Jeff Novick's Fast Food 3: Shopping School

I follow Rusty Moore's Visual Impact Fitness High Carb Fat Loss way of eating and this DVD, while not a glossy production, is a good tool to help you find good products in the grocery store. Jeff Novick has a vegan philosophy but his guidelines and instruction can be easily adapted to a more general high carb low fat lifestyle. His guidance also works very well for low-budget healthy shopping and quick/simple preparation. His shopping tips are part of a larger video series about how to eat healthy food without having to spend tons of money or spend a lot of time in the kitchen or use a million fancy ingredients. "The Basics" video is also a good addition to go with this video to give an idea of how to actually use these foods once you buy them, and the other videos just add to the recipe repertoire.

I've been reading labels for awhile but having watched Jeff Novick's Shopping School, I am reminded that the nutrition facts are only one part of the information I need to read from the label. The ingredients are just as important - maybe more important. Jeff Novick show us how to really read the label - not just the front of the package which the manufacturers want us to do. If you look at all of the cereals on the store shelves, you'd think that you could just pick up any box and be eating healthy. Frankly, there are only a few that are truly healthy. Look at all those grams of sugar, fat and added salt - no one needs that stuff!You may find yourself taking notes and even watching it a second or third time. The information Jeff Novick shares on the DVD is that important. I recommend this DVD to anyone who wants to shop for the best products available for healthier eating.

Perfect for a new WFPB person - it is so informative ! After watching I ended up looking at labels in my home and although I thought I had been good I ended dumping a lot of my food ! Jeff is the best think to happen to plant based people !

Novick seems to know his stuff about nutrition and his formula seems like a good way of determining if salt or fat was added in, but the video is very repetitive. Essentially he is walking around a store and showing the same things over and over. After about the 5th segment I have not watched the rest since there seemed to be nothing new. Also the quality is not professional. Essentially it looks like a friend was behind the camera and just let him talk. On a positive note, his formula for determining if food has been processed is very useful.

I found the information Mr. Novick provided VERY helpful. I am new to the whole foods plant based way of eating and never really had anyone explain food labels to me before. I went through our pantry with new eyes and tweaked it based on his recommendations. My only complaint is that, like Vicki Spradling, my disc has no pdf files. I would love to have them.

Do you know to read labels and select the healthiest item on the shelf? If not, then this a great primer. Jeff Novick goes through reading the labels from the claims on the front of the package to the ingredients list to the nutritional value label.This is focused on a whole food plant based diet so don't expect any guidance in the meat or dairy section except to walk by.

Jeff Novick takes you on a shopping tour of a supermarket, aisle by aisle. Using some simple nutritional guidelines, he shows you how to read nutritional labels and select healthy foods. Do you know that olive oil contains 14% saturated fat? I didn't. I also didn't know how easy it is to make a healthy, low fat, low sodium pasta sauce. That insight will pay for the course many times over.These are but two examples of the astonishing amount of information contained in the course. This is an excellent product, summarizing a lifetime of effort on Jeff's part. Highest rating.

After Calorie Density, this is by far my second favorite DVD by Jeff. Understanding Calorie Density, Salt Density, Fat Density, and Sugar Density is vitally important when shopping. Jeff's formula to grocery shopping will help every family maintain vibrant health. Its simple and easy to put into practice.