First bite
Subtitle: how we learn to eat
By: Bee Wilson ; with illustrations by Annabel Lee
Publisher: Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780465064984
Subjects: Gastronomy; Food preferences
Description: "In First Bite, acclaimed food historian Bee Wilson delves deep into the latest research from food psychologists, neuroscientists, and nutritionists to reveal that our food habits are shaped by family and culture, memory and gender, hunger and love. We do not come into the world with an innate sense of taste or nutrition as omnivores, we have to learn how and what to eat, how sweet is too sweet and what food will give us the most energy for the coming day. Drawing on the psychology of eating, she shows that it is possible, despite our dysfunctional food industry and habits, to feed ourselves better. The key, she reveals, is to learn to take pleasure in eating healthily"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-304) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: 1 Likes and Dislikes : With Beets; title: 2 Memory : With Milk; title: 3 Children's Food : With Birthday Cake; title: 4 Feeding : With Lunchbox; title: 5 Brothers and Sisters : With Chocolate; title: 6 Hunger : With Breakfast Cereal; title: 7 Disorder : With Potato Chips; title: 8 Change : With Chili; title: Epilogue This Is Not Advice; title: Acknowledgments; title: Notes; title: Further Reading; title: Bibliography; title: Index.