Product Description: Why does yeast make bread rise? Why is sugar not really good for you? Why do some people like broccoli . . . and some people dont? The answers to all those questionsand moreare in science . . . and in this book. Science is a huge part of how food is made and what your body does with it...read more

A guide to Caribbean accommodations includes advice on dining and sightseeing

Product Description: "Engaging images accompany information about disgusting foods. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

Product Description: A delightfully macabre miscellany looking at the meals enjoyed by famous people before they took their last breath. They say there are only two things in life you can be sure of: death and taxes. Well, you can add a final meal to that, because no matter who you are - a prisoner on death row or one of the greatest political minds the world has ever known - you will have eaten a meal of some description before shuffling off this mortal coil...read more

Product Description: What kinds of food are there? What are healthy foods and what makes them that way? Is it possible to have enough food to feed everyone in the world? Find the answers to these questions and more in Food, an AV2 media enhanced book.

Product Description: Even though we have access to more medical and health information than ever before, food and nutrition continually faces the challenge of misinformation and misconceptions. Do vegetarians live longer? Are thin people healthier than fat ones? Is sugar our enemy? What's better butter or margarine? Do adults need to drink milk? Is sea salt better for you than regular salt? Does detoxing clear your body out? Are foods labelled as 'natural' healthier for you? These are just some of the thoughts we tackle in this carefully researched, practical guide to food myths...read more

Product Description: Did you know... the term "hot dog" is believed to have been coined during a baseball game between the Yankees and the Giants in 1901? calzones get their name from their less-than-glamorous looks: calzone means "trouser leg" or "drooping sack" in Italian? the word "salary" comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? shrimp cocktail became popular in the 1920s as a safe way of "having a cocktail" during Prohibition? the Cobb salad was invented by Robert H...read more

Contains a collection of foodie facts, figures, jokes, and true stories. This book helps you cook up an interesting selection of strange recipes and rude foods, quiver at the best chef putdowns in kitchen history, and tremble at the real-life admissions of catering staff from all branches of the industry.

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