Offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment. "What should we have for dinner? When you can eat just about anything nature (or the supermarket) has to offer, deciding what you should eat will inevitably stir anxiety, especially when some of the foods might shorten your life. Today, buffeted...

Exploring cultural, scientific, sexual, and culinary substructures, this essential read for all foodies, at turns both funny and fascinating, looks at the little-known history surrounding food.

A little girl who is obsessed with the color pink eats so many pink cupcakes that she herself turns pink.

"When dragons run out of tacos, they travel back in time to get a fresh supply"--

A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.

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