{"id":7347,"date":"2015-07-21T07:46:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T07:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/lincolnthompson\/get-in-my-belly-books"},"modified":"2015-07-21T07:46:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T07:46:03","slug":"35-books-that-will-teach-you-a-damn-thing-about-your-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/7347","title":{"rendered":"35 Books That Will Teach You A Damn Thing About Your Food"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpoiler Alert: No cookbooks.<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Houghton Mifflin Harcourt<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Kodiak Greenwood \/ AP Images<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t If you read anything on this list, make it this. Though published 14 years ago, Fast Food Nation<\/i> is no less relevant today, giving voice to the hardworking men and women behind the millions of nuggets, patties, pies, and fries that we continue to so mindlessly consume.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Penguin<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Yanina Manolova \/ AP Images<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Like many of us, Frank Bruni has long struggled with his weight. But what happens when the former chief restaurant reviewer for the New York Times<\/i> turns a critic’s eye on his own eating habits? Born Round<\/i> is equal parts heartbreaking and funny, a four-star read.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Random House<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Twitter: @garytaubes<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Science writer Gary Taubes brings his degrees in physics, aerospace engineering, and journalism to the human body to explain how weight is more likely the product of our anatomy than our appetites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Simon & Schuster<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t thebigfatsurprise.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Atkins may have been right all along. According to Nina Teicholz’s research, the low-fat frenzy of the past half-century was based on bogus — if well-meaning — science. How this became federal policy and shaped generations of American dieting is a deeply compelling cautionary tale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n HarperCollins<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Peter Kramer \/ KRAPE \/ AP<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Even 15 years later, Bourdain’s remains the preeminent curtain-pull among epicurean expos\u00e9s. Somehow, his down-and-dirty account of the madmen and -women behind haute cuisine doesn’t detract from our enjoyment of the food. In fact, it might just make us enjoy it more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Random House<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Twitter: @booksoncooking<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Gibney takes two bold turns in this remarkable debut: 1) He limits himself to just 24 hours, and 2) he pivots to present it all in the second person. The result is an extra-urgent, in-the-trenches tumble through a day in the life on the line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Bloomsbury<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t marcopierrewhite.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Perhaps the least polished and most profane of this list’s memoirs, White’s The Devil In The Kitchen<\/i> is still a rollicking wild ride. Think Gordon Ramsey but more pissed off.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Macmillan<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t foodpolitics.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t You know not to grocery shop when hungry, but do you know what to look for — and avoid — in each aisle? Marion Nestle’s blow-by-blow guide to supermarket shopping is a godsend: a delight to read and easy to reference on the fly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Andrews McMeel<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t politicsoftheplate.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Not all tomatoes are as bad as the ones you find in the supermarket. Estabrook tells us why and introduces us to the farmers — from Florida to Peru — who have worked to bring us the Big (bland) Red.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n Random House<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Nigel Parry via Random House<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Gaffigan brings his trademark wit to our cultural cravings, waxing poetic on everything from Hot Pockets to Cinnabon. Food: A Love Story<\/i> is written for the everyman — the hungry man — who remains suspicious of kale and enamored with bacon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n1.<\/span> For anyone who’s ever eaten at McDonald’s: Fast Food Nation<\/a><\/i> by Eric Schlosser<\/h2>\t\t
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\n2.<\/span> For anyone who’s ever eaten emotionally: Born Round<\/a><\/i> by Frank Bruni<\/h2>\t\t
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\n3.<\/span> For anyone who’s wondered: Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It<\/a><\/i> by Gary Taubes<\/h2>\t\t
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\n4.<\/span> For anyone who’s been on Atkins or just really likes butter: The Big Fat Surprise<\/a><\/i> by Nina Teicholz<\/h2>\t\t
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\n5.<\/span> For anyone who still hasn’t read Kitchen Confidential:<\/i> Kitchen Confidential<\/a><\/i> by Anthony Bourdain<\/h2>\t\t
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\n6.<\/span> For anyone who wishes Kitchen Confidential<\/i> had been compressed into 24 hours: Sous Chef<\/a><\/i> by Michael Gibney<\/h2>\t\t
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\n7.<\/span> For anyone who liked Kitchen Confidential<\/i> but wanted more sex and drugs: The Devil in the Kitchen<\/a><\/i> by Marco Pierre White<\/h2>\t\t
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\n8.<\/span> For anyone who dreads grocery shopping, or just wants help doing it: What to Eat<\/a><\/i> by Marion Nestle<\/h2>\t\t
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\n9.<\/span> For anyone who wants to know why they hate tomatoes: Tomatoland<\/a><\/i> by Barry Estabrook<\/h2>\t\t
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\n10.<\/span> For anyone looking for a laugh with their Big Mac: Food: A Love Story<\/a><\/i> by Jim Gaffigan<\/h2>\t\t
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\n11.<\/span> For anyone who thought Eat, Pray, Love<\/i> was overrated and really just wanted Julia Roberts to open a kick-ass restaurant in New York: Blood, Bones & Butter<\/a><\/i> by Gabrielle Hamilton<\/h2>\t\t
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