Pandora's lunchbox : how processed food took over the American meal
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Published
New York : Scribner, [2013].
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Description
xvii, 267 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Laramie County Community College - Main Collection
HD9000.5 .W33 2013
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HD9000.5 .W33 2013
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Laramie County Community College - Main Collection | HD9000.5 .W33 2013 | On Shelf |
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Campbell Co. Public Library - Nonfiction | 338.476 WARNER 2013 | On Shelf |
Carbon Co. Rawlins Library - Nonfiction | 664 WARNER | On Shelf |
Casper College Library - Main Collection | HD9000.5 .W339 2013 | On Shelf |
Eastern Wyoming College Library - Main Collection | 338.4 W283P | On Shelf |
Laramie Co. Library - Cheyenne - Third Floor | 338.1 WAR | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Scribner, [2013].
Format
Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index.
Summary
"From breakfast cereal to frozen pizza to nutrition bars, processed foods are a fundamental part of our diet, accounting for 65% of our nation's yearly calories. Over the past century, technology has transformed the American meal into a chemical-laden smorgasbord of manipulated food products that bear little resemblence to what our grandparents ate. Despite the growing presence of farmers' markets and organic offerings, food additives and chemical preservatives are nearly impossible to avoid, and even the most ostensibly healthy foods contain multisyllabic ingredients with nearly untraceable origins. The far-reaching implications of the industrialization of the food supply that privleges cheap, plentiful, and fast food have been well documented. They are dire. But how did we ever reach the point where 'pink slime' is an acceptable food product? Is anybody regulating what makes it into our food? What, after all, is actually safe to eat? Former York Times health columnist Melanie Warner combines deep investigatory reporting, culinary history, and cultural analysis, to find out how we got here and what it is we're really eating. Vividly written and meticulously researched, Pandora's Lunchbox blows the lid off the largely undocumented world of processed foods and food manipulation. From the vitamin "enrichments" to our fortified cereals and bread, to the soy mixtures that bolster chicken (and often outweigh the actual chicken included), Warner lays bare the dubious nutritional value and misleading labels of chemically-treated foods, as well as the potential price we--and our children--may pay"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Warner, M. (2013). Pandora's lunchbox: how processed food took over the American meal (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Warner, Melanie. 2013. Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Warner, Melanie. Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal Scribner, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Warner, Melanie. Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2013.
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