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Diet Guide
Diets, compiled by Answers Corp.
Are you hungry for a good diet? Here's a list of major diets and the concepts behind them.
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Drink Recipes
The Webtender: An On-Line Bartender, www.webtender.com
Ingredients and instructions to help you mix drinks like a professional bartender.
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Food & Culture Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, by the Gale Group, Inc.
Enables readers to trace the ways in which food affects our lives: nutrition and biochemistry of food, food science, various conditions and health disorders associated with food, dietetics, constituents of food, pharmacological effects of foods, and the physiology of eating, digestion and nutrition.
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Food Lover's Companion
The New Food Lover's Companion, 3rd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst, published by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Gourmets and kitchen buffs will find The New Food Lover's Companion tempting their taste buds with culinary definitions, cooking and storage tips, and ingredient lists. For those who prefer dining out, ordering in fancy restaurants will become easier thanks to the descriptions and pronunciation guides. Entries include related topics for further reading.
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Food and Fitness
Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise, by Michael Kent, Oxford University Press
This dictionary enables users to evaluate the claims made about different diets and types of exercise. It covers all matters relating to diet and exercise including diet methods, food supplements, sex and exercise, sports injuries, anatomy, energy-related terms, exercises for improving strength, flexibility, stamina, weight control, training methods and principles, calorie requirements of different activities and more.
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Food and Nutrition
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition, by David A. Bender, Oxford University Press
This dictionary is a handy, non-technical guide to the terms users encounter on food labels, in advertising or in the media, with entries on diverse food groups and clear explanations of technical terms. It is the ideal reference guide for consumers, cooks and those who study and work in the fields of catering, home economics, food technology, food science, nutrition and health care.
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Local Cuisines
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World, by The Gale Group, Inc.
Culinary history and customs of countries around the world, with lots of local recipes.
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Nutritional Values
Nutritional Values, by Answers Corp.
Common items of food reveal their secrets: how much/many calories, fat, protein, cholesterol, etc. are lurking in the foods on your plate. Makes menu planning a snap.
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Recipes
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World, by The Gale Group, Inc.
Ingredients and preparation instructions for hundreds of recipes from around the world.
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Wine Lover's Companion
The New Wine Lover's Companion, 2nd edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst, published by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
The New Wine Lover's Companion is brimming with definitions of terms from the wine industry, including grape types and where they grow, wine-tasting lingo, and even events in the history of the intoxicating beverage. Includes pronunciation guides.
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