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Food Politics
by Robert Paarlberg • 2010
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
3.49
340
🍽️ Food Politics🌾 Agricultural Policy🍞 Global Hunger💵 Farm Subsidies🚜 Industrial Agriculture
Food Politics Summary
Food Politics 96%
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
by Robert Paarlberg 2010
3.49
340 ratings
🍽️ Food Politics🌾 Agricultural Policy🍞 Global Hunger💵 Farm Subsidies🚜 Industrial Agriculture
Animal, Vegetable, Junk
by Mark Bittman • 2021
Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.
3.90
4k+
📜 Food Systems History🌍 Global Agriculture🏭 Industrial Agriculture🍔 Junk Food Engineering🏥 Public Health Crisis
Animal, Vegetable, Junk Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Junk 96%
Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.
by Mark Bittman 2021
3.90
4k+ ratings
📜 Food Systems History🌍 Global Agriculture🏭 Industrial Agriculture🍔 Junk Food Engineering🏥 Public Health Crisis
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Richie Chevat • 2015
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
4.03
4k+
🍽️ Food Systems🐄 Factory Farming🇺🇸 American Diet🗳️ Food Politics🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 96%
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
by Richie Chevat 2015
4.03
4k+ ratings
🍽️ Food Systems🐄 Factory Farming🇺🇸 American Diet🗳️ Food Politics🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
Should We Eat Meat?
by Vaclav Smil • 2013
Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.
3.52
644
🏭 Industrial Agriculture🌡️ Meat And Climate🧬 Evolution Of Diet🍽️ Food Systems🥬 Meat Alternatives
Should We Eat Meat? Summary
Should We Eat Meat? 96%
Meat grew our brains. Its modern scale now threatens the planet. A quantified middle path.
by Vaclav Smil 2013
3.52
644 ratings
🏭 Industrial Agriculture🌡️ Meat And Climate🧬 Evolution Of Diet🍽️ Food Systems🥬 Meat Alternatives
The Third Plate
by Dan Barber • 2014
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
4.28
7k+
🚜 Food Systems🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Biology🐝 Biodiversity👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs
The Third Plate Summary
The Third Plate 96%
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
by Dan Barber 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
🚜 Food Systems🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Biology🐝 Biodiversity👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan • 2006
From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.
4.19
211k+
🧬 Industrial Agriculture🌾 Sustainable Farming🔗 Food Systems🥬 Organic Food Critique🐄 Ethics Of Eating Animals
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 96%
From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.
by Michael Pollan 2006
4.19
211k+ ratings
🧬 Industrial Agriculture🌾 Sustainable Farming🔗 Food Systems🥬 Organic Food Critique🐄 Ethics Of Eating Animals
Food Fix
by Mark Hyman • 2020
Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.
4.07
3k+
🌐 Food Systems🏛️ Food Policy🏭 Industrial Agriculture🌿 Regenerative Farming💰 True Cost Of Food
Food Fix Summary
Food Fix 96%
Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.
by Mark Hyman 2020
4.07
3k+ ratings
🌐 Food Systems🏛️ Food Policy🏭 Industrial Agriculture🌿 Regenerative Farming💰 True Cost Of Food
Ravenous
by Henry Dimbleby • 2023
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
4.35
2k+
🏭 Food Systems🧃 Ultra-Processed Food🔬 Nutrition Science🏥 Public Health Crisis⚖️ Food Inequality
Ravenous Summary
Ravenous 96%
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
by Henry Dimbleby 2023
4.35
2k+ ratings
🏭 Food Systems🧃 Ultra-Processed Food🔬 Nutrition Science🏥 Public Health Crisis⚖️ Food Inequality
How the World Really Works
by Vaclav Smil • 2022
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
3.94
14k+
⚡ Energy Systems🏭 Industrial Ecology🌾 Global Food Systems📊 Quantitative Reasoning⚖️ Risk Perception
How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works 96%
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
by Vaclav Smil 2022
3.94
14k+ ratings
⚡ Energy Systems🏭 Industrial Ecology🌾 Global Food Systems📊 Quantitative Reasoning⚖️ Risk Perception
Last Harvest
by Dan Saladino • 2021
Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?
4.31
3k+
🌾 Food Biodiversity📜 Agricultural History🚜 Monoculture Critique🌱 Seed Saving🍲 Traditional Foodways
Last Harvest Summary
Last Harvest 95%
Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?
by Dan Saladino 2021
4.31
3k+ ratings
🌾 Food Biodiversity📜 Agricultural History🚜 Monoculture Critique🌱 Seed Saving🍲 Traditional Foodways
Clean Meat
by Paul Shapiro • 2018
Meat can now be grown from cells, no animal required. The final hurdle is cost.
4.04
923
🧪 Food Technology🧫 Lab-Grown Meat🔮 Future Of Food🌍 Food And Climate⚖️ Ethical Eating
Clean Meat Summary
Clean Meat 95%
Meat can now be grown from cells, no animal required. The final hurdle is cost.
by Paul Shapiro 2018
4.04
923 ratings
🧪 Food Technology🧫 Lab-Grown Meat🔮 Future Of Food🌍 Food And Climate⚖️ Ethical Eating
We Are the Weather
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
3.69
17k+
🚜 Food Systems📢 Climate Advocacy⚖️ Environmental Ethics🥬 Plant-Based Eating🐄 Animal Agriculture
We Are the Weather Summary
We Are the Weather 95%
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019
3.69
17k+ ratings
🚜 Food Systems📢 Climate Advocacy⚖️ Environmental Ethics🥬 Plant-Based Eating🐄 Animal Agriculture
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
by Vandana Shiva • 2015
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
3.96
436
🌱 Agroecology✊ Food Sovereignty🏭 Industrial Agriculture🪱 Living Soil🌾 Seed Sovereignty
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology Summary
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology 95%
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
by Vandana Shiva 2015
3.96
436 ratings
🌱 Agroecology✊ Food Sovereignty🏭 Industrial Agriculture🪱 Living Soil🌾 Seed Sovereignty
Designing Regenerative Food Systems
by Marina O'Connell • 2022
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
3.75
4
🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🌱 Regenerative Farming🏡 Permaculture🌍 Agroecology🌳 Agroforestry
Designing Regenerative Food Systems Summary
Designing Regenerative Food Systems 94%
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
by Marina O'Connell 2022
3.75
4 ratings
🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🌱 Regenerative Farming🏡 Permaculture🌍 Agroecology🌳 Agroforestry
In Defense of Food
by Michael Pollan • 2008
Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.
4.07
120k+
🔬 Nutrition Science🏛️ Food Politics🌍 Traditional Diets🧬 Food Reductionism🧘 Mindful Eating
In Defense of Food Summary
In Defense of Food 94%
Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.
by Michael Pollan 2008
4.07
120k+ ratings
🔬 Nutrition Science🏛️ Food Politics🌍 Traditional Diets🧬 Food Reductionism🧘 Mindful Eating
Metabolical
by Robert H. Lustig • 2021
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
4.25
7k+
🏭 Processed Food🍬 Sugar Toxicity🏛️ Food Politics🧬 Metabolic Health🦠 Gut Health
Metabolical Summary
Metabolical 94%
Chronic disease, gut dysfunction, and a warming planet share one driver: processed food.
by Robert H. Lustig 2021
4.25
7k+ ratings
🏭 Processed Food🍬 Sugar Toxicity🏛️ Food Politics🧬 Metabolic Health🦠 Gut Health
Project Animal Farm
by Sonia Faruqi • 2015
One dairy farm visit sent a banker undercover worldwide to expose factory farming's hidden reality.
4.21
405
🏭 Factory Farming🐾 Animal Welfare🍽️ Ethical Eating🌱 Sustainable Agriculture💊 Antibiotic Resistance
Project Animal Farm Summary
Project Animal Farm 94%
One dairy farm visit sent a banker undercover worldwide to expose factory farming's hidden reality.
by Sonia Faruqi 2015
4.21
405 ratings
🏭 Factory Farming🐾 Animal Welfare🍽️ Ethical Eating🌱 Sustainable Agriculture💊 Antibiotic Resistance
100 Million Years of Food
by Stephen Le • 2016
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
3.62
616
🧬 Nutritional Anthropology🔬 Evolutionary Biology🏃 Ancestral Health🍲 Traditional Cuisines🥩 Paleo Diets
100 Million Years of Food Summary
100 Million Years of Food 94%
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
by Stephen Le 2016
3.62
616 ratings
🧬 Nutritional Anthropology🔬 Evolutionary Biology🏃 Ancestral Health🍲 Traditional Cuisines🥩 Paleo Diets
Numbers Don't Lie
by Vaclav Smil • 2020
Your smartphone costs the planet as much as a car. 71 data points that rewrite modern life.
3.82
11k+
🔋 Energy Transitions👴 Demographic Shifts🌽 Food Systems🌍 Global Development⚙️ History Of Technology
Numbers Don't Lie Summary
Numbers Don't Lie 94%
Your smartphone costs the planet as much as a car. 71 data points that rewrite modern life.
by Vaclav Smil 2020
3.82
11k+ ratings
🔋 Energy Transitions👴 Demographic Shifts🌽 Food Systems🌍 Global Development⚙️ History Of Technology
40 Chances
by Howard G. Buffett • 2013
Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.
3.83
843
🌍 International Development🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏞️ Soil Conservation📜 Land Rights🛒 Market-Based Aid
40 Chances Summary
40 Chances 94%
Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.
by Howard G. Buffett 2013
3.83
843 ratings
🌍 International Development🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏞️ Soil Conservation📜 Land Rights🛒 Market-Based Aid
Eating on the Wild Side
by Jo Robinson • 2013
We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.
4.19
4k+
🔬 Nutrition Science🌿 Wild Foods📅 Seasonal Eating🌱 Heirloom Varieties🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition
Eating on the Wild Side Summary
Eating on the Wild Side 94%
We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.
by Jo Robinson 2013
4.19
4k+ ratings
🔬 Nutrition Science🌿 Wild Foods📅 Seasonal Eating🌱 Heirloom Varieties🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition
How We Eat
by Paco Underhill • 2022
Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.
3.50
459
🏭 Food Systems🛒 Retail Anthropology🧠 Consumer Psychology🍔 Ultra-Processed Foods🌾 Local Food Movement
How We Eat Summary
How We Eat 94%
Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.
by Paco Underhill 2022
3.50
459 ratings
🏭 Food Systems🛒 Retail Anthropology🧠 Consumer Psychology🍔 Ultra-Processed Foods🌾 Local Food Movement
Eating Tomorrow
by Timothy A. Wise • 2019
Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.
3.78
78
🍽️ Food Politics🏢 Agribusiness Critique🌾 Food Sovereignty🏞️ Land Grabbing🌱 Agro-Ecology
Eating Tomorrow Summary
Eating Tomorrow 94%
Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.
by Timothy A. Wise 2019
3.78
78 ratings
🍽️ Food Politics🏢 Agribusiness Critique🌾 Food Sovereignty🏞️ Land Grabbing🌱 Agro-Ecology
The Dorito Effect
by Mark Schatzker • 2015
We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.
4.01
9k+
🧪 Food Science🚜 Industrial Agriculture🏭 Processed Food👅 Flavor Science🗳️ Food Politics
The Dorito Effect Summary
The Dorito Effect 94%
We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.
by Mark Schatzker 2015
4.01
9k+ ratings
🧪 Food Science🚜 Industrial Agriculture🏭 Processed Food👅 Flavor Science🗳️ Food Politics
Soil Not Oil
by Vandana Shiva • 2008
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
4.08
535
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty🌱 Organic Farming🌿 Seed Saving
Soil Not Oil Summary
Soil Not Oil 94%
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
by Vandana Shiva 2008
4.08
535 ratings
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty🌱 Organic Farming🌿 Seed Saving
The Food Revolution
by John Robbins • 2001
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
4.28
4k+
🥦 Plant-Based Nutrition🗳️ Food Politics🌱 Ethical Eating🩺 Diet And Chronic Disease🌎 Food And Environment
The Food Revolution Summary
The Food Revolution 94%
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
by John Robbins 2001
4.28
4k+ ratings
🥦 Plant-Based Nutrition🗳️ Food Politics🌱 Ethical Eating🩺 Diet And Chronic Disease🌎 Food And Environment
Tomatoland
by Barry Estabrook • 2011
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
3.96
5k+
🏭 Industrial Agriculture✊ Farmworker Justice⛓️ Modern Slavery🔗 Supply Chain Ethics🏢 Corporate Accountability
Tomatoland Summary
Tomatoland 94%
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
by Barry Estabrook 2011
3.96
5k+ ratings
🏭 Industrial Agriculture✊ Farmworker Justice⛓️ Modern Slavery🔗 Supply Chain Ethics🏢 Corporate Accountability
Diet for a New America
by John Robbins • 1987
One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.
4.19
4k+
🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition🍽️ Food Ethics🐄 Animal Welfare🐔 Factory Farming🏭 Meat Industry
Diet for a New America Summary
Diet for a New America 94%
One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.
by John Robbins 1987
4.19
4k+ ratings
🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition🍽️ Food Ethics🐄 Animal Welfare🐔 Factory Farming🏭 Meat Industry
Cooked
by Michael Pollan • 2013
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
4.08
26k+
📜 Culinary History🔬 Food Science🫙 Fermentation🦠 Microbiome🐌 Slow Food Movement
Cooked Summary
Cooked 94%
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
by Michael Pollan 2013
4.08
26k+ ratings
📜 Culinary History🔬 Food Science🫙 Fermentation🦠 Microbiome🐌 Slow Food Movement
The End of Animal Farming
by Jacy Reese Anthis • 2018
Ending factory farming depends less on your diet than on what happens in labs and boardrooms.
4.07
529
🧪 Food Technology🐄 Animal Agriculture💡 Effective Altruism🔵 Moral Circle Expansion🐾 Animal Consciousness
The End of Animal Farming Summary
The End of Animal Farming 94%
Ending factory farming depends less on your diet than on what happens in labs and boardrooms.
by Jacy Reese Anthis 2018
4.07
529 ratings
🧪 Food Technology🐄 Animal Agriculture💡 Effective Altruism🔵 Moral Circle Expansion🐾 Animal Consciousness
Feeding You Lies
by Vani Hari • 2019
They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.
4.15
1k+
🧪 Food Additives🍬 Sugar Addiction🏭 Big Food Industry🌿 Organic Farming🏛️ Food Politics
Feeding You Lies Summary
Feeding You Lies 94%
They copied tobacco's playbook, funded the science, and hid sugar. Your weapon: the ingredient list.
by Vani Hari 2019
4.15
1k+ ratings
🧪 Food Additives🍬 Sugar Addiction🏭 Big Food Industry🌿 Organic Farming🏛️ Food Politics
Grass, Soil, Hope
by Courtney White • 2014
Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.
4.04
168
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🪱 Soil Restoration🌬️ Carbon Sequestration🏙️ Urban Agriculture🐂 Holistic Management
Grass, Soil, Hope Summary
Grass, Soil, Hope 93%
Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.
by Courtney White 2014
4.04
168 ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🪱 Soil Restoration🌬️ Carbon Sequestration🏙️ Urban Agriculture🐂 Holistic Management
Food for Life
by Tim Spector • 2022
Thirty plant foods a week: the gut-health rule that beats any supplement or superfood.
4.23
4k+
🦠 Gut Microbiome🌿 Plant Diversity🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods🫙 Fermented Foods📊 Personalized Nutrition
Food for Life Summary
Food for Life 93%
Thirty plant foods a week: the gut-health rule that beats any supplement or superfood.
by Tim Spector 2022
4.23
4k+ ratings
🦠 Gut Microbiome🌿 Plant Diversity🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods🫙 Fermented Foods📊 Personalized Nutrition
Plan B 3.0
by Lester R. Brown • 2008
Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.
3.93
531
🌍 Planetary Boundaries⚡ Energy Transition📋 Climate Policy♻️ Circular Economy🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
Plan B 3.0 Summary
Plan B 3.0 93%
Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.
by Lester R. Brown 2008
3.93
531 ratings
🌍 Planetary Boundaries⚡ Energy Transition📋 Climate Policy♻️ Circular Economy🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
The Science of Food
by Marty Jopson • 2017
Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.
3.78
203
🧪 Food Science👅 Flavor Chemistry🫙 Fermentation🦠 Gut Microbiome⚙️ Food Technology
The Science of Food Summary
The Science of Food 93%
Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.
by Marty Jopson 2017
3.78
203 ratings
🧪 Food Science👅 Flavor Chemistry🫙 Fermentation🦠 Gut Microbiome⚙️ Food Technology
Whole
by T. Colin Campbell • 2013
Nutrition science reduced food to nutrients and missed the whole. The real medicine was buried.
3.90
7k+
🧬 Nutritional Science🥦 Plant-Based Eating🩺 Disease Reversal🧠 Systems Thinking🏥 Health Care Critique
Whole Summary
Whole 93%
Nutrition science reduced food to nutrients and missed the whole. The real medicine was buried.
by T. Colin Campbell 2013
3.90
7k+ ratings
🧬 Nutritional Science🥦 Plant-Based Eating🩺 Disease Reversal🧠 Systems Thinking🏥 Health Care Critique
Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser • 2001
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
3.75
207k+
🏭 Industrial Food System🐄 Factory Farming⚠️ Food Safety👷 Labor Exploitation🏢 Corporate Power
Fast Food Nation Summary
Fast Food Nation 93%
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
by Eric Schlosser 2001
3.75
207k+ ratings
🏭 Industrial Food System🐄 Factory Farming⚠️ Food Safety👷 Labor Exploitation🏢 Corporate Power
Drawdown
by Paul Hawken • 2017
100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.
4.40
4k+
🌍 Climate Reversal💰 Environmental Economics🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🍃 Carbon Sequestration🔄 Circular Economy
Drawdown Summary
Drawdown 93%
100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.
by Paul Hawken 2017
4.40
4k+ ratings
🌍 Climate Reversal💰 Environmental Economics🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🍃 Carbon Sequestration🔄 Circular Economy
Not the End of the World
by Hannah Ritchie • 2024
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
4.22
7k+
🌍 Environmental Optimism💡 Climate Solutions🎯 Effective Environmentalism🌾 Agricultural Innovation⚡ Renewable Energy
Not the End of the World Summary
Not the End of the World 93%
The environmental doom story is wrong. The data is turning, and the fixes are within reach.
by Hannah Ritchie 2024
4.22
7k+ ratings
🌍 Environmental Optimism💡 Climate Solutions🎯 Effective Environmentalism🌾 Agricultural Innovation⚡ Renewable Energy
Moveable Feasts
by Sarah Murray • 2007
Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.
3.55
205
📜 Food History🌍 Global Food Trade📦 Food Logistics📊 Supply Chain History❄️ Cold Chain Logistics
Moveable Feasts Summary
Moveable Feasts 93%
Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.
by Sarah Murray 2007
3.55
205 ratings
📜 Food History🌍 Global Food Trade📦 Food Logistics📊 Supply Chain History❄️ Cold Chain Logistics
Salt Sugar Fat
by Michael Moss • 2013
The food industry knows the precise amounts of sugar, salt, and fat your brain cannot resist.
4.02
33k+
🏭 Processed Food Industry🔬 Food Engineering🧠 Biological Cravings🧒 Marketing To Children🍔 Convenience Foods
Salt Sugar Fat Summary
Salt Sugar Fat 93%
The food industry knows the precise amounts of sugar, salt, and fat your brain cannot resist.
by Michael Moss 2013
4.02
33k+ ratings
🏭 Processed Food Industry🔬 Food Engineering🧠 Biological Cravings🧒 Marketing To Children🍔 Convenience Foods
Real Food
by Nina Planck • 2006
The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.
4.04
5k+
🦴 Ancestral Nutrition🧈 Fat Exoneration🐄 Traditional Dairy🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating🧫 Fermented Foods
Real Food Summary
Real Food 93%
The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.
by Nina Planck 2006
4.04
5k+ ratings
🦴 Ancestral Nutrition🧈 Fat Exoneration🐄 Traditional Dairy🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating🧫 Fermented Foods
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development
by Edward Saja Sanneh • 2018
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
4.00
2
🧠 Systems Thinking🌍 Sustainable Development📋 Environmental Policy⚡ Renewable Energy💧 Water Security
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Summary
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development 93%
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
by Edward Saja Sanneh 2018
4.00
2 ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking🌍 Sustainable Development📋 Environmental Policy⚡ Renewable Energy💧 Water Security
Eating for Beginners
by Melanie Rehak • 2010
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
3.62
285
🌱 Farm To Table🔪 Restaurant Kitchens🌍 Sustainable Eating🧀 Artisanal Food🧒 Picky Eating
Eating for Beginners Summary
Eating for Beginners 93%
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
by Melanie Rehak 2010
3.62
285 ratings
🌱 Farm To Table🔪 Restaurant Kitchens🌍 Sustainable Eating🧀 Artisanal Food🧒 Picky Eating
Pastoral Song
by James Rebanks • 2020
The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.
4.42
8k+
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🚜 Traditional Farming🪱 Soil Health📖 Agrarian Memoir🍽️ Food Systems Critique
Pastoral Song Summary
Pastoral Song 93%
The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.
by James Rebanks 2020
4.42
8k+ ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🚜 Traditional Farming🪱 Soil Health📖 Agrarian Memoir🍽️ Food Systems Critique
The Case Against Sugar
by Gary Taubes • 2016
Sugar was identified as a dietary villain, buried by industry, and the evidence has resurfaced.
3.84
11k+
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The Case Against Sugar Summary
The Case Against Sugar 93%
Sugar was identified as a dietary villain, buried by industry, and the evidence has resurfaced.
by Gary Taubes 2016
3.84
11k+ ratings
🕵️ Food Industry Exposé🍬 Hidden Sugars🏭 Corporate Malfeasance🌍 Colonial Commodities🧁 Addictive Eating
Restoration Agriculture
by Mark Shepard • 2013
Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.
4.30
1k+
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Agroforestry💧 Keyline Design🐄 Holistic Grazing🌱 Plant Breeding
Restoration Agriculture Summary
Restoration Agriculture 93%
Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.
by Mark Shepard 2013
4.30
1k+ ratings
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Agroforestry💧 Keyline Design🐄 Holistic Grazing🌱 Plant Breeding
The Big Fat Surprise
by Nina Teicholz • 2014
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
4.28
7k+
🔬 Nutrition Science🥩 Dietary Fat Debate📜 Nutrition History🏛️ Nutrition Policy🏭 Processed Food
The Big Fat Surprise Summary
The Big Fat Surprise 93%
Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.
by Nina Teicholz 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
🔬 Nutrition Science🥩 Dietary Fat Debate📜 Nutrition History🏛️ Nutrition Policy🏭 Processed Food
Food
by Mark Hyman • 2018
Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.
3.99
7k+
🥗 Whole Foods Diet🔬 Nutritional Science🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet🍬 Sugar Detox🩺 Functional Medicine
Food Summary
Food 93%
Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.
by Mark Hyman 2018
3.99
7k+ ratings
🥗 Whole Foods Diet🔬 Nutritional Science🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet🍬 Sugar Detox🩺 Functional Medicine
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2007
One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.
4.05
113k+
🥕 Locavore Movement🍂 Seasonal Cooking📖 Food Memoirs🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏡 Home Gardening
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 93%
One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.
by Barbara Kingsolver 2007
4.05
113k+ ratings
🥕 Locavore Movement🍂 Seasonal Cooking📖 Food Memoirs🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏡 Home Gardening
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