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American Food Habits in Historical Perspective Elaine Mcintosh

American Food Habits in Historical Perspective By Elaine Mcintosh

American Food Habits in Historical Perspective by Elaine Mcintosh


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Using dietary information and other pertinent facts, the author assesses the nutritional status of Americans during each historical period. Four categories of American food are identified and analyzed: mainstream cuisine, regional cooking, regional phenomena (including ethnic foods), and Pop foods.

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American Food Habits in Historical Perspective by Elaine 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.

American Food Habits in Historical Perspective Reviews

"McIntosh discusses food in North America from prehistory through the present in this well-organized book. Although clearly geared to undergraduate students, it will be useful to many; the chapters on understanding food habits and foods and religion are good overviews. Using food as a unifying theme might increase interest in history for those who find it to be only dates. A clearly written overview." - Choice

About Elaine Mcintosh

Elaine N. McIntosh, PhD, RD, is Professor Emerita of Human Biology at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. She is the coauthor with Elizabeth Green of On Your Own in the Kitchen (1985), a cooking guide for nonreaders based on sound nutritional principles. She has contributed chapters to internationally published books and government publications in addition to numerous articles in reputable scientific journals of all kinds since 1954. She has been a long-time nutritional and health writer for Newmonth.

Table of Contents

Preface Humans, Nutrition, and Survival The Search for Food Early Dietary Patterns Dietary Patterns from Columbian Times through the American Revolution American Food Habits: The New Republic through the 19th Century American Food Habits: The Twentieth Century Understanding Food Habits Food and Ideology American Food: A Characterization The American Diet: An Assessment and Prognosis Bibliography Index

Additional information

CIN0275953319G
9780275953317
0275953319
American Food Habits in Historical Perspective by Elaine Mcintosh
Used - Good
Paperback
ABC-CLIO
1995-12-11
272
N/A
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