| Portion of title |
Secrets behind what you eat |
| Contents |
Industrial meal: Food from corn: How corn took over America -- The farm -- From farm to factory -- The grain elevator -- The feedlot: turning corn into meat -- Processed food -- Fat from corn -- The omnivore's dilemma -- My fast-food meal -- Industrial organicmeal: Big organic -- More big organic -- Local sustainable meal: Food from grass: Polyface farm -- Grass -- The animals -- The slaughterhouse -- The market -- My grass-fed meal -- Do-it-yourself meal: Hunted, gathered, and gardened food: The forest -- Eating animals -- Hunting -- Gathering -- The perfect meal -- Afterword: Vote with your fork -- The omnivore's solution: some tips for eating -- Q&A with Michael Pollan. |
| Abstract |
In a smart, compelling format with updated facts, plenty of photos, graphs, and visuals, this book encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Study program note |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning |
| Awards note | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| LCCN | 2009009283 |
| ISBN | 9780803734159 |
| ISBN | 0803734158 |
| ISBN | 9780803735002 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0803735006 (pbk.) |
| Stock number | Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com |
