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2021.
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English
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"Grace M. Cho grew up in a small, rural American town as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. When Grace was fifteen, her Korean mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, TASTES LIKE WAR is a hybrid text about a daughter's search through intimate and global history to understand herself...
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Every year, the average American eats thirty-three pounds of cheese and seventy pounds of sugar. Every day, we ingest 8,500 milligrams of salt, double the recommended amount, almost none of which comes from the shakers on our table. It comes from processed food, an industry that hauls in $1 trillion in annual sales. In this book, investigative reporter Michael Moss shows how we ended up here. Featuring examples from Kraft, Coca-Cola, Lunchables, Frito-Lay,...
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Dragons love tacos volume 1
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English
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"Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble."
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"Is Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English? "As a species, we're hardwired to obsess over food," Matt Siegel explains as he sets out "to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths." Siegel also probes subjects ranging from the myths--and realities--of...
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Dragons love tacos volume 2
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English
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"News alert! It has just been discovered that there are NO MORE TACOS left anywhere in the world. This is a huge problem because, as you know, dragons love tacos. If only there was a way for the dragons to travel back in time, to before tacos went extinct. Then they could grab lots of tacos and bring them back! It's the perfect plan, as long as there's no spicy salsa. You remember what happened last time . . ."
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"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
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Wiley
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Used as a way of life, clean eating can improve overall health, prevent disease, increase energy and stabilize moods. Provides the reader with an-easy-to-follow guide to eliminate processed foods from one's diet and improve one's health and budget by eating clean.
10) Little Pea
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English
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Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.
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Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"In this first book of culinary history for children, readers will discover the fascinating dishes eaten by 10 high-interest historical peoples - from prehistoric humans to children of the future. Whether munching on mud-baked hedgehogs like the ancient Egyptians, or nibbling tacos topped with chillis grown in space like the astronauts of today, readers will be immersed in the diverse, tasty, weird, and wonderful food history of the world. Packed...
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Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Books (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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An adaptation of the famous book offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment.
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Simon Element
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"What began as a passion project when Max Miller was furloughed during Covid-19 has become a viral YouTube sensation. The Tasting History with Max Miller channel has thrilled food enthusiasts and history buffs alike as Miller recreates a dish from the past, often using historical recipes from vintage texts, but updated for modern kitchens as he tells stories behind the cuisine and culture. From ancient Rome to Ming China to medieval Europe and beyond,...
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"What if the healthiest diet included the foods you love? You couldn't screw it up! Every year, diet experts suggest they have found the real reason you struggle to improve your health. But the problem isn't a single food, macronutrient, or toxin; it's the complicated, expensive, and impractical diets themselves. Diets don't work because they are designed to be short-term and not suited for real life. It's a game you can't win. It's time to embrace...
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Duopress, an imprint of Sourcebook
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Sushi, corn on the cob, tacos, and curry! Come along on a trip around the world with a group of babies excited to show us their yummy foods and unique traditions. The journey takes us from a farmers' market in the United States (hamburgers, apples) to a floating market in Thailand (pad Thai, chicken satay), with stops in Mexico, Greece, India, China, and many more countries. These children welcome us into their homes with friendly greetings and tasty...
18) No kimchi for me
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English
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"Yoomi hates stinky spicy kimchi--until Grandma makes kimchi pancakes for her!"--
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Winner of the 2017 IACP Award: Literary or Historical Food Writing
Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner: Culinary Travel
Amazon Best Book of November (2016): Cookbooks, Food and Wine
Financial Times Best Books of 2017: Food and Travel
"Goulding is pioneering a new type of writing about food. His last book, Rice, Noodle, Fish,took an immersive approach to Japan that combined travel, social observation and food lore. His new book on Spain offers...
20) The way we eat now: how the food revolution has transformed our lives, our bodies, and our world
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"In just two generations, the world has undergone a massive shift from traditional, limited diets to more globalized ways of eating-- from bubble tea to quinoa, Soylent to meal kits. Paradoxically, our diets are getting healthier and less healthy at the same time. For some, there has never been a happier food era than today: a time of unusual herbs, farmers' markets, and internet recipe swaps. Yet modern food also kills-- diabetes and heart disease...
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