Food Unwrapped: Lifting the Lid on How Our Food Is Really Produced

by Daniel Tapper

· Is a glass of red wine a day actually good for you?
· Do free-range eggs really taste better?
· How does coffee become decaffeinated?
· What exactly is ‘formed’ ham?
· And what on earth is processed cheese?

More often than not, we work our way around the supermarket and throw items into our trolley without a second thought. But what exactly goes into the things we eat, and how do those products reach our plates?

Inspired by the hit Channel 4 series, Food Unwrapped asks these questions, lifting the lid on the food industry to provide us with much needed answers. Probing and revealing, this book sets out to dispel the many myths surrounding our food and to help you make informed decisions about what you eat.

Genres: Nonfiction, Food, Health

225 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2014

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really interesting read, the chapters are small and completely individual to one another so it was like reading several different magazine articles. I liked the fact that historical fact and theories are used as well as research to provide information and for the most part it's about helping you to make informed choices. This book won't really impact my diet choices but that's because I don't drink fruit juice or eat packet ham anyway and it definitely hasn't put me off oysters, but if I buy prawns I'll definitely be more discerning in my choice. Overall I'm really glad I read this book because I've learned so much about what my food is and where it came from that was contrary to what I thought I knew.

[Kain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having already seen most of the tv show and loved it I was very happy to find that there was a book. Reading it almost immedietly after purchase and finding it humerous, informative and also teaching me a bit of history. I also prefer to have this as a book then a show so that I can read it at my own pace and keep the information aside for rereading and as I am not a computer I cant keep all facts and numbers from the show in my head where as here they are written down for review. Brilliant questions and helpful answers to some common problems. Definatly suggest reading this if your at all worried about your diet.

[G · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bunch of self-contained chapters about the history and production of various types of food. Some chapters were far more interesting than others!

[O* · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book, with lots of facts on food and food production, debunking some popular myths. Written in a more fact-based way than related books by Felicity Lawrence and Joanna Blythmann, so could well be used as an encyclopedia, or to read it on and off than their ones. Not sure why the foods covered were chosen, there's little information on the background of that.

Recommended.

[Sarah Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well now...yuck.

[Olwen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ever wondered how ham is produced? Why vitamins and minerals are added to breakfast cereal? Whether the smoked food you pay extra for is actually smoked? All these intriguing questions, and more, are considered in this book. As a result of reading this book I don't think I'll ever buy boneless ham again - you can read the book too to find out why.

[Deirdre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Introduction to some food oddities 101. Some of it is about flavourings and artificial additives but most of it is about how food production is as it is today with some mythbusting pieces. Light but interesting.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not as interesting as I was led to believe...