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"You've seen the headlines: Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster at all. Extra-virgin olive oil that isn't. So many fake foods are in our supermarkets, our restaurants, and our kitchen cabinets that it's hard to know what we're eating anymore. In Real Food/Fake Food, award-winning journalist Larry Olmsted convinces us why real food matters and empowers consumers to make smarter choices. Olmsted brings readers into...
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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...
4) Little Pea
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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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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IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 26
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The author explores his theory that the food industry's used three essential ingredients to control much of the world's diet.
Traces the rise of the processed food industry and how addictive salt, sugar, and fat have enabled its dominance in the past half century, revealing deliberate corporate practices behind current trends in obesity, diabetes, and other health challenges.
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"Wouldn't it be cool to have a job working with or around the things you love? If you like food, perhaps a career working as a baker would be a sweet gig! Maybe you feel driven to own a food truck! Discover what it would be like to have a dream job working with food." -- p.4 of cover.
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"'What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here's why: I'm a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I'd highly recommend that you do not read his book.' Bacon. McDonalds. Cinnabon. Hot Pockets. Kale. Stand-up comedian and author Jim Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet ('choking on bacon is like getting murdered by...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 22
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The jaw-dropping exposé on how America's fast-food industry has shaped the landscape of America.
This fascinating study reveals how the fast-food industry has altered the landscape of America, widened the gap between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and transformed food production throughout the world. Eric Schlosser inspires readers to look beneath the surface of our food system, consider its impact on society and, most of all, think...
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The everyday choices we make when it comes to food don't just have an effect on us-they also affect other people and the planet. Today's teens are more attuned to what they eat and where it comes from, but there's still more to know. Foodprints enables readers to sort through the numerous messages they hear and read about food while getting the big picture about food production, marketing, and its role in society. Readers will discover: • How our...
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"Is chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes? Do pomegranates help cheat death? News accounts bombard us with such amazing claims, report them as science, and influence what we eat. Yet, as Marion Nestle explains, these studies are more about marketing than science; they are often paid for by companies that sell those foods. Whether it's a Coca-Cola-backed study hailing light exercise as a calorie neutralizer, or blueberry-sponsored...
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"125 comfort food recipes and family favorites that are simple to prepare and will bring loved ones together, plus fun family stories and photos, from country music star, Food Network star, and #1 best-selling author Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood's fans know that she can cook up a comforting, delicious meal that will feed a family! Like her earlier bestsellers, Trisha's Kitchen will include new family favorites and easy-to-make comfort foods, with...
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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...
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Told through exuberant rhyme, a group of children shows the step-by-step process of how America's favorite snack comes about. Beginning with the planting of seeds, the cycle moves through the caretaking of the plant (watering and weeding), all the way to its harvest. Finally, it's time to shuck, then pop the kernels, and enjoy the finished product! Complete with back matter that includes scientific facts and activities, Let's Pop, Pop, Popcorn! offers...
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IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 520L
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It's food week in Manuel's class. Each student shares his or her family's food traditions. Some eat noodles with chopsticks. Others use a fork. Some families eat flat bread. Others eat puffy bread. What foods will Manuel talk about?
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"This title provides an educational introduction to the five food groups, appropriate serving sizes, and how to eat a balanced and nutritious diet--
Eating a balanced diet from the five food groups is important to your health and well-being! Boothroyd helps you learn about good food choices, and explains how each of the food groups contributes to a strong body.
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2018.
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Hayley Snow, fiery food critic for Key Zest magazine, has just landed a ticket to one of the most prestigious events in Key West: a high-brow three-day conference at the Harry Truman Little White House. Even though she'll be working the event helping her mother's fledgling catering business, there's plenty of spicy gossip to go around. But just before her mother's decadent flan is put to the test, Key West's most prized possession, Hemingway's Nobel...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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540L
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"Time to eat! Your meal might be sweet or salty. It might have lots of meat or lots of vegetables. Discover what foods people around the world enjoy in this engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it"--Provided by the publisher.
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