food habits

Contains entries that provide overviews of the food cultures of the nation-states, as well as among various tribes and marginalized peoples, of Africa and the Middle East, with discussion of major foodstuffs, cooking, typical meals, eating out, special occasions, and diet and health, and includes food culture snapshots, photographs, and recipes.

Explores the cuisine, wine, and culture of representative cities in twenty-one regions of Italy, providing recommendations for restaurants, food markets, kitchen stores, and book stores; features profiles of people who have a passion for food, wine, and life; and includes a selection of recipes and a listing of cooking schools.

Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.

A photographic alphabet of world food with information on conservation, world trade, and food waste and photographs of food from apricots to zucchini.

Twelve-year-old Sarah is used to being the star on her basketball team, playing with her best friends, but suddenly she finds that her body is changing and she does not understand why she cannot keep up on the court, plus she does not understand why her mother has gotten so weird about food, binging on candy while forgetting about dinner, and she really does not understand why she told Benny, her crush, about her mother--but when Benny offers to teach her how to cook and suggests she partners with him in a cooking competition she starts to find a way to stand up for herself and change her life for the better.

"Explore nutrition and healthful eating! Leveled text, colorful visual aids, and . . . photographs teach early readers about food, diet, and forming daily healthy eating habits"--Provided by publisher.

Celebrate multicultural food as children share foods from their culture and learn the process of growing, shopping, and preparing different kinds of food. This book will encourage an interest in, and understanding of food and nutrition for young children. Its appealing rhythm will help children develop their reading and speaking skills. In English with Arabic.

Peyton knows her parents wish she were less particular about what she eats, so she decides to try pie when family and friends gather for Thanksgiving dinner--but which one? Includes a recipe for Classic apple pie.

A young child refuses to try a bite of broccoli until her mom guides her through a careful exploration of the new food.

Celebrate multicultural food as children share foods from their culture and learn the process of growing, shopping, and preparing different kinds of food. This book will encourage an interest in, and understanding of food and nutrition for young children. Its appealing rhythm will help children develop their reading and speaking skills. In English with Mandarin.