Food
By: Celeste A. Peters.
Series: Science Q/A
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781605960746; 9781605960753
Subjects: Food -- Juvenile literature; Nutrition -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is food?; title: What is the food chain?; title: What are calories?; title: What are vitamins and minerals?; title: How does your body know when it is time to eat?; title: How do you taste sweet, sour, salty, or spicy foods?; title: What happens to food in your stomach?; title: What lives inside our insides?; title: Why do we cook food?; title: How do microwave ovens cook food?; title: What happens if food is overcooked?; title: What causes food poisoning and food allergies?; title: How do you keep food from spoiling?; title: Why do we package food?; title: Is irradiated food safe to eat?; title: What are fungi and enzymes?; title: Why keep air away from food?; title: How do astronauts eat food in space?; title: What is genetically altered food?; title: Where does food come from today?; title: Food careers; title: Young scientists at work; title: Take a science survey.