A lively story of raising a child to enjoy real food in a processed world, and the importance of maintaining healthy food cultures In Italy, children traditionally sat at the table with the adults eating everything from anchovies to artichokes. Their appreciation of seasonal, regional foods influenced their food choices and this passing down of traditions turned Italy into a world culinary capital. But now, parents worldwide are facing the same problems as American families with the aggressive marketing of processed foods and the prevalence of junk food wherever children gather. While struggling to raise her child, Nico, on a natural, healthy, traditional Italian diet, Jeannie Marshall, a Canadian who lives in Rome, sets out to discover how such a time-tested food culture could change in such a short time. At once an exploration of the U.S. food industry's global reach and a story of finding the best way to feed her child, The Lost Art of Feeding Kids will appeal to parents, food policy experts, and fans of great food writing alike.

Autorentext

Jeannie Marshall is a journalist who lives in Rome, Italy, with her husband and their young son. She has written for Canadian national newspapers and magazines such as the Globe and Mail and the Walrus. Before moving to Italy in 2002, she was a features writer at the Toronto-based National Post. She works as an occasional consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.



Inhalt

Introduction

ONE
Discovering a Food Culture

TWO
The Packaged-Food Revolution

THREE
Scientific Mothers

FOUR
When Children Learn to Taste

FIVE
The Art, Science, and Tradition of Eating

SIX
Selling Food to Children

SEVEN
The Tragic Results

EIGHT
Normal Food

NINE
An Industrial View

TEN
Natural Food Cultures

ELEVEN
How the World Eats

TWELVE
The Global Market

THIRTEEN
Changing Eating Habits in Europe

FOURTEEN
The Pleasure of Food

Acknowledgments

References

Titel
The Lost Art of Feeding Kids
Untertitel
What Italy Taught Me about Why Children Need Real Food
EAN
9780807033005
ISBN
978-0-8070-3300-5
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
14.01.2014
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
2.02 MB
Anzahl Seiten
240
Jahr
2014
Untertitel
Englisch