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.

Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance. It has acted as a tool of social transformation, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion. An Edible History of Humanity is an account of how food has helped to shape societies around the world, from the emergence of farming in China by 7,500 BCE to today's use of sugar cane and corn to make ethanol.

Between chasing the latest miracle ingredient and avoiding the evil food du jour, it's hard to know what to buy at the grocery store. Tabloid headlines, trending hashtags, and deceptive advertising don't make dietary decisions any easier, but this book will. It sidesteps all the fad diets and superfood fixations and provides a straight-talking scientist's guide to making everyday foods measurably healthier and tastier by changing the way you select,...

For many Americans, eating is a religion. We worship at the temples of celebrity chefs. We raise our children to believe that certain foods are good and others are bad. We believe that if we eat the right foods, we will live longer, and if we eat in the right places, we will raise our social status. Yet what we believe to be true about food is, in fact, quite contradictory.

Part exposé, part social commentary, The Gospel of Food is a

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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...

"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...

The student council members at Jefferson High School decide to throw a Great Food Adventure buffet. As all kinds of different foods arrive, the students realize that they have different tastes and a variety of reasons for choosing the foods that they eat. Some of the reasons presented include: hunger, taste, culture, religion, emotions, advertising, and a healthy lifestyle. Teach your students about the factors the influence their food choices with...

"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...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Charlotte gave me the confidence and knowledge to love every single step of the weaning journey' Joe Wicks 'Charlotte really is a font of knowledge when it comes to weaning.' Jools Oliver 'We've loved Charlotte's approach to weaning. Skye loves her food and we are so grateful for that!' Ella Mills The easy weaning plan to ensure your baby becomes a happy and adventurous little eater. In this beautiful, full-colour book,...