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How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal
Scribner
March 2013
On Sale: February 26, 2013
288 pages
ISBN: 145166673X
EAN: 9781451666731
Kindle: B009K54F48
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s
Dilemma a fascinating and cutting-edge look at the scary
truth about what really goes into our food. If a piece of individually wrapped cheese retains its shape,
color, and texture for years, what does it say about the
food we eat and feed our children? Former New York Times
business reporter and mother Melanie Warner decided to
explore that question when she observed the phenomenon 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, Warner blows 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.
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