Ashley, Richard and Heidi Duggal.
Dictionary of Nutrition
. New York: St. Martin’s Press, Inc., 1975.
A useful reference on basic nutritional information. It gives composition and nutrient value of close to 500 foods.
Deutsch, Ronald.
Realities of Nutrition
. Palo Alto: Bull Publishing Co., 1976.
A valuable resource book on nutrition that explains a great deal of scientific knowledge in very readable form. It has a good reference list and charts on nutritive values for many foods.
Hooker, Richard.
Food and Drink in America—A History
. New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1981.
A look at food customs in America from the settlers on.
Jacobson, Michael and Catherine Lersa.
Food For People
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Not-Profit
. New York: Ballantine Books, 1975.
A straight forward look at food, including nutrition, production, marketing and selling.
Kotz, Nick.
Let Them Eat Promises—The Politics of Hunger in America
. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969.
Describes the national political issues of 1967 and the struggle with the government over the problems of hunger.
Lappe, Frances.
Diet for a Small Planet.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1975.
The issue of world hunger is looked at and switching to non-meat foods as a way of reducing this global hunger is discussed.