American Food Habits in Historical Perspective or Leaves from Gerards Herball

American Food Habits in Historical Perspective

Author: Elaine N N McIntosh

Using dietary information and other pertinent facts, the author assesses the nutritional status of Americans during each historical period. Special emphasis is given to American dietary patterns from the landfall of Columbus to the colonial period, the revolutionary period, the New Republic, and the 20th century. Four categories of American food are identified and analyzed: mainstream cuisine, regional cooking, "regional phenomena" (including ethnic foods), and "Pop" foods. The overview concludes with the finding that, despite delightful differences, there are striking similarities in food habits across time and cultures. By providing increased insights and understanding of contemporary American eating patterns, this book will be a substantive addition to existing texts.

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A historical overview of food habits, emphasizing American dietary habits from Columbian times to the present, for students in food science and interested general readers. Explains basic concepts of nutrition, describes methods of food gathering, producing, and processing, and looks at food ideology, American dietary patterns, and various types of cuisine. Assesses the nutritional adequacy of American diets from various periods, and makes predictions about diet in the future. Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Illustrations
	Preface
1	Humans, Nutrition, and Survival	1
2	The Search for Food	17
3	Early Dietary Patterns	43
4	Dietary Patterns from Columbian Times Through the American Revolution	59
5	American Food Habits: The New Republic Through the Nineteenth Century	77
6	American Food Habits: The Twentieth Century	97
7	Understanding Food Habits	139
8	Food and Ideology	159
9	American Food: A Characterization	175
10	The American Diet: An Assessment and Prognosis	207
	Bibliography	227
	Index	239

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Leaves from Gerard's Herball

Author: Marcus Woodward

Selection from most famous English herbal includes tobacco, poppies, sunflowers, peach trees, onions, much more.