Wonder Foods

Wonder Foods

Author: Lisa Haushofer

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0520390385

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"Between 1850 and 1950, experts and entrepreneurs in Britain and the United States forged new connections between the nutrition sciences and the commercial realm through their enthusiasm for new edible consumables. The resulting food products promised wondrous solutions for what seemed both individual and social ills. By examining products like Gail Borden's meat biscuit, Benger's Food, Kellogg's health foods, Fleischmann's yeast, and food yeast, Wonder Foods shows how new products dazzled with visions of modernity, efficiency, and scientific progress even as they perpetuated exclusionary views about who deserved to eat, thrive, and live. Drawing on extensive archival research, historian Lisa Haushofer reveals that the story of modern food and nutrition was not about innocuous technological advances or superior scientific insights but rather the powerful logic of exploitation and economization that undergirded colonial and industrial food projects. In the process, these wonder food products have shaped both modern food regimes and how we think about food"--


Natural Wonderfoods

Natural Wonderfoods

Author: Paula Bartimeus

Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844839292

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Divided into colour-coded food groups for easy reference, the 100 entries offer authoratitive information, delicious recipes, beauty treatments and home remedies.


Holistic Way to Health, Happiness and Harmony

Holistic Way to Health, Happiness and Harmony

Author: V. K. Subramanian

Publisher: Abhinav Publications

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 817017323X

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The Holistic Way To Health, Happiness And Harmony Contains One Hundred And Eight Prescriptions, Being The Distilled Essence Of Ancient Hindu Wisdom, Ranging From Astropalmic Analysis, Practice Of The EightLimbs Of Yoga To Maintain A Perfect Body, Mind-Vacuuming Or Meditation To Ensure A Stress-Free Life, Breath Regulation, Twenty-Two Varied Ways Of Relaxing The Mind And The Body, Eleven Diet Axioms And Eleven Wonderfoods To Be Taken Daily, Practical Suggestions For Choosing Life-Partners And Making Marriages Joyous, Meaningful And Long Lasting, Ideas For Creating A Beautiful Environment At Home By Using The Lucky Colours To The More Esoteric Awakening Of Kundalini Or Creative Power. This Book Is An Invaluable Guide And Companion To All Those Who Aspire For Strong And Healthy Bodies, Happy Relationships And A Harmonious World.


Wonderfoods

Wonderfoods

Author: Natalie Savona

Publisher: Quadrille Publishing

Published: 2007-02

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781844004416

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Shows how we can use food in specific ways to boost energy, improve skin, and build up our immune systems. This book describes 70 wonderfoods: ingredients containing the dynamic nutrients that really do us good. It also contains over 120 recipes drawn from a range of global culinary styles, with advice on where to buy the ingredients.