If a piece of individually wrapped cheese retains its shape, colour, and texture for years, what does it say about the food we eat and feed our children? Former New York Timesbusiness reporter and mother Melanie Warner decided to explore that question when she observed the phemen of the indestructible cheese. She began an investigative journey that takes her to research labs, food science departments, and factories around the country. What she discovered provides a rare, eye-opening-and sometimes disturbing-account of what we're really eating. Warner looks at how decades of food science have resulted in the cheapest, most abundant, most addictive, and most nutritionally devastating food in the world, and she uncovers startling evidence about the profound health implications of the packaged and fast foods that we eat on a daily basis. From breakfast cereal to chicken subs to nutrition bars, processed foods account for roughly 70 percent of our nation's calories. Despite the growing presence of farmers' markets and organic produce, strange food additives are nearly impossible to avoid. Combining meticulous research, vivid writing, and cultural analysis, Warnerblows the lid off the largely undocumented-and lightly regulated-world of chemically treated and processed foods and lays bare the potential price we may pay for consuming even so-called healthy foods.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner, Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
145166673x
ISBN-13
9781451666731
eBay Product ID (ePID)
158311689
Product Key Features
Author
Melanie Warner
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Industrial Studies: General
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Author Biography
Melanie Warner is a freelance writer for various publications, including The New York Times, Fast Company, and CBSnews.com. She lives in Colorado with her husband and two young boys.