Food: Five Methods of Processing
Improving Food’s Appeal and Nutritional Value
Faking It: Food Substitutes
A Last Word: Follow That Bird
Chapter 20: Healthful and Delicious Heat
Exploring Different Methods of Cooking
Understanding How Cooking Alters Food
Picking the Right Cooking Materials
Protecting the Nutrients in Cooked Foods
Keeping Food Safe by Cooking
Chapter 21: How Freezing, Canning, Drying, and Zapping Protect Your Food
Cold Comfort: Chilling and Freezing
Canned Food: Keeping Out Contaminants
Dried Food: No Life without Water
Irradiation: A Hot Topic
Chapter 22: Better Eating through Chemistry
Nature’s Beneficial Chemistry
Exploring the Natural and Synthetic Nature of Food Additives
Determining the Safety of Food Additives
Beyond Additives: Foods Nature Never Made
9 Part 5: Food and Medicine Chapter 23: When Food Fights Back Diagnosing Food Allergies Coping with Food Allergies Recognizing Other Body Reactions to Food Chapter 24: Brain Food Nourishing the Developing Brain Protecting the Adult Brain Altering the Emotional Brain Healing the Injured Brain Eating to Benefit Your Brain and Your Body Chapter 25: Food and Drug Interactions Following Food and Drug Interactions Listing the Reactions of Drugs and Certain Foods Discovering Drug Interactions with Nutrients Using Food to Improve a Drug’s Performance Chapter 26: Using Food as Medicine Defining Food as Medicine Naming Diets with Absolutely, Positively Beneficial Medical Effects Using Food to Prevent Disease Eating for a Better Body (And Brain) The Last Word on Food versus Medicine
10 Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 27: Ten Reliable Food and Nutrition Websites U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Composition Website U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) The American Heart Association (AHA) American Cancer Society (ACS) Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Mayo Clinic Science Daily WebMD Food Safety News Chapter 28: Ten Northern Nutrition Rules Be Mindful of Your Eating Habits Cook More Often Enjoy Your Food Eat Meals with Others Eat Plenty of Vegetables and Fruits, Whole Grain Foods, and Protein Foods Limit Highly Processed Foods Make Water Your Drink of Choice Use Food Labels Be Aware That Food Marketing Can Influence Your Choices Check the Guidelines for Updates Chapter 29: Ten Superstar Foods Avocado Bananas Beans Celery Cheese Chocolate Nuts Sardines White Tea Whole
