Fed Up
The True History of Why You're So Stressed About What to Feed the Kids
$49.83
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2027
Summary
What should we have for dinner? This question has preoccupied parents and caregivers for centuries, and for reasons that go beyond fussy palates. Breast milk vs. formula, all-beige dishes vs. colorful organic meals, industrially produced vs. home cooked: No parent is immune to the cascade of advice about what to feed the kids—or the searing judgment for those who break the “rules.” But who decides what’s the right way to feed America’s children in the first place? Leading food histor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798890889188 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Carla Cevasco |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 155mm x 235mm |
| Series: | W. Hodding Carter III Books |
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Critics Review
“Fed Up shows why feeding kids in America has never been free from public scrutiny. Cevasco’s timely history, written with compassion for caregivers, illuminates persistent debates about what should be in kids’ bottles, on their lunch trays, and in the refrigerator.”—Rebecca Scofield, author of Outriders: Rodeo at the Fringes of the American West
Carla Cevasco
Carla Cevasco is a food historian, a farmer’s daughter, a mom of two, and associate professor of American Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. She is the author of Violent Appetites (2022) and has written on the history of food, hunger, and family for publications including The Atlantic and TIME. She lives in New Jersey with her family.
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