convenience foods

Follows the history of the post-World War II flight to convenient, processed foods. Illustratrates how much we pay, in both dollars and nutrition, when we buy processed foods. Shows how buying local products, fresh ingredients, and raw foods will impact health as well as wallets.

Explains how to make healthy choices when purchasing meals in a school cafeteria or food items in a convenience store.

Explains how to make healthier choices when at fast food restaurants.

Examines the power of junk food and fast food, the influence of the companies that manufacture or sell them, and their alarming affect on the country's state of health.

"This book provides information needed to get started on a career in the fast-food and fast-casual industries. Included are the history and cultural significance of fast food; kitchen tools, terms, and techniques; and career paths in the fast-food and fast-casual industries. Step-by-step recipes help readers practice and apply what they've learned. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards"--Publisher.

Discusses why fast food is not good for human health.

"Readers are given the tools to be smarter snackers as they find the facts about a variety of common snack foods. . . . Readers also discover questions at the end of each chapter designed to get them thinking critically about nutrition"--Provided by publisher.

"An . . . account of the legal battles, insidious marketing campaigns, and cutting-edge food science that have brought us to our current public health crisis. Hooked lays out all that the food industry is doing to exploit and deepen our addictions, and shows us what we can do so that we can one again seize control"--Provided by publisher.

"Soft drinks have been in the news a lot lately, with many cities around the United States trying to minimize the intake of soda among their citizens. Readers will learn why there is such a backlash against soda. These sugary drinks are a favorite among people of all ages, but drinking too much is unhealthy. The solution may seem to be to drink diet soda or sugar-free options, but even these have problems. Readers will be armed with the knowledge of what soft drinks do to the body, and the impact of what they are really drinking"--Amazon.com.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to french fries. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.