cuevas |
THE NIBBLE.

But what if you don’t have the time to bring fresh fruit, carrot sticks, hard-cooked eggs and other healthy snacks to the workplace? How can you avoid the chips, candy and other temptations?

Donate some space in your locker or office for a stash of tasty, healthy foods that require no refrigeration. They’ll be there when you have the munchies; and healthier munchies give you more energy.

Check out our article on healthy snacks and plan for healthier snacking at work.