Helpings References
This list expands upon the reference list in Helpings at pp 212 - 213.
WHAT IS REAL FOOD?
p.17 Lack of sleep and weight gain:
- Patel, Sanjay and Frank Hu (2008), “Short Sleep Duration and Weight Gain: A Systematic Review”, Obesity, 16(3): 643-653.
p.17 Exercise and digestion:
- Brouns, F. and E. Beckers (1993), “Is the gut an athletic organ? Digestion, absorption and exercise”, Sports Medicine, 15(4): 242-257.
p.22 Fake rice:
- International Business Times (2011), “China makes fake rice from plastic: report”, 3 February.
- The Korea Times (2011), “Chinese fake rice is on shelves”, 20 January.
p.22 Benefits of ancient grains:
- Stallknecht, G.F., K.M. Gilbertson, and J.E. Ranney (1996), “Alternative wheat cereals as food grains: Einkorn, emmer, spelt, kamut, and triticale”, in J. Janick (ed.), Progress in new crops, ASHS Press: Alexandria, VA, pp. 156-170.
p.26 Industrial food production:
- Carolan, Michael (2011), The Real Cost of Cheap Food, Earthscan: Abingdon, UK.
- Pollan, Michael (2006) The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A natural history of four meals, Penguin: New York.
p.26 Phantasmagoric fact:
- LaSalle, Tim, Hepperly, Paul and Amadou Diop (2008), The Organic Green Revolution, The Rodale Institute: Kutztown, PA.
- Pimentel, David, Hepperly, Paul, Hanson, James, Douds, David and Rita Seidel (2005), “Environmental, Energetic and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems”, BioScience, 55(7) 573-582.
- Teasdale, J., Coffman, C., and R. Mangum (2007), “Potential long-term benefits of no-tillage and organic cropping systems for grain production and soil improvement”, Agronomy, 99: 1297-1305.
- Veenstra, J., Horwath, W., Mitchell, J., and D. Munk (2006), “Conservation tillage and cover cropping influences soil properties in San Joaquin Valley cotton-tomato crop”, California Agriculture, 60(3):146-152.
HUNTING & GATHERING
p.29 Organics:
Water –
- LaSalle, Tim, Hepperly, Paul and Amadou Diop (2008), The Organic Green Revolution, The Rodale Institute: Kutztown, PA.
Yield –
- Badgley, Catherine and Ivette Perfecto (2007), “Can organic agriculture feed the world?”, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 22(2): 80-85.
- Halweil, Brian (2006), “Can Organic Farming Feed Us All?”, Worldwatch Institute, 19(3): 18-24.
- Hine, Rachel and Jules Pretty (2008), Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Africa, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations: New York.
- LaSalle, Tim, Hepperly, Paul and Amadou Diop (2008), The Organic Green Revolution, The Rodale Institute: Kutztown, PA.
- Tilman, David (1998), “The Greening of the Green Revolution”, Nature, 396: 211-212.
Soils –
- LaSalle, Tim, Hepperly, Paul and Amadou Diop (2008), The Organic Green Revolution, The Rodale Institute: Kutztown, PA.
- Sainju, U., Jabro, J. and W. Stevens (2008), “Soil carbon dioxide emission and carbon sequestration as influenced by irrigation, tillage, cropping system, and nitrogen fertilization.” Journal of Environmental
- Quality, 37: 98-106.
- Tilman, David (1998), “The Greening of the Green Revolution”, Nature, 396: 211-212.
Pests –
- Altieri, Miguel (1995), The Science of Sustainable Agriculture, Westview Press: Boulder, CO.
- LeTourneau, D.K. and Goldstein, B. (2001), “Pest damage and arthropod community structure in organic vs conventional tomato production in California”, Journal of Applied Ecology, 38: 557-570.
- Tilman, David (1998), “The Greening of the Green Revolution”, Nature, 396: 211-212.
Climate Change & Energy Use –
- LaSalle, Tim, Hepperly, Paul and Amadou Diop (2008), The Organic Green Revolution, The Rodale Institute: Kutztown, PA. p.9.
- Pimentel, David, Hepperly, Paul, Hanson, James, Douds, David and Rita Seidel (2005), “Environmental, Energetic and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems”, BioScience, 55(7) 573-582.
- Reider, C., Herdman, W., Drinkwater, L., and R. Janke (2000), “Yields and nutrient budgets under composts, raw dairy manure and mineral fertilizer.” Compost Science and Utilization, 8(4): 328-339.
- Teasdale, J., Coffman, C. and R. Mangum (2007), “Potential long-term benefits of no-tillage and organic cropping systems for grain production and soil improvement”, Agronomy Journal, 99: 1297-1305.
- Veenstra, J., Horwath, W., Mitchell, J. and D. Munk (2006),“Conservation tillage and cover cropping influences soil properties in San Joaquin Valley cotton-tomato crop”, California Agriculture, 60(3): 146-152.
p.29 Biodynamics – Demeter International.
p.30 Fruit and Vegetables –
- Jauron, Richard (2004), “Tomato-like Fruit on Potato Plants”, Horticulture & Home Pest News, 491(16), Iowa State University.
- MedlinePlus. “Potato plant poisoning – green tubers and sprouts”
p.31 Salt –
- Bieler, H (1965), Food is Your Best Medicine. Ballantine Books: New York.
- Kenney, R. A. and C.S. Tidball (1972). “Human susceptibility to oral monosodium L-glutamate.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 25: 140-146.
- Blaylock, Russell (1996), Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills. Health Press: Santa Fe, NM.
- He K., Du S., Xun P., Sharma S., Wang H., Zhai F. and B. Popkin (2011), “Consumption of Monosodium Glutamate in Relation to Incidence of Overweight in Chinese Adults: China Health and Nutrition Survey”, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 93(6): 1328-36.
- Samuels, Jack (2004), “MSG Safety Studies: Are You Concerned?”, The Weston A Price Foundation.
p.31-32 Grains –
- DeCava, Judith (2001), The Real Truth about Vitamins & Antioxidants. A Printery: West Yarmouth, MA.
- Esterbrook, John (2004), “White Bread Linked to Diabetes”, CBS News.
- Fallon, Sally (2006), “Puffed Grains and Breakfast Cereals, should we eat them?” Nourished Magazine.
- Fallon, Sally (2002), “Dirty Secrets of the Food Processing Industry”, Consumer Health Organisation of Canada, 24(8).
- Hodge, Allison M., English, Dallas R., O’Dea, Kerin and Graham G. Giles (2004), “Glycemic Index and Dietary Fiber and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes”. Diabetes Care. 27(11): 2701-2706.
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, “Carbohydrates”.
- Nagel, Ragel (2010), “Living with Phytic Acid”, The Weston A. Price Foundation.
- Stitt, Paul (1993). Fighting the Food Giants, Manitowoc, WI: Natural Press.
- University of Melbourne (2010), “Food staples lack nutrients”, Science Alert.
p.32-33 Sweeteners -
- Beasley, Joseph and Jerry J. Swift (1989), The Kellogg Report. The Institute of Health Policy and Practice: Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.
- Fallon, Sally (1999), “Carbohydrates” in Fallon, Sally (ed.) Nourishing Traditions. New Trends Publishing: Washington D.C, pp. 21-25.
- Howell, Edward (1985), Enzyme Nutrition. Avery Publishing: Wayne, NJ.
- Lopez, A. (1966), “Some Interesting Relationships Between Dietary Carbohydrates and Serum Cholesterol”. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 18:149-153.
- Lustig, Robert (2009), “Sugar: the Bitter Truth”, University of California TV.
- Paton, J. (1933), “Relation of Excessive Carbohydrate Ingestion to Catarrhs and other Diseases”. British Medical Journal, 1(3733): 738-740.
- Pollan, Michael (2006), “Industrial Corn” in Pollan, Michael, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Penguin: New York, pp. 15-119.
- Walton, R.G., Hudak, R. and R.J. Green-Waite (1993), “Adverse Reactions to Aspartame: Double-Blind Challenge in Patients from a Vulnerable Population”. Biological Psychiatry 34: 13-17.
- Yudkin, John (1973), Sweet and Dangerous. Bantam Books: New York
- Yudkin, J. (1971), Sugar: Chemical, Biological and Nutritional Aspects of Sucrose. Daniel Davey: Hartford, CT.
- Yudkin, J. (1957), “Diet and Coronary Thrombosis”. The Lancet. 11: 155-162.
p.33 Fish –
- Australian Marine Conservation Society, “Sustainable Seafood Guide Online”, AMCS.
- Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh. “Hugh’s Fish Fight”.
- Greenpeace Australia Pacific, “Canned Tuna Guide”, Greenpeace.
- Greenpeace UK, “Tuna League Table 2011”, Greenpeace UK.
- Greenpeace USA, “Red Fish”, Greenpeace USA.
- Thomas, Pat (2009). “Behind the label: tinned tuna”, The Ecologist.
- World Wildlife Fund, “Sustainable Seafood: Consumer Guides”, WWF.
p.33-36 Meat & Soy -
- Casey, J.W and N.M Holden (2006). “Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Conventional, Agri-Environmental Scheme, and Organic Irish Suckler-Beef Units”. Journal of Environmental Quality. 35: 231-239.
- The Daily Telegraph (2007). “The beef about greenhouse gas”, 19 July.
- DeRamus, H. A., Clement, T.C., Giampola, D. D. and P. C. Dickison. (2003) “Methane Emissions of Beef Cattle on Forages: Efficiency of Grazing Management Systems.” Journal of Environmental Quality. 32(1): 269-277.
- EatWild. “Health Benefits of Grass-Fed Products”.
- Hahn Niman, Nicole (2009) “The Carnivore’s Dilemma”, 30 October, The New York Times.
- Koneswaran, G. and D. Nierenberg (2008). “Global farm animal production and global warming: impacting and mitigating climate change”. Environmental Health Perspective. 116: 578–582.
- Pollan, Michael (2006). The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Penguin: New York.
- Pollan, Michael (2008). In Defense of Food, Penguin (pg. 167-8).
- Ross, P. Garbeff, A. Paganini-Hill, B. and E. Henderson (1983), “Effect of in-utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol on age at onset of puberty and on post-pubertal hormone levels in boys”, Canadian Medical Association Journal 128(10): 1197-8.
- Strom, B., Schinnar, R., Ziegler, E., Barnhart, K., Sammel, M., Macones, G., Stallings, V., Drulis, J., Nelson, S. and S. Hanson (2001), “Exposure to soy-based formula in infancy and endocrinological and reproductive outcomes in young adulthood”, Journal of the American Medical Association, 286(7): 807-814.
- Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) (1996) “Soy Expansion – Losing Forests to Fields”, WWF Forest Converstion Information: Soy.
p.36 Eggs –
- Australian Chicken Meat Federation (2010). “Chicken Comparisons”.
- Pfeiffer, E. (1938) Soil Fertility, Renewal and Preservation: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening, Aseatic Publishing House: Delhi.
- Plochberger, K (1989) ‘Feeding Experiments. A Criterion for Quality Estimation of Biologically and Conventionally Produced Foods.’ Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 27:419-428.
- Pollan, Michael. (2001) “Behind the Organic-Industrial Complex”.
p.36 Dairy –
- Berkey, C.S, Rockett, Helaine R.H., Willett, Walter C. and Graham A. Colditz (2005). “Milk, Dairy Fat, Dietary Calcium, and Weight Gain: A Longitudinal Study of Adolescents”. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 159(6): 543-550.
- Butler, G., Stergiadis, S., Seal, C., Eyre, M. and C. Leifert (2011). “Fat composition of organic and conventional retail milk in northeast England”. Journal of Dairy Science. 94(1): 24-36.
- Butler, Gillian, Nielsen, Jacob H., Slots, Tina, Seal, Chris, Eyre, Mick, Sanderson, Roy and Carlo Leifert (2008). “Fatty acid and fat-soluble antioxidant concentrations in milk from high- and low-input conventional and organic systems: seasonal variation”. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 88(8): 1431-1441.
- The Cornucopia Institute (2008). “Organic Milk from Pasture-Fed Cows Contains Higher Levels of Beneficial Nutrients”, Organic Consumers Association.
- Enig, Mary (2000). “Why Butter is Better”.
- Hickman, Martin (2011) “Organic milk is better for you, say scientists”, The Independent.
- Organic Food Directory (2008). “Organic Milk and Dairy Production”.
- Palmer, Kait C. (2011) “Organic vs. Regular Milk – Is It Worth Your Money?” HubPages.
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Shapley, Dan (2008) “Junk Food In Junk Food Out: Ethanol, Corn Prices and the Declining Quality of American Beef”, The Daily Green.
- Swedish Dairy Association (2000) Milk and the Environment, Stockholm: Swedish Dairy Association.
p.37-38 Fats –
- Assunção, Monica, Ferreira, Haroldo, dos Santos, Aldenir, Cabral, Cyro and Telma Florêncio (2009). “Effects of Dietary Coconut Oil on the Biochemical and Anthropometric Profiles of Women Presenting Abdominal Obesity”, Lipids, 44(7): 593-601.
- Enig, Mary (2000). “Why Butter is Better”.
- Gosline, Anna (2006). “Why fast foods are bad, even in moderation”, New Scientist.
- Hu, Frank B., Manson, Jo Ann E. and Walter C. Willett (2001). “Types of Dietary Fat and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Critical Review”. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 20: 5-19.
- O’Keefe, Sean, Gaskins-Wright, Sara, Wiley, Virginia and I-Chen Chen (1994). “Levels of Trans Geometrical Isomers of Essential Fatty Acids in Some Un-hydrogenated US Vegetable Oils.” Journal of Food Lipids. 1:165-176.
- Sebedio, J.L. and W.W. Christie (eds.) (1998). Trans Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition, The Oily Press: Dundee, Scotland pp. 49-50.
- Siri-Tarino, Patty, Sun, Qi, Hu, Frank and Ronald Krauss (2010). “Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturate fat with cardiovascular disease”, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 91(3): 535-546.
- Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) (1996) “Soy Expansion – Losing Forests to Fields”, WWF Forest Conversion Information: Soy.
DIY FOOD – THE BEST!
p.40 Grow Your Own Food –
- Lanza, Patricia (2009). Lasagne Gardening. Rodale Books.
- Square Foot Gardening
- Alexander, Stephanie (2006). Kitchen Garden Cooking with Kids. Penguin Lantern.
- Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh and Fizz Carr (2008). The River Cottage Family Cookbook. Random House.
PREPARING & COOKING
p.45 Bisphenol A and cans –
- Lang, Iain, Galloway, Tamara, Scarlett, Alan, Henley, William, Depledge, Michael, Wallace, Robert and David Melzer (2008), “Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults.” Journal of the American Medical Association, 300(11): 1303-1310.
- Taylor, Julia, vom Saal, Frederick, Welshons, Wade, Drury, Bertram, Rottinghaus, George, Hunt, Patricia, Toutain, Pierre-Louis, Laffont, Celine and Catherine VandeVoort (2011), “Similarity of Bisphenol A Pharmacokinetics in Rhesus Monkeys and Mice: Relevance for Human Exposure”, Environmental Health Perspectives, 119(4): 422-430.
MENU 1
p.57 Food Fact File:
- Benton, D. and P. Parker (1998), “Breakfast, blood glucose, and cognition”, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 67(4): 7725-7785.
- Dietitians Association of Australia, “Breakfast”.
- Langley-Evans, Simon (2009), Nurition: a lifespan approach, John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, p.140.
p.59 Egg Yolk Colour Diagram:
- Carter, T (1968), Egg quality: A study of the hen’s egg, Oliver & Boyd: Endinburgh, p.271.
- Pollan, Michael (2008), In Defence of Food: the myth of nutrition and the pleasures of eating, Camberwell: Allen Lane, pp.167-8.
- The Poultry Pages, “Problems with Eggs – Yolks & Whites”.
p.61 Freaky Fact:
- Health Canada (2008), “Monosodium glutamate (MSG) – Questions and Answers”.
- Kenney, R.A. and C.S. Tidball (1972), “Human susceptibility to oral monosodium L-glutamate”. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 25: 140-146.
- Samuels, Jack (2004). “MSG Safety Studies: Are You Concerned?”, 11 May, The Weston A Price Foundation.
p.63 Food Fact File:
- Keoke, Emory and Kay Porterfield (2003), Encyclopaedia of American Indian Contributions to the World: 15,000 Years of Inventions and Innovations, Checkmark Books: New York, p.218.
- Macdonald, Fiona (2001), Discovering World Cultures: Food, Crabtree Publishing Company, St Catharines, ON, p.21
p.65 Be a Futuremaker!
- Farmers’ Rights, “The Peruvian Potato Park”.
- Shetty, Priya (2005), “Peruvian ‘potato park’ to protect indigenous rights”, SciDevNet.
- United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) (2008):
“Potato and biodiversity” and “Potato varieties”.
p.65 Food fact file
- Tsuzuki, Wakako, Matsuoka, Akiko and Kaori Ushida (2010), “Formation of trans fatty acids in edible oils during the frying and heating process”, Food Chemistry, 123(4): 976-982.
p.67 Potato monoculture
- Macdonald, Fiona (2001), Discovering World Cultures: Food, Crabtree Publishing Company, St Catharines, ON, p.24
- Radkau, Joachim (2008), Nature and power: a global history of the environment, Cambridge University Press: New York, p.30.
p.67 Food fact file:
- Lusas, Edmund and Lloyd Rooney (2001), Snack Foods Processing, Technomic Publishing Company: Lancaster, PA, p.30, 32, 247
p.69 Fresh & fruity fact file:
- Garden-Robinson, Julie (2011), “What colour is your food: taste a rainbow of fruits and vegetables for better health”, North Dakota State University.
- Whitney, Eleanor (2000), Nutrition for health and health care, Peter Marshall: Belmont, CA, p.352
p.70 Get the wibbly wobblies every time:
- The Times (2005), “Secret and unwanted tragic life of Prince’s wibbly-wobbly carrots”, 29 October, The Times.
p.74 Fruity solutions – who needs plastic!
- Deepa, B., Abraham, E., Cherian, B., Bismarck, A., Blaker, J., Pothan, L., Leao, A., de Souza, S. and M. Kottaisamy (2011), “Structure, morphology and thermal characteristics of banana nano fibers obtained by steam explosion”, Bioresource Technology, 102(2): 1988-97.
- Stevens, Tim (2011), “Fruity nanofibers could make for super-strong plastics, banana-flavored body panels”, Engadget.
p.74 Friendly fruit facts:
- Banana Link UK: <www.bananalink.org.uk>
p.77 Watermelons:
- Australian Melon Association (AMA) (2011), “FAQs”.
- BBC News (2001), “Square fruit stuns Japanese shoppers”, 15 June, BBC.
- Burr, Benjamin and Frances Burr (2000), “How do seedless fruits arise and how are they propagated?”, 2 October, Scientific American.
- National Watermelon Promotion Board.
- Perkins-Veazie, P., Collins, J., Edwards, A., Wiley, E. and B. Clevidence (2003), “Watermelon: rich in the antioxidant lycopene”, Acta Horticulturae, 628: 663-668.
p.78 Food fact file:
- Wilson, Anne (1991), Food and Drink in Britain: From the Stone Age to the 19th Century, Academy Chicago: Chicago, IL, pp. 332-334.
- Macdonald, Fiona (2001), Discovering World Cultures: Food, Crabtree Publishing Company, St Catharines, ON, p.23
p.80 Follow in the Aztecs footsteps!
- Athena Review (2007), “A Brief History of Chocolate, Food of the Gods”, 2:2.
- Burleigh, Robert (2002). Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest. Harry N. Abrams: New York.
- Macdonald, Fiona (2001), Discovering World Cultures: Food, Crabtree Publishing Company, St Catharines, ON, pp. 23, 25
p.82 Organic coconut oil
- Coconut Research Center.
- Enig, M (1997), Coconut Oil: An Anti-bacterial, Anti-viral Ingredient for Food, Nutrition and Health. AVOC Lauric Symposium. Manila, Philippines, 17 October.
- Parker, Hilary (2011), “Coconuts: a model sustainable food”, 18 January, Tiny Green Bubble.
p.82 Get a date with a date
- The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ed.) (2003), The date palm: from traditional resource to green wealth, I.B. Taurus: Abu Dhabi.
- Russo, Susan (2007), “Medjool: a date to remember”, 17 October, National Public Radio.
p.83 Fair trade is where…
- Fairtrade International (2011), “Benefits of Fairtrade”.
p.85 Food fact file
- LaSalle, Tim, Hepperly, Paul and Amadou Diop (2008), The Organic Green Revolution, The Rodale Institute: Kutztown, PA.
MENU 2
p.89 Power down the powdered egg
- Holvoet, P., Mertens, P., Verhamme, P., Bogaerts, K., Beyens, G., Verhaeghe, R., Collen, D., Muls, E., and F. Van de Werf (2001), “Circulating Oxidized LDL Is a Useful Marker for Identifying Patients With Coronary Artery Disease”, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 21: 844-848.
p.91 Food fact file
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Cinnamon”.
- Kelly, Donna and Joyce Pool (2007), French Toast: Sweet & Savory Dishes for Every Meal, Gibbs Smith: Layton, UT, p.9
- Koerner, Brendan (2003), “Is French toast really French?”, 16 September, Slate.
- Miller, James (1969), The spice trade of the Roman Empire, 29 B.C. to A.D. 641, Clarendon Press: Oxford.
- World’s Healthiest Foods (2011), “The Facilities with Total TRI On- and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases, NAICS 311/312.
- Weyer, Peter, Cerhan, James, Kross, Burton, Hallberg, Geoerge, Kantamneni, Jiji, Breuer, George, Jones, Michael, Zheng, Wei and Charles Lynch (2001), “Municipal Drinking Water Nitrate Level and Cancer Risk in Older Women: The Iowa Women’s Health Study”, Epidemiology, 12(3): 327-338.
p.93 Carbecue
- Maynard, Chris and Bill Scheller (1989), Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine, Villard: New York.
p.93 How roo’d
- Williams, Robyn (2008), “Kangaroos greenhouse emissions better than cattle”, 9 August, ABC: The Science Show.
p.95 Feedlot meat fouls:
- Agricultural Research Service (2011), How dairy farms contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, United States Department of Agriculture: May-June.
- Agricultural Research Service (2011), “Putting Dairy Cows Out to Pasture: an Environmental Plus”, 29 April, United States Department of Agriculture.
p.95 Chew on this good news:
- Dorsey, Jay, Dansingburg, Jodi and Richard Ness (2008), Managed Grazing as an Alternative Manure Management Strategy, USDA-ARS Land Stewardship Project.
- Franzluebbers, Alan and John Stuedemann (2010), “Surface Soil Changes during Twelve Years of Pasture Management in the Southern Piedmont USA”, Grass Soil Science Society of America Journal, 74(6): 2131-2141.
- Gurian-Sherman, Doug (2011), Raising the Steaks – Global Warming and Pasture-Raised Beef Production in the United States, Union of Concerned Scientists USA.
p.95 Sweet win:
- DEFRA (2011), “New diets for cows could cut climate emissions”, 1 April, DEFRA.
- Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (2005), High-sugar ryegrasses for improved production efficiency of ruminant livestock and reduced environmental N-pollution, Link Project 0638, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University: Ceredigion, Wales.
- Lovett, D.K., Bortolozzo, A., Conaghan, P., O’Kiely, P. & O’Mara, F.P. (2004), “In vitro total and methane gas production as influenced by rate of nitrogen application, season of harvest and perennial ryegrass cultivar”, Grass and Forage Science, 59: 227-232.
- Press Association (2011), “Gas emissions reduced by changing farm animal diet says study”, 30 March, The Guardian.
p.95 Meat: The Great Deb.ate
- Environmental Working Group (EWG) (2011), Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change + Health, EWG: Washington, D.C.
- Pollan, Michael (2006), The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Penguin: New York, p.74.
- Stier, Ken (2007), “Fish Farming’s Growing Dangers”, 19 September, Time Magazine.
- United States Department of Agriculture (2011), “Beef…from Farm to Table”, 26 May.
p.99 Get REAL salad
- Creasy, Rosalind (1999), The Edible Flower Garden, Periplus Editions: Berkeley, CA.
- Lawrence, Felicity (2004), Not on the label: what really goes into the food on your plate, Penguin: London, pp.29-32.
p.101 Fava fact file
- Budding Gardeners, “Discover broad beans”, Harrod Horticultural, online at:
p.101 Mexican jumping beans
- How Stuff Works, “How do Mexican jumping beans work?”.
p.102 Pine-nuts
- Lanner, R (1981),The Piñon Pine: A Natural and Cultural History, University of Nevada Press: Los Angeles.
p.105 Food fact file
- The Guardian, “How to make perfect pesto”.
- Kisner, Corinne (2008), “Urban Agriculture Case Study: Havana, Cuba”, Climate Institute.
- Koont, Simon (2009), “The Urban Agriculture of Havana”, Monthly Review, 60(8).
p.107 Food fact file
- Chen, H., Morrell, P., Ashworth, V., De La Cruz, M. and M. Clegg (2008), “Tracing the Geographic Origins of Major Avocado Cultivars”, Journal of Heredity 100 (1): 56-655. Wikipedia
- Online Etymology Dictionary, “Avocado” and “Guacamole”.
p.109 Freaky fact
- Bateman, B., Warner, J., Hutchinson, E., Dean, T., Rowlandson, P., Gant, C., Grundy, J., Fitzgerald, C. and J. Stevenson (2004), “The effects of a double blind, placebo controlled, artificial food colourings and benzoate preservative challenge on hyperactivity in a general population sample of preschool children”, Archives of Disease in Childhood 89: 506–511.
- McCann, D., Barrett, A., Cooper, A., Crumpler, D., Dalen, L., Grimshaw, K., Kitchin, E., Lok, K., Porteous, L., Prince, E., Sonuga-Barke, E., Warner, J. and J. Stevenson (2007), “Food additives and hyperactive behaviour in 3-year-old and 8/9-year-old children in the community: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial”. The Lancet 370(9598): 1560-1567.
- Rosenthal, Elisabeth (2007), “Some Food Additives Raise Hyperactivity, Study Finds”, 6 September, The New York Times.
p.111 Food fact file
- Forristal, Linda (2002). “Maple Sugar: A Gift from the Indians”, 9 September, The Weston A. Price Foundation.
- Sanda, Bill (2004), “The Double Danger of High Fructose Corn Syrup”, 19 February, The Weston A. Price Foundation.
- The Ohio State University Extension in cooperation with The North American Maple Syrup Council, “Chapter 2: History of Maple Syrup and Sugar Production”, Bulletin 856, North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual.
- The World’s Healthiest Foods, “Maple Syrup”, The George Mateijan Foundation.
p.113 Don’t be a strawberry fool!
- Burke, Kelly (2008), “Banned pesticides on strawberries”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 January.
- CHOICE (2006), “Pesticides in fruit and vegetables: are they harmless-or is the truth that we don’t really know?”, 10 March.
- Strawberries Australia, email correspondence with authors on 3, 26 & 27 May and 16 October
- Wellings, Helen (2008). “Chemical reaction from strawberries”, 2 February, Today Tonight.
p.115 Apple quiz
- Elzebroek, A. and K. Wind (2008), Guide to cultivated plants, CABI: Oxford, UK and Cambridge, Mass. US.
- Pollan, Michael (2001), The botany of desire: a plant’s-eye view of the world, Random House: New York.
- Strong, James and John McClintock (1867), Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Harper & brothers: New York, p.325.
- University of Illinois, “Apple Facts”.
MENU 3
p.119 Fact or faked
- Nagel, Ragel (2010), “Living with Phytic Acid”, The Weston A. Price Foundation.
- Katz, Solomon (2006), “East Africa” in Encyclopedia of Food & Culture, volume 1, Gale Cengage.
p.120 Funky fact
- Environmental Working Group (EWG) (2011), Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change + Health, EWG: Washington, D.C.
- Raloff, Janet (2009), “Climate-friendly dining … meats: The carbon footprints of raising livestock for food”, 15 February, Science News.
p.120 Nice one
- Rushing, Keith (2000), “Chicken head found in wing box”, 30 November, Daily Press.
p.124 Food fact file
- Schlick, G. and D.L. Bubenheim (1993), “Quinoa: An Emerging ‘New’ Crop with Potential for CELSS”. NASA Technical Paper 3422.
- The World’s Healthiest Foods (2011), “Quinoa”, The George Mateijan Foundation.
p.124 Tabbouleh
- Marks, Gill (2010), Encyclopaedia of Jewish Food, Wiley and Sons, New Jersey, p.572.
p.127 Freaky fact
- Appleby, M. and B. Hughes (1991), Welfare of laying hens in cages and alternative systems: Environmental, physical and behavioural aspects, World’s Poultry Science Journal, 47: 109-128.
- Webster, A. and J. Hurnik (1991), “Breeding and Genetics”, Poultry Science, 70: 421-428.
p.127 Check out your chicks
- Australian Chicken Meat Federation (ACMF) (2011), “Balsamic Vinegar is Italy’s Famed Elixir“, in Taunton’s Fine Cooking. Taunton Press: Newtown, CT, pp. 56-59.
p.129 DIY food foils emissions
- Australian Conservation Foundation (2007), Consuming Australia: Main findings.
p.131 Do the sweet potato mash
- Baez Kijac, Maria (2003), The South American Table: The Flavor and Soul of Authentic Home Cooking from Patagonia to Rio de Janeiro, Harvard Common Press: Boston, MA, p.299
- Woolfe, Jennifer (1992), Sweet potato: an untapped food resource, Cambridge University Press: New York, p.15
p.135 Get out your spoons! Start banging the table
- Elzas, Sarah (2011), “French schools go organic…gradually”, 1 July, RFI.
- The Guardian (2005), “School meals around the world”, 30 March.
- Gucciardi, Antonio (2011), “How French School Lunches are Prepared”, CBS News.
- Jaud, Jean-Paul (2008), Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution, First Run Features: New York.
- Walt, Vivienne (2010), “School Lunches in France: Nursery-School Gourmets”, 23 February, Time Magazine.
p.137 Food fact file
- Noah, Norman, Bender, A, Reaidi, Gabi and Richard Gilbert (1980), “Food poisoning from raw red kidney beans”, British Medical Journal, 281(6234): 236-237
- Stradley, Linda (2004), “History of Chili, Chili con Carne”, What’s Cooking America.
p.139 Fun honey from a rooftop hive
- Benjamin, Alison (2011), “Urban beekeeping: the latest big environmental movement”, 7 August, The Guardian.
- City Harvest, “Hackney’s Honeypots on High”.
p.139 Phantasmagoric fact
- Evans-Pritchard, Ambrose (2011), “Einstein was right – honey bee collapse threatens global food security”, 5 October, The Telegraph.
p.141 Food fact file
- Ludwig, David (2001), “Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity: a prospective, observational analysis”, The Lancet, 357(9255): 505-508.
- Sanda, Bill (2004), “The Double Danger of High Fructose Corn Syrup”, 19 February, The Weston A. Price Foundation.
- UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California Center for Public Health Advocacy (2009), “Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and Its Link to Obesity in California”, Brown-Miller Communications.
p.141 Freaky fact
- CBS News (2009), “Juice as Bad as Soda, Docs Say”, 11 February, CBS News: Healthwatch.
- Dennison, Barbara (1996), “Fruit Juice Consumption by Infants and Children: a Review”, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 15(5): 4S-11S.
p.143 Pound puzzle
- Stradley, Linda (2004), “History of Pound Cake”, What’s Cooking America.
p.143 Faking it
- Ettinger, Steve (2007), Twinkie, Deconstructed, Listen & Live Audio.
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p.147 High carb meals
- Coulston, Ann, George, Liu and Gerald Reaven (1983), “Plasma glucose, insulin and lipid responses to high-carbohydrate low-fat diets in normal humans”, Metabolism, 1: 52-56.
p.148 Hamburger – some word!
- Online Etymology Dictionary, “Hamburger”.
p.148 Epic Meal
- Abend, Lisa (2010), “How Cows (Grass-fed only) Could Save the Planet”, Time Magazine.
- Guinness World Records (2009), “Largest Hamburger Commercially Available”.
- Smith, Lewis (2007), “How to stop cows burping is the new field work on climate change”, 10 July, The Times.
- United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) (2006), “Livestock a major threat to environment”, FAO.
- Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) (1996) “Soy Expansion – Losing Forests to Fields”, WWF Forest Converstion Information: Soy.
p.149 Zombie Hamburgers
- Make up your own mind (2009), “We Are What We Eat”, Center for Ecoliteracy.
- Sanda, Bill (2004) “The Double Danger of High Fructose Corn Syrup”, 19 February, The Weston A. Price Foundation.
Artificial food colourings:
- Rosenthal, Elisabeth (2007), “Some Food Additives Raise Hyperactivity, Study Finds”, 6 September, The New York Times.
p.151 Quick Ketchup Whizz Quiz
- Smith, Andrew (1994), The tomato in America: early history, culture, and cookery, University of South Carolina Press: Columbia, SC.
p.153 Food fact file
- Helstosky, Carol (2008), Pizza: A Global History, Reaktion Books: London.
p.156 Get high on curry
- Bowerman, Karen (2000), “British addicted to curry”, 25 October, BBC News.
p.156 Bug tip
- Lockette, Tim (2004), “Florida researchers use essential oil as earth-friendly pesticide”, 21 April, Southeast Farm Press.
- Reitz, Stuart, Maiorino, Giuseppina, Olson, Steve, Sprenkel, Richard, Crescenzi, Aniello and Timur Momol (2008), “Integrating Plant Essential Oils and Kaolin for the Sustainable Management of Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt on Tomato”, Plant Disease, 92(6): 878-886.
p.159 Food fact file
- Guillou Pascale, and Marjon van Opijnen, 2010, Could you pass me the Sustainable pepper, please? Towards a sustainable spices supply chain, Keys findings and sector recommendations, CREM in collaboration with Both ENDS and Cordaid.
p.161 Food fact file
- BBC News (2009), “Beetroot juice ‘boosts stamina’”, 6 August, BBC.
- Lansley, Katherine, Winyard, Paul, Bailey, Stephen, Vanhatalo, Anni, Wilkerson, Daryl, Blackwell, Jamie, Gilchrist, Mark, Benjamin, Nigel and Andrew Jones (2011), “Acute Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Improves Cycling Time Trial Performance”, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 43(6): 1125-1131.
- Shropshires’s (2010), “History of Beetroot”.
p.161 Popping the poppy seeds
- Moeller, M., Hammer, K., and O. Engel (2003), “Poppy seed consumption and toxicological analysis of blood urine samples”, Forensic Science International, 143(2): 183-186.
p.162 Parmy tip
- Henry, Diana (2011), “A passion for Parmesan”, The Telegraph.
- The Parmesan Cheese Company, “Eating Parmesan”.
p.163 Food fact file
- Yaniv, Zohara, Schafferman, D and Z. Amar (1998), “Tradition, uses and Biodiversity of rocket ( Eruca Sativa , Brassicaceae) in Israel”, Economic Botany, 52(4): 394-400.
p.165 Check out the chickpea
- The Jewish Daily Forward (2005), “Chickpeas: on language”.
- Online Etymology Dictionary, “Hummus”.
p.166 Food fact file
- Shurtleff, William and Akiko Aoyagi (2007), “History of Soy Sauce, Shoyu, and Tamari”, Soy Info Center.
p.167 Honey and almonds
- Pollan, Michael (2007), “Our Decrepit Food Factories”, 16 December, The New York Times Magazine.
p.169 Food facts
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Fallon, Sally (1999), Nourishing Traditions. New Trends Publishing: Washington D.C, p.536.
- Stradley, Linda (2004), “History of Mincemeat Pie”, What’s Cooking America.
- The World’s Healthiest Foods (2011), Cane juice, The George Mateljan Foundation.
p.172 Friendly food fact
- Fallon, Sally and Mary Enig (2004), “The Long Hollow Tube: A Primer on the Digestive System”, The Weston A. Price Foundation.
p.172 Foul food fact
- Elliott, Lynne (2006), Medieval Medicine and the Plague, Crabtree Publishing Company: Oxford, p.6.
- Rinck, Christine (2008), Trotula and Hildegard: Reflections of female medieval medicine, University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor, MI p.116.
p.173 Free for all fruit
- Fallen Fruit (Los Angeles).
- Not Far From the Tree (Toronto).
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p. 178 The invention of muesli
- Karger Gazette, “A New Way of Living: the Creation of Muesli”, No. 71.
- Kurmann, Joseph, Rasic, Jeremija and Manfred Kroger (1992), Encyclopedia of Fermented Fresh Milk Products: an international inventory of fermented milk, cream, buttermilk, whey, and related products, Springer Verlag, 1992, p.75
p.179 Food fact file
- CHOICE (2011), “Muesli Review”.
- Dengate, Sue (2007), “Dangers of dried fruit”, Food Intolerance Network.
- Fallon, Sally (1999). Nourishing Traditions. New Trends Publishing: Washington D.C, p. 50, pp. 452-454, p.495.
- Hotz, Christine and Rosalind S. Gibson (2007). “Traditional Food-Processing and Preparation Practices to Enhance the Bioavailability of Micronutrients in Plant-Based Diets”. Journal of Nutrition. 137: 1097-1100.
- Nagel, Ragel (2010), “Living with Phytic Acid”, The Weston A. Price Foundation.
p.181 Food fact file
- The World’s Healthiest Foods, “Lentils”, The George Mateijan Foundation.:
p.183 Italy revolts over global abuse of Bolognese sauce
- Owen, Richard (2010), “Italy begins campaign to turn spag bol back into spaghetti Bolognese”, The Times.
p.183 Phantasmagoric!
- Abend, Lisa (2010), “How Cows (Grass-fed only) Could Save the Planet”, Time Magazine.
p.185 Stir-fried facts
- International Business Times (2011), “China makes fake rice from plastic: report”, 3 February.
- The Korea Times (2011), “Chinese fake rice is on shelves”, 20 January.
p.187 Tips and facts file
- Marine Stewardship Council, “MSC certified ‘Fish to eat’”.
- O’Connor, C.J., Chen, K.S., Smith, B.G. & L.D. Melton (2001a), “Factors affecting lipid uptake in battered hoki fillets deep-fried in tallow”, Food New Zealand Scientific Supplement.
- O’Connor, C.J., Chen, K.S., Smith, B.G. & L.D. Melton (2001b), “Fat Uptake in French Fries as Affected by Different Potato Varieties and Processing”. Journal of Food Science, 66: 903-908.
- Rayner, Jay (2003), “Enduring love”, The Guardian.
p.187 Shark alert
- Baum, Julia, Myers, Ransom, Kehler, Daniel, Worm, Boris, Harley, Shelton and Penny Doherty (2003), “Collapse and Conservation of Shark Populations in the Northwest Atlantic”, Science, 299(5605): 389-392.
- Thomas, Abbie (2004), “Thanks for all the fish!”, The Lab: ABC.
p.189 Food fact file
- BBC Bloom (2008), “Go against the grain for less methane”, 30 April, BBC.
- Essential Ingredient (2010), “The history of risotto”.&