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Patti (Livingston TX)
An education about our food marketing system
This book will change the way you shop for food and you will definitely think twice when you stop for fast food. It is very well-written and easy to read. Really keeps your interest. A lot of us have been duped into thinking organic products are really worth paying a little extra. Read this book and you won't be so sure about that. It seems as usual that it's all about profit and making the rules work for the benefit of the corporations. Anyone who is interested in their health and thinks they are educated about nutrition needs to read this book.
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Bonnie (Mukwonago WI)
We are all part of the market!
Ever wonder why you give in to your impulses to buy certain products? Hank Cardello's book Stuffed will give you the answers. From the suppliers to markets to fast food and dining establishments, we are part of the entire process that often causes us to compromise taste for convenience. Stuffed provides the groundwork for anyone desiring to better understand the evolution of the food industry. More importantly, Cardello has written an excellent cross between an historical account of the food industry and a quick study of product marketing for any industry. Future marketers, this book is for you!
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Randi (Walnut Creek CA)
A good overview of America's food industry
"Stuffed" is a good overview of America's food industry, highlighting the practices of the packaged foods industry, the grocery trade, and the restaurant industry. Not surprisingly, their policies promote profits, not health. The author offers an interesting insider's insight, with eye-opening anecdotes. The book becomes more interesting when the author offers real business-based solutions - ideas that could offer food industry profits while benefiting the customer nutritionally. This book is an easy read, and sparked my desire to be more vigilant and aware when making my grocery/restaurant choices.
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Barbara (Roswell GA)
Let Them Eat Cupcakes!
While some of what Cardello writes about is well-known and been written about before, there is enough updated material and personal, insider stories to keep this book interesting. This book seems to be a good introductory discussion for people interested in learning about the topic, but it isn't the kind of expose that will really shake things up among people already entrenched on opposite sides of the issue. As a parent of two small children, I found the chapter "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" quite entertaining.
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Sandra (Las Vegas NV)
The World of Food
On the whole, I liked this book. The author let me see how cause and effect have impacted health and body size. It certainly opened my eyes to the world of food and the choices made. It isn't something I would have selected at first but the title intrigued me. I think it would be a good book club choice because the culprits listed would cause a lot of discussion.
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Melanie (Piedmont SC)
Stuffed Full of Facts!
Initially, I didn't think I would be all that impressed with this book because it's a lot of the same information I've already heard in other books and documentaries, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover interesting behind the scenes facts from the advertising point of view in the food industry.
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Darra (Mendocino CA)
Stuffed
I wavered between a 3 and 4 rating for this book. Although I didn't feel it lived up to the promotional hype comparing it to the Jeffrey Wigand/tobacco industry expose, there is lots of "food" for thought and discussion. While the first part, which focuses on the failings of the food industry, seems kind of "old news," the remainder is devoted to potential--some rather innovative--solutions.
