Product Description: When Rachael Ray wants to tell her 2.6 million viewers how to shop wisely at the meat counter, she invites veteran butcher Ray Venezia on her show. This handbook condenses Venezia's expert advice from 25 years behind the butcher block, giving every weeknight shopper and grill enthusiast the need-to-know information on meat grades, best values, and common cuts for poultry, pork, lamb, veal, and beef...read more

Product Description: Describes meats and proteins, an essential part of a healthy diet, including both plant and animal sources of protein, why they are healthy for us, and how other parts of the world consume meat and protein foods.

Product Description: One of The Atlantic's Best Food Books of 2014Fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves, from the founder of Slow Food USA.We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it's futile to deny it...read more

Product Description: These books give young readers an understanding of how the food they eat is raised or cultivated and how different foods make their way to the supermarket and then onto our plates. The series includes information about the people around the world who grow crops and raise livestock, as well as facts about where in the world a variety of foods are grown...read more

Product Description: There is a food revolution sweeping the nation, changing the way Americans think and eat, and meat is at the heart of it. The butcher has reemerged in American culture as an essential guide in avoiding the evils of industrial meat—which not only tastes bad, but is also bad for one’s health and for the environment...read more

Product Description: This series provides a first introduction to different food groups and the idea that some foods are healthier than others.

An introduction to different meats and proteins and the part they play in a healthy diet.

A critically acclaimed social activist, musician, and co-founder of the Teany beverage line shares health and industry facts, in a volume that collects contributions by a team of political, medical, and environmental authorities and is complemented by lighthearted quotes and vegetarian trivia. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: Outlining the core principles of the subject, this introductory-level textbook covers the production of meat, its structure and chemical composition, meat quality and hygiene, and animal welfare, handling and slaughter. The new edition has been updated to cover significant advances such as the process of conditioning, leading to the tenderization of meat, and new coverage of the use of molecular genetic techniques to try to select animals for improved meat quality...read more

Product Description: From sumptuous steaks and prime cuts to braises and savory stews, this guide is a carnivore’s delight. Gourmets will appreciate the book’s accurate and comprehensive information about when, where, and how to buy meat; how to tell if it’s fresh, and how to prepare, cook, carve, and serve meat to best advantage...read more

Product Description: Growing up in a family that kept jars of bean sprouts on its windowsill before such things were desirable or hip, Tara Austen Weaver never thought she'd stray from vegetarianism. But as an adult, she found herself in poor health, and, having tried cures of every kind, a doctor finally ordered her to eat meat...read more