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The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat / Michael Pollan ; adapted by Richie Chevat

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Dial Books, c2009Edition: Young readers edDescription: 298, [46] p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780803734159
  • 0803734158
  • 9780803735002 (pbk.)
  • 0803735006 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Secrets behind what you eat
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.10973 22
LOC classification:
  • HD9000.5 .C506 2009
Contents:
I. THE 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 -- II. THE INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC MEAL. Big organic -- More big organic -- III. THE LOCAL SUSTAINABLE MEAL: FOOD FROM GRASS. Polyface farm -- Grass -- The animals -- The slaughterhouse -- The market -- My grass-fed meal -- IV. THE 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
Summary: 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
Item type: Book List(s) this item appears in: Island Grown Schools
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library 338.10973/POLLAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Elliott Bennett 39844500001298

Includes bibliographical references and index

I. THE 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 -- II. THE INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC MEAL. Big organic -- More big organic -- III. THE LOCAL SUSTAINABLE MEAL: FOOD FROM GRASS. Polyface farm -- Grass -- The animals -- The slaughterhouse -- The market -- My grass-fed meal -- IV. THE 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

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

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.8 11

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