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"Olmsted makes you insanely hungry and steaming mad--a must-read for anyone who cares deeply about the safety of our food and the welfare of our planet." -Steven Raichlen, author of the Barbecue! Bible series
"The world is full of delicious, lovingly crafted foods that embody the terrain, weather, and culture of their origins. Unfortunately, it's also full of brazen impostors. In this entertaining and important book, Olmsted helps us fall in love...
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What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us--whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed--he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.
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This book brings such time-honored foods and flavors back into the lives of those with the most common food allergies and sensitivities-those with celiac disease or lactose and/or soy intolerance, and those following a gluten-free or casein-free diet, as well as those allergic to eggs and/or nuts. Its more than 100 delicious recipes are easy enough to make any night of the week. They include: Banana Bread, Buffalo Wings, Chicken Soft Tacos, Shredded...
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Dragons love tacos volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them anything with spicy salsa!
8) It's disgusting-- and we ate it!: true food facts from around the world-- and throughout history!
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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A collection of poems, facts, statistics, and stories about unusual foods and eating habits both contemporary and historical.
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Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it? Because most of what we're consuming today is not food, and how we're consuming it - in the car, in front of the TV, and increasingly alone - is not really eating. Instead of food, we're consuming "edible foodlike substances" - no longer the products of nature but of food science. Many of them come packaged with health claims that should be our first...
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"At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told. Beginning with Reichl's mother, the notorious food-poisoner known as the Queen...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse. Each audio-enabled VOX Book has an audio reader with complete narration permanently attached inside the front cover. It's ready for listening directly from the book--no CD, no computer, no tablet.
13) Dinosaur Dinners
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Follows a baby Maiasaurus on its first day out of the nest, describing the habits and behavior of the many other dinosaurs it meets.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"The Greedy Python" is quick to gobble up every creature he meets--including to his own great misfortune, himself, when he mistakes the tip of his tail for a lunchtime treat. With drawings by one of the country's most popular illustrators, this story of a python who is quick to eat everything in sight, including the end of his tail on one sad day, is sure to delight and amuse young readers. Full-color illustrations.
17) Mouse Mess
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c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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A hungry mouse leaves a huge mess when it goes in search of a snack.
19) 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.