The title of this book really intrigued me. This book covers many aspects of eating consciously to try to reduce your environmental impact. I have a little knowledge on the subject, but I learned many more things such as food waste is very costly for the planet (and your wallet, of course). Another good point that I really liked is that Mrs Egan encourages you to do what you can according to your budget. If you can buy organic, good for you. If you cannot, it is fine. Try to see if you can go local instead to support your local farmers and reduce your footprint. Each chapter ends with a list of takeaways, a great reminder of what is important in the chapter you just read. A great read to help you take little or big actions for your health and our planet’s.health.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Workman Publishing Company, for an Advanced Reader copy. I really enjoyed this book.

Clearly written, concise book about the state of the current food industry in the United States. I would recommend to someone looking for a simple guide to eating ethically and well.

I received this arc from netgalley in exchange for a fair review. I admit I thought when I first saw this book was available it was also about conscious eating versus being a conscious eater and making the proper decisions about when to go organic. I enjoyed this book at first and found it to be very informative but after a few chapters I found the book too preachy and well it may be too true the information was a bit more than I wanted to know.

A very clear evaluation of the current state of the food supply system giving recommendations for sustainability, human rights, and health. Far too many guides of this type give short shrift to the human cost of food production - this is clear, concise, and far more than a selfish guide to eating for your own health.

Slight preachy, dubious claim a and flat out (on one case) something I know not to be true.
There were some interesting things in here, but nothing new, not really. I couldn't even in good conscience recommend it to so fine starting out, as the tone was very off putting in places.
On the whole, the sentiment was ok - good for me, good for planet etc. but there were some that were just unjustifiable for me, perhaps because I'm UK based.

It's an okay book for Americans who may or may not know all that much about anything related to the topic (green, sustainable lifestyle choices.)

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC.

I appreciated the environmental aspects of this book, since that's not often found in food books. I also found this book easy to read, and liked the various lists, graphics, bullet points, etc. I found some of the "health information" questionable (it seems like every food and cookbook under the sun proclaims the scientific superiority of their particular way of eating, and they can't ALL be right), and occasionally the book veered into preachy territory. Never the less, it was an interesting read.

I think I misunderstood the premise of this book. I was hoping this book would guide me in my food shopping habits. Most of the book consists of harmful aspects of different food industries, with bits about how to be a conscious grocery shopper. There were some helpful tidbits, but overall I felt like this book was inaccessible to the average reader and shopper.

Sophie Egan has written book that brings interesting advice about the foods we eat. Some of her advice can be refuted by scientists, other is spot on. Most of this information can be found online and is not new information.

This book is so full of important information that I couldn't just read it. I'll use it more as something to refer to frequently in an effort to improve my healthy eating. Very complete and easy to read, with tons of information. Very well done.

Sophie Egan's "A Radically Practical Guide to Conscious Eating," is the perfect guide for anyone looking shake their eating habits up and become a greener and more conscious consumer. The guide is easy to read and very informative. Egan touches upon nearly all subjects that most consumers fail to understand fully. I would recommend this to friends and family.

Egan's book is a guide for those who want to choose their food thoughtfully. The book discusses food in relation to its nutrition and also its impact on the planet. Most of this information is available online, but not in as comprehensive a package as this book. The author is not a nutrition professional, but is a journalist. As a nutritionist myself, I have some disagreements with her, such as her dislike of coconut oil due to its saturated fat, and her dislike of butter for the same reasons. She also minimizes the positive nutrition aspects of grass-fed beef. The book also discounts regenerative agriculture using grazing animals. Because of these shortcomings, this is a good, but not ideal book, in my opinion.
I received a complementary copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

At times she gives a few good ideas, but then she goes into how she is just giving advice and she is not an expert. Other times she brings up current points, for example the controversy about almond milk, since almonds are mainly grown in drought ridden California, and they take an enormous amount of water to grow. She brings this up, but then goes onto another topic. ??? She mentions the mass production fish farms vs organics, she covers a lot of tips, for example: tips for buying produce, diet and cancer risks, the truth of sell-by dates, cutting down on food waste, the great protein myth, and much more. However, at times a bit didactic and ended up skimming more than reading after awhile. A book to check out a library, but not one I would probably read again.