Fun Food Facts

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!

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.

Cameron Diaz shares her formula for becoming happier, healthier, and stronger in this positive, essential guide grounded in science and inspired by personal experience, a #1 New York Times bestseller. Throughout her career, Cameron Diaz has been a role model for millions of women. By her own candid admission, though, this fit, glamorous, but down-to-earth star was not always health-conscious. Learning about the inseparable link between nutrition and the body was just one of the life-changing lessons that has fed Cameron’s hunger to educate herself about the best ways to feed, move, and care for her body. In The Body Book, she shares what she has learned and continues to discover about nutrition, exercise, and the mind/body connection. Grounded in science and informed by real life, The Body Book offers a comprehensive overview of the human body and mind, from the cellular level up. From demystifying and debunking the hype around food groups to explaining the value of vitamins and minerals, readers will discover why it’s so important to embrace the instinct of hunger and to satisfy it with whole, nutrient-dense foods. Cameron also explains the essential role of movement, the importance of muscle and bone strength and why we need to sweat a little every day. The Body Bookdoes not set goals to reach in seven days or thirty days or a year. It offers a holistic, long-term approach to making consistent choices and reaching the ultimate goal: a long, strong, happy, healthy life.

A Fun Fact-Filled Book-Ideal for your coffee table, desk, car trips, travel, while waiting for food to arrive at a restaurant, in the doctor's waiting room...Includes bonus pages to draw your own facts!

Avid trivia hounds will discover what makes popcorn pop, what the most dangerous food in the world is, where the term “baker’s dozen” comes from, and many other fascinating facts about food. The accessible text is matched with vibrant photographs, displaying the wide range of foods discussed in this fun yet thought-provoking volume. Readers' appetites for trivia are sure to be satisfied!

Explore 99 of the world’s most beloved, delicious, and misunderstood foods in this charming culinary compendium from artist extraordinaire Stacy Michelson. Eat This Book is part celebration, part education, packed with bite-size nuggets of knowledge about unique farmers’ market finds, kitchen pantry staples, and fascinating global ingredients. You’ll gain a new appreciation for seemingly familiar foods, and learn the backstory of some that have always seemed a bit more mysterious. Whether you’re a novice cook or completely food obsessed, there’s plenty here to feed your curiosity.

A collection of recipes, stories, games, and fun facts about the noodles readers love, compiled by a desperate, broke, and hungry college student.