San Antonio College Library

"Scarlett O'Hara munched on a radish and vowed never to go hungry again. Vardaman Bundren ate bananas in Faulkner's Jefferson, and the Invisible Man dined on a sweet potato in Harlem. Although food and stories may be two of the most prominent cultural products associated with the South, the connections between them have not been thoroughly explored until now. Southern food has become the subject of increasingly self-conscious intellectual consideration....

Food Security examines the three pillars of this topic--availability, access, and nutrition. This brand-new resource analyzes the current and past efforts of private and governmental groups to combat food insecurity, and detailed case studies of food security issues in the United States, Bangladesh, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, and Yemen are also provided. --from publisher description.

A behind-the-scenes look at the fast food industry.

A simple introduction to why people need food and how they obtain it.

"The Mexican cuisine of today originated thousands of years ago. The ancient Olmec and Mayan civilizations domesticated maize, beans, and chili peppers and developed the flatbread cakes known as tortillas. The Aztecs expanded the Mexican diet with other meats, fruits, and vegetables. As Spanish explorers conquered and colonized Mexico, European cooks introduced new ingredients, such as rice, wheat flour, and the meat of domestic animals like pigs,...

Latin text and illustrations teach basic terms associated with various foods and meals. Includes English translation and glossary.

Cardiac surgeon Dr. Kim Reggis, crazed that cost-cutting procedures at the hospital are keeping his daughter from getting the care he believes she needs to recover from E.coli bacterial poisoning, launches his own investigation into how and why the child got sick.

Describes the foods eaten in medieval Europe and how they were prepared, explains how food fit into the social structure of the times, and discusses the diets of peasants, nobles, and townspeople, marriage, and special events through the year.

Latin text and illustrations teach basic terms associated with family members, then uses them in sentences. Includes translation, pronunciation guide, and glossary.