Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Here you will find Alice's philosophy on everything from stocking your kitchen, to mastering fundamentals and preparing delicious, seasonal inspired meals all year long. Always true to her philosophy that a perfect meal is one that's balanced in texture, color, and flavor, Waters helps us embrace the seasons' bounty and make the best choices when selecting ingredients.--From publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxxii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In First Bite, acclaimed food historian Bee Wilson delves deep into the latest research from food psychologists, neuroscientists, and nutritionists to reveal that our food habits are shaped by family and culture, memory and gender, hunger and love. We do not come into the world with an innate sense of taste or nutrition as omnivores, we have to learn how and what to eat, how sweet is too sweet and what food will give us the most energy for the coming...
Author
Language
English
Description
Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century may determine our survival...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A look at the deeper meaning behind our food choices: from the prioritization of convenience over health to the ways food at work affects our happiness; from the American obsession with "having it our way" at Starbucks, Chipotle and other chains that individualize the eating experience to the fascinating dynamic between highbrow food culture--artisan this and small-batch that--and the lowbrow, such as Taco Bell's sale of 100 million Doritos Locos...
Author
Publisher
Harmony
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 293 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Haylie Pomroy, celebrated nutritionist, and New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Metabolism Diet shares a prescription for total health based on decades of work using food as metabolic medicine. Our bodies are always talking; we just need to learn how to listen to them. Sometimes they whisper to us--our energy is off, our body shape is morphing in ways we don't like. Sometimes they try to give us straight talk, pushing our cholesterol a...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 437 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
For supporters of all ages of the sustainable food movement, here is a cookbook that centers on the author's plant-forward way of cooking and puts forth her passion for seasonality and celebrating all vegetables. She is the leader of the local, sustainable food movement. Her previous cookbook of the same title was steeped in general cooking technique; this new version brings vegetable-forward meals to the table. With 300 seasonal recipes and 300 line...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
360 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"This glorious visual celebration of food in all its forms reveals the extraordinary cultural impact of the foods we eat, explores the early efforts of humans in their quest for sustenance, and tells the fascinating stories behind individual foods. With profiles of the most culturally and historically interesting foods of all types, from nuts and grains, fruits and vegetables, and meat and fish, to herbs and spices, this fascinating culinary historical...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xix, 292 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Is Your Job Making You Fat? identifies and analyzes all of the central sources of weight gain associated with work and gives you proven tools to control this ever-expanding problem and help you lose weight. There is a huge worldwide obesity problem. While fads and quick-fix diets abound, they don't work. Why? Because they fail to address the key question in weight gain today--is your job making you fat? The answer is, "Yes!" The powerful relationship...
Author
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The human tongue has somewhere up to eight thousand taste buds to inform us when something is sweet, salty, sour, or bitter. Tastes differ from one region to the next, but why is it that some people think maple syrup is too sweet, while others cannot get enough? John Prescott tackles this conundrum, exploring why we eat and seek out the foods that we do. Prescott surveys the many factors that affect taste, including genetic inheritance, maternal diet,...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 562 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. Physician Michael Greger examines the fifteen top causes of premature death in America -- heart disease, cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and more -- and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can sometimes trump prescription pills and other pharmaceutical and surgical approaches, freeing us to live healthier lives....
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xx, 186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides information and advice to the parents of picky eaters on the importance of a healthy diet for children and on how to encourage a child to eat correctly, and offers a selection of child-friendly but healthy recipes.
Interlibrary loan through ILLiad
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Knox County Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your pickup location.
Suggest a purchase
If it is too new for interlibrary loan (6 months), you can place a suggestion with us. Suggest a Purchase