Food for Today vs Guide to good food: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Nutrition, Food, Cookery, Cooking
Food for Today
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Focuses on food habits and nutrition in relation to good health, consumer decisions in the market place; and basic and creative food preparation.
Guide to good food
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Guide to Good Food is a comprehensive text designed to help you teach students about the nutrient value, appetite appeal, social significance, and cultural aspects of food. The various components of the teaching package…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Food for Today is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 13 for Guide to good food.
- Guide to good food has the widest readership — 2 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Food for Today | Guide to good food | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Food for Today | Guide to good food | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 2 |
| Editions | 11 | 24 |
| Citations | 5 | 5 |
| Want to read | 3 | — |
| Pages | 192 | 718 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Food for Today or Guide to good food?
Food for Today has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Food for Today 3.8/5, Guide to good food 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Food for Today or Guide to good food?
Food for Today is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Food for Today (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m); Guide to good food (718 pages, ≈ 13 h 18 m).
Which is harder to read: Food for Today or Guide to good food?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Food for Today: Moderate; Guide to good food: Moderate.