Food Facts

Combining thought-provoking graphic imagery with truly alarming information culled from some of the most authoritative sources around the world, The Little Book of Shocking Food Facts is literally jam-packed with essential truths you need to know about global food politics, fast food culture and healthy nutrition. This startling yet visually stunning book is guaranteed to alter the way you think about food production, while also changing your personal eating habits for the better. How is it that malnutrition is so widespread in the developing world, while obesity is rife in the developed world? What exactly is the nutritional value of junk food versus the health benefits of fresh fruit and vegetables? Do you know what really goes into the production of the food on your plate? The Little Book of Shocking Food Facts will help answer these and many other questions surrounding food production and consumption today. The crucial information presented in this book through specially commissioned, state-of-the-art graphic design has been meticulously and painstakingly gleaned from some of the world's most authoritative and up-to-date scientific studies and government reports. Extended footnotes at the back provide full citations for all information sources, as well as easy-to-understand texts that explain the facts in concise detail.

Why do we knead bread? What is the connection between cheese and the Milky Way overhead? What can I do if I need buttermilk but dont have any on hand? Can potatoes be poisonous? Which American city was named for the onion? The answer to these and hundreds of additional questions are found in the pages of the book, Fun Food Facts. Every page of this book will fascinate you with trivia and food facts that will inform and educate. Fun Food Facts is a book that grew out of Mike's love of cooking and food. Having read many books on the subject, he began keeping notes of interesting food facts. He started sharing these notes with friends and co-workers and received an enthusiastic response and requests for more. As the facts began to pile up, Mike decided to make an effort to publish them -- The result of this effort rests in your hands. Fun Food Facts: A book for people who eat!

What each food is, where it comes from, how to store it, how to cook with it, comprehensive nutritional breakdowns for each food.

The Book Deals With Foods From The Point Of View Of Cultural Practices In India. Each Food Is Discussed From The Point Of Its Production, Processing And Utilization In The Indian Context. Foods Of Special Importance In The Indian Diet Like Pulses, Spices And Nuts Are Considered At Length. The Book Gives A Comprehensive Account Of Foods And Their Products With Regard To Production, Composition, Nutritive Value, Uses And Preservation. Indigenous Food Preparations Based On Fermented Rice And Pulse, Milk And Indian Confectionery Have Been Discussed. Various Laws Issued By The Government To Control Food Quality Are Highlighted. Food Is More Than Nutrients. In Addition To Nursing Our Body And Promoting Good Health, Foods Have An Affect On Our Mind, Emotion And Spiritual Life. There Is Of Late, A Great Awareness In The Relationship Of Food And Spiritual Life. Hence, A New Chapter On Nutrition, Health And Food Consciousness Is Included In The Second Edition.

This book offers a much-needed reframing of food discourse by presenting alternative ways of thinking about the changing politics of food, eating, and nutrition. It examines critical epistemological questions of how food knowledge comes to be shaped and why we see pendulum swings when it comes to the question of what to eat. As food facts peak and peril in the face of conflicting dietary advice and nutritional evidence, this book situates shifting food truths through a critical analysis of how healthy eating is framed and contested, particularly amid fluctuating truth claims of a “post-truth” culture. It explores what a post-truth epistemological framework can offer critical food and health studies, considers the type of questions this may enable, and looks at what can be gained by relinquishing rigid empirical pursuits of singular dietary truths. In focusing too intently on the separation between food fact and food fiction, the book argues that politically dangerous and epistemically narrow ideas of one way to eat “healthy” or “right” are perpetuated. Drawing on a range of archival materials related to food and health and interviews with registered dietitians, this book offers various examples of shifting food truths, from macro-historical genealogies to contemporary case studies of dairy, wheat, and meat. Providing a rich and innovative analysis, this book offers news ways to think about, and act upon, our increasingly complex food landscapes. It does so by loosening our empirical Western reliance on singular food facts in favour of an articulation of contextual food truths that situate the problems of health as problems of living, not as individualistic problems of eating. It will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners working in food studies, food politics, sociology, environmental geography, health, nutrition, and cultural studies.