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Presents highly magnified looks at a variety of food-related objects, including potato chips, garlic, yeast bubbles, salt crystals, and a salmonella bacterium.

Discusses the nutritional aspects of foods and drinks served in America, examining the calories, fat, sodium, sugars, and related content information on dishes and food items found in restaurants, supermarkets, and fast-food restaurants.

"Over a dozen different dinner recipes and each recipe has a short science bit explaining the mysteries of food"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the importance of making healthy food choices, describing some of the good and bad additives in food such as chemicals and bacteria, looking at the information contained on food labels, offering ideas for healthy eating, and including recipes.

Describes the nutrition information required on food packaging in the United States, and shows how to select or avoid items with certain ingredients. Also describes general nutrition facts.