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The Way We Eat Now

Strategies for Eating in a World of Change

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The Way We Eat Now

By: Bee Wilson
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We never snacked like this and we never binged like this. We never had so many superfoods, or so many chips. We were never quite so confused about food, and what it actually is.

This is a book about the good, the terrible and the avocado toast. A riveting exploration of the hidden forces behind what we eat, The Way We Eat Now explains how modern food, in all its complexity, has transformed our lives and our world. To re-establish eating as something that gives us both joy and health, we need to find out where we are right now, how we got here and what it is that we share.

Award-winning food writer Bee Wilson explores everything from meal replacements such as Huel, the disappearing lunch hour, the rise of veganism, the lack of time to cook and prepare food and the rapid increase in food delivery services. And Bee provides her own doable strategies for how we might navigate the many options available to us to have a balanced, happier relationship with the food we eat.

©2019 Bee Wilson (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Aging & Longevity Diets, Nutrition & Healthy Eating Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Food & Wine Gastronomy Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Political Science Politics & Government

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Critic reviews

"Bee Wilson’s fascinating book is a guide to the future of food and how we eat and will be eating. Meticulously researched and written brilliantly." (Ken Hom)

"As she wrestles with how and what we eat Bee Wilson is fearless, rigorous, compassionate and totally readable. Thank God we have her." (Diana Henry)
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I don’t often write reviews but this book was brilliant. It changed my mind on food so much and ever since listening to it I’ve recommended it to many others

Brilliant

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An illuminating look at why most of us are overweight and how it has become a global problem. The author is particularly good at dismantling the argument for fat shaming individuals and instead makes a compelling case for government intervention. I thought some of the case studies and ideas about how to make change were a bit light and sometimes her own experience and thoughts came through a bit too much for me but overall I found this book thought provoking and helpful. It’s certainly made me rethink what and how I eat

Thought provoking and helpful

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Really enjoy Bee Wilsons books and love it when the authors read their own work.

Very interesting

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This is a remarkably comprehensive and broad, reaching book about good and bad aspects of how we eat in the modern day. B Wilson does a great job, looking at food from a historical, nutritious and economic perspective. Essential reading for Cookes, eaters, chefs, anyone who eats food!

Fabulous book essential for anybody even slightly interested in food

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Truly illuminating voyage through our collective experience of food. This book gave me clarity about the eating environment I've always found so hard to navigate.

Facinating

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Lots of useful observations without pushing the reader into a particular agenda, a balance that's so rarely struck amongst books in this genre.

We're so often confronted by narrow regimes that are awkward and unenjoyable, or patterns of eating that emphasise one strategy at the expense of another. However, it's increasingly apparent that the best advice appears to be the broadly sensible delivered with a light touch. This is that.

"Eat food, not too much, mostly plants", says Michael Pollan. If the simplicity of that good advice resonated with you then you'll enjoy this book very much.

Level headed and pragmatic

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makes you think so much about food and good choices and how we can make better food choices and food policy

a great listen

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Love the tips to eat better. I really enjoyed listening to this while doing chores around the house.

Lots of new info

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I started this yesterday and finished it today . Really enjoyable and eye opening ,everyone should listen .Im now off to find more by the Author

Brilliant

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The dramatic changes in food production and consumption are revealed in all their jaw-dropping scale and speed. Mostly with devastating effect on people and nature. But this book points to hope and how the next phase of our and the world’s diets can be the best yet for us and the planet.

Fascinating

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