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English
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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."...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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From the bestselling author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" comes this collection of simple, sensible, and easy to use rules--the perfect guide for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food he or she eats. (Consumer Health).
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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What should we have for dinner? When you can eat just about anything nature (or the supermarket) has to offer, deciding what you should eat will inevitably stir anxiety, especially when some of the foods might shorten your life. Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from a national eating disorder. As the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast food outlet confronts us with a bewildering and treacherous...
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Explains why your body is an amazingly complex machine and what foods you should eat to fuel it. If you've felt sleepy during school or wondered what a superfood is, this explains which foods and food groups boost your energy and keep you healthy. Take the quizzes, read the facts and answer the questions to find out which foods keep your brain in top gear. You can understand why healthy eating is so important and the positive impact it has on every...
8) Pinkalicious
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Series
Pinkalicious volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Description
A little girl who is obsessed with the color pink eats so many pink cupcakes that she herself turns pink.
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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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"An outstanding food and cultural history . . . details how the concept of health food [evolved and] inspired the food co-ops and whole food stores [of] today." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Food writer Jonathan Kauffman journeys back more than half a century—to the 1960s and 1970s—to tell the story of how a coterie of unusual men and women embraced an alternative lifestyle that would ultimately change how modern Americans...
Food writer Jonathan Kauffman journeys back more than half a century—to the 1960s and 1970s—to tell the story of how a coterie of unusual men and women embraced an alternative lifestyle that would ultimately change how modern Americans...
10) Pete won't eat
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Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Pete the pig does not want to eat his slop, but cannot go out to play with his brother and sisters until he does.
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Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Penolopea lives in Capital Pea where peas are plentiful and popular. The problem is that Penolopea hates peas! So she comes up with a plan to make them disappear only leading to a catastropea of epic portions. Eventually, Penolopea grows her own plant and tastes one perfect pea. Turns out, she likes peas after all!"--
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English
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Cookbook author Jessica B. Harris has spent much of her life researching the food and foodways of the African Diaspora. High on the Hog is the culmination of years of her work, and the result is an engaging history of African American cuisine. Harris takes the reader on a harrowing journey from Africa across the Atlantic to America, tracking the trials that the people and the food have undergone along the way. From chitlins and ham hocks to fried...
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Publisher
Del Alma Publications, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
Winner of the 2017 International Latino Book Award for Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book! Mexican food has transcended borders and has achieved great success in the United States. This picturesque bilingual alphabet book will help children learn their alphabet while learning more about the ingredients and procedures for preparing delicious Mexican food. Includes a picture glossary of Mexican cooking utensils.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"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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Publisher
Beascoa
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
¡Para que comer bien sea siempre un placer! ¡A comer! Niños y niñas de todos los rincones del mundo nos invitan, a través de sus historias, a aprender a comer bien. Nos mostrarán cuál es la pirámide alimenticia correcta, qué tipo de comida nos da energía, cómo comen las personas en otros países y muchas cosas más.
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Publisher
Vintage Español, Una división de Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Español
Description
Michael Pollan, our nation's most trusted resource for food-related issues, offers this indispensible guide for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible, and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable rules for eating wisely, many drawn from a variety of ethnic or cultural traditions. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat-buffet, this handy, pocket-size resource is the perfect guide for anyone who would like to become...
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