{"product_id":"devoured-how-what-we-eat-defines-who-we-are-paperback","title":"Devoured: How What We Eat Defines Who We Are - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophie Egan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative look at how and what Americans eat and why--a flavorful blend of \u003cem\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma, Salt Sugar Fat, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e that reveals how the way we live shapes the way we eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFood writer and Culinary Institute of America program director Sophie Egan takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the American food psyche, examining the connections between the values that define our national character--work, freedom, and progress--and our eating habits, the good and the bad. Egan explores why these values make for such an unstable, and often unhealthy, food culture and, paradoxically, why they also make America's cuisine so great.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEgan raises a host of intriguing questions: Why does McDonald's have 107 items on its menu? Why are breakfast sandwiches, protein bars, and gluten-free anything so popular? Will bland, soulless meal replacements like Soylent revolutionize our definition of a meal? The search for answers takes her across the culinary landscape, from the prioritization of convenience over health to the unintended consequences of \"perks\" like free meals for employees; from the American obsession with \"having it our way\" to the surge of Starbucks, Chipotle, and other chains individualizing the eating experience; from high culture--artisan and organic and what exactly \"natural\" means--to low culture--the sale of 100 million Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos in ten weeks. She also looks at how America's cuisine--like the nation itself--has been shaped by diverse influences from across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevoured \u003c\/em\u003eweaves together insights from the fields of psychology, anthropology, food science, and behavioral economics as well as myriad examples from daily life to create a powerful and unique look at food in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDevoured, \u003c\/em\u003e Sophie Egan reveals the deeper meaning behind our food choices: from our prioritizing of convenience over health to the ways food at work affects our happiness; from the American obsession with \"having it our way\" at Starbucks, Chipotle, and other chains to the fascinating dynamic between highbrow food culture--artisan this and small-batch that--and the lowbrow, such as Taco Bell's record-breaking sales of Doritos Locos Tacos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsider this the \u003cem\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e of food. Weaving together psychology, anthropology, food science, marketing, and behavioral economics, \u003cem\u003eDevoured\u003c\/em\u003e takes us from the workplace to the home kitchen, from the grocery aisles to fast-food counters.\u003c\/p\u003e--Rachel Berman, RD, CDN, Head of Content for Verywell\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDevoured, \u003c\/em\u003e Sophie Egan reveals the deeper meaning behind our food choices: from our prioritizing of convenience over health to the ways food at work affects our happiness; from the American obsession with \"having it our way\" at Starbucks, Chipotle, and other chains to the fascinating dynamic between highbrow food culture--artisan this and small-batch that--and the lowbrow, such as Taco Bell's record-breaking sales of Doritos Locos Tacos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsider this the \u003cem\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/em\u003e of food. Weaving together psychology, anthropology, food science, marketing, and behavioral economics, \u003cem\u003eDevoured\u003c\/em\u003e takes us from the workplace to the home kitchen, from the grocery aisles to fast-food counters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455029133490,"sku":"9780062390998","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/863b981e15f29793b396594fc015a05d.webp?v=1778863167","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/devoured-how-what-we-eat-defines-who-we-are-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}