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Language
English
Description
"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
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Demystifies conflicting dietary advice to explain the crucial role of food in health, examining each food group to reveal what popular opinions have gotten right and wrong so that dieters can make informed choices to lose weight and promote wellness.
Author
Series
Dragons love tacos volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"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,...
Author
Series
Dragons love tacos volume 2
Language
English
Description
"When dragons run out of tacos, they travel back in time to get a fresh supply"--
10) Pete won't eat
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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.
11) Pinkalicious
Author
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Japan is arguably the preeminent food nation on earth, a Mecca for the world's greatest chefs, with more Michelin stars than any other country. The Japanese go to extraordinary lengths and expense to eat food that is marked both by its exquisite preparation and exotic content. Their creativity, dedication, and courage in the face of dishes such as cod sperm and octopus ice cream is only now beginning to be fully appreciated in the sushi and ramen-saturated...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In this deeply personal and well-researched indictment of American diet culture, Sole-Smith explores hunger, satiation, and the myriad other reasons humans eat -- or don't. After a medical trauma left her month-old daughter Violet reliant on a feeding tube, the author realized that the primal instinct to self-nourish is "also surprisingly fragile," easily influenced by vegetable-pushing parents or the sugar-fearing wellness industry. In retraining...
19) Little Pea
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.
20) Too pickley!
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A child rejects a number of foods before settling on one that is just right.
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