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Offers a twelve-week food and exercise program that takes only fifteen minutes of exercise a day. Features practical advice, motivational tips, sample exercises, food swaps, and positive thinking techniques.

Draws on the latest scientific research to illustrate how the flavor of today's food has changed, becoming more bland as producers grow food that's bigger and cheaper. Discusses how humans' chemical language has been interrupted and the loss of flavor in foods has caused Americans to crave more and more food while still feeling unsatisfied.

"Takes readers on a tour through America's culinary evolution into the array of foods we savor today. In one hundred bites, ranging from blueberries and bagels to peanut butter, hard cider, and Cracker Jack, O'Connell reveals the ways that cultures and individuals have shaped our national diet and continue to influence how we cook and eat"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life of a colonial cook, including her importance to the community, social standing, and everyday life.

To be healthy, we need to eat some foods from each of the five food groups: dairy, fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins. Learn about all five food groups and find out why each is so important to a healthy life. Discover why eating a balanced diet is one of the best ways to lose weight, stay in shape, and keep your body healthy, and how you can do just that!.

Discusses good ways to lose weight and stay in shape.

Because adolescence is a period of rapid growth and development, teens have special nutritional needs. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full color illustrations this title examines How Important Is Nutrition for Teens? How Can Teen Athletes Improve Performance Through Diet and Nutrition? Why Are More Teens Overweight Today? What Constitutes Healthy Weight Loss?.

Gluten-Free and Other Special Diets helps readers trace the history of special diets, explore the science andsometimes diseases behind them, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.