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Chew On This

Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food, 2nd Edition

Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson.
Course Expiration Date: Oct-31-2013
A New York Times bestselling book! Read what your clients are reading. A must-read for anyone who eats fast foods. Authors bring you a behind-the-scenes look at a business that feeds the young and a lot of adult Americans. Highly referenced with discussion points and action steps for healthier eating. learn more...

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Description

A New York Times bestselling book! Read what your clients are reading. A must-read for anyone who eats fast foods. Authors bring you a behind-the-scenes look at a business that feeds the young and a lot of adult Americans. Highly referenced with discussion points and action steps for healthier eating.

Course Objectives

OBJECTIVES for SELF-STUDY COURSE Upon successful completion of this self-study course, the users will be able to: 1. Identify at least four ways the fast food industry has changed the US job market, agriculture and food processing. 2. List six ways the fast food concept created by the McDonald brothers was different than restaurant food service at that time. 3. Explain how children are targeted in the marketing of fast foods. 4. Discuss the impact of fast foods on America’s nutrition intake.

Learning Codes

  • (1000) Professional skills
  • (1050) Ethics
  • (1070) Leadership, critical and strategic thinking
  • (1110) Risk taking
  • (2000) Science of food and nutrition
  • (2020) Composition of foods, nutrient analysis
  • (2030) Food preservation, additives, irradiation
  • (2040) Food science, genetically modified food
  • (4000) Wellness and public health
  • (4100) Social Marketing
  • (4150) Infancy & Childhood
  • (4160) Adolescence
  • (4170) Men's health
  • (4180) Women's health
  • (5000) Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • (5370) Weight management, obesity
  • (7000) Business and Management
  • (7050) Customer focus
  • (7110) Legal issues, malpractice
  • (7120) Marketing
  • (7160) Quality management
  • (7210) Sales, merchandising
  • (8000) Food Service Systems and Culinary Arts
  • (8010) Child and Adult Food Programs
  • (8040) Food safety, HACCP, and sanitation
  • (8050) Food distribution and service
  • (8070) Food production, quantity purchasing
  • (8090) Menu planning and development, nutrient analysis
  • (8100) Food and recipe development and modification
  • (8120) Sales, merchandising

Recommended for...

  • Registered Dietitians (RD)
  • Dietetic Technicians Registered (DTR)
  • Registered Nurses (RN)
  • Certified Dietary Managers (CDM)

Book Details

Author Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson.
Year Published 2007
Edition 2nd Edition
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 978-0-618-59394-1
Format Paperback
Page Count 304

Why we chose this book

The public has been reading this book and others like it--so we need to know what it says. As advocates for the public, we need to know more about our food supply and its safety, and declining nutritional values.

About the Author

Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson. Schlosser is the author of "Fast Food Nation," co-produced and also appeared in the film "Food, Inc."