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Adding salt to water makes it boil faster. Eating turkey makes you sleepy. Organic food is best for the environment. You may have heard these common sayings and beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen food-related statements and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump the experts! Find out whether fats are always bad for you! Learn if rhubarb...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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The creators of National Geographic Kids, the nation's most popular kids' magazine, present: 300 wacky, wild, mind-bending facts about everything on Earth and beyond ; animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space, geography, weather, and more; trivia that will wow your family and friends.
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"Eating has become a confusing experience. Should we follow a keto diet? Is sugar the next tobacco? Does fermented cabbage juice cure disease? Are lectins toxic? Is drinking poppy seed tea risky? What's with probiotics? Can packaging contaminate food? Should our nuts be activated? What is cockroach milk? We all have questions, and Dr. Joe Schwarcz has the answers, some of which will astonish you. Guaranteed to satisfy your hunger for palatable and...
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"Valorie Fisher dives deep into the science of what we eat and where ingredients come from by exploring what happens behind the scenes of favorite, everyday foods like pizza, honey, milk, maple syrup, vegetable soup, and more! With the help of bold, eye-catching yet simple graphics, inquisitive minds will love discovering what makes popcorn pop, why bread rises, and how bees make honeycomb. Peppered with facts like how many eggs a hen lays in a year...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School! Did you know that the biggest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds? Did you know that you can stop yourself from crying while chopping onions by holding a slice of bread in your mouth? Learn more weird-but-true food facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman's bestselling My Weird School series. This highly illustrated series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots...
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"This Ultimate Food Atlas will take you on a fantastic food journey around the globe! Travel from continent to continent to discover a rich diversity of foods and food celebrations from many different countries. Learn about traditional meals, food attractions, cool food facts, and the food industry. Put on your chef's hat and try a few fun recipes. Foods of the world are brought to life through stunning pictures, colorful maps, and tons of fun information....
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Microcosm Pub
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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"What do top-secret CIA assassination plots, Black Panther arrests, and Reaganomics have in common? Food, of course! Michael Hoerger and Mia Partlow collect, contextualize and graphically narrate declassified government documents with food as a theme! Over 500,000 declassified memos, debriefings and transcripts were combed to uncover some of the most important and iconic people and narratives from US history. Providing a voyeuristic insight into the...
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Andrew Zimmern loves food. In fact, there's practically nothing he won't try - at least once. As host of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods America on the Travel Channel, Andrew's passion is exploring how different foods are important to different cultures. Now, Andrew is sharing his most hilarious culinary experiences - as well as fun facts about culture, geography, art, and history, to name a few - with readers...
10) Chakras, food, and you: tap your individual energy system for health, healing, and harmonious weight
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"Balance and heal your mind, body, and soul by tapping into the connections between your chakras and your diet. Chakras, Food, and You is a revolutionary approach that customizes health assessments based on the chakras-the ancient system that modern-day yogis exalt and the ancients across all cultures and periods embraced as the secret to enlightenment. After first taking the Chakra Type Quiz within the pages, you will learn which foods and supplements,...
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Tim Duggan Books, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"A food critic chronicles four years spent traveling with renowned chef Rene Redzepi in search of the most tantalizing flavors the world has to offer. Hungry is a book about not only the hunger for food, but for risk, for reinvention, for creative breakthroughs, and for connection. Feeling stuck in his work and home life, writer Jeff Gordinier happened into a fateful meeting with Danish chef Rene Redzepi, whose restaurant, Noma, has been called the...
14) Quacks & co
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Palm Court LLC
Pub. Date
[2022?]
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English
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"Every year, the day before the festival made famous in the Quacks of Quedlinburg, all the town's kids compete in a dramatic race. This year, you'll be joining in, along with Quacks the Donkey and Co. Your job is to help your animal friends win the race by feeding them the best food along the way. Race your way to the finish line and win the town's coveted Golden Cauldron!"
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"A latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series serves up tons more zany fun, focused totally on the subject of food! Step up to the plate to get 100 percent new content, with 300 more of the amazing facts plus photos that kids just can't get enough of"--Publisher.
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RP Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Why is there no ham in hamburgers? How did we make ice cream before we could make ice? How did hot dogs get their name? From the origins of pizza to the invention of chicken fingers, this book has all the ingredients for an entertaining read about the origins of some of America's most popular foods"--
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Marshall Editions
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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Contains descriptions of a wealth of disgusting, gross, and repulsive things, grouped in the categories of people, animals, food, inventions, plants, and others, each with a Yuck Factor rating. Includes illustrations and sidebars.
19) Food patterns
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Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2007
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English
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"Simple text and color photographs introduce different kinds of food patterns"--Provided by publisher.
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