Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the Rise of Modern American Eating in the Early Twentieth Century

[Helen Zoe Veit] ☆ Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the Rise of Modern American Eating in the Early Twentieth Century ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Modern Food, Moral Food: Self-Control, Science, and the Rise of Modern American Eating in the Early Twentieth Century In Modern Food, Moral Food, Helen Zoe Veit argues that the twentieth-century food revolution was fueled by a powerful conviction that Americans had a moral obligation to use self-discipline and reason, rather than taste and tradition, in choosing what to eat.Veit weaves together cultural history and the history of science to bring readers into the strange and complex world of the American Progressive Era. Food faddists were rewriting the most basic rules surrounding eating, while reformer

Author	:	Helen Zoe Veit
Rating	:	4.96 (581 Votes)
Asin	:	1469626470
Format Type	:	paperback
Number of Pages	:	320 Pages
Publish Date	:	2014-03-20
Language	:	English

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In Modern Food, Moral Food, Helen Zoe Veit argues that the twentieth-century food revolution was fueled by a powerful conviction that Americans had a moral obligation to use self-discipline and reason, rather than taste and tradition, in choosing what to eat.Veit weaves together cultural history and the history of science to bring readers into the strange and complex world of the American Progressive Era. Food faddists were rewriting the most basic rules surrounding eating, while reformers were working to reshape the diets of immigrants and the poor. The era's emphasis on science and self-control left a profound mark on American eating, one that remains today in everything from the ubiquity of science-based dietary advice to the tenacious idealization of thinness.. And by the time of World War I, the country's first international aid program was bringing moral advice about food conservation into kitchens around the country. As food production became more industrialized, nutritionists, home economists, and so-called racial scientists were all pointing Americans toward a newly scientific approach to diet. American eating changed dramatically in the early twentieth century

A fascinating look at an important period This book covers a crucially important period in the history of food in the USA. The time around WW1 is fascinating, and Veit brings attention to the growth of "domestic science" food reform, ans to the intense public attention paid to food during the war. Veit has found some amazing details about the period, so the book is f. "Moral Food is an excellent resource for 20th-c" according to sylviascarlet. Modern Food, Moral Food is an excellent resource for 20th-c. food historians. It is also very approachable for the non-academic reader. Helen Zoe Veit's work explains the complex ways that Americans came to see certain foods as having a quality of righteousness.

It may well be the 'crossover' book that many food scholars have tried to write for the last few years.--Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryAmbitious and thought-provoking.--Isis. Grounded in a rich documentary record and gracefully written, the book provides skillful interpretation and is enjoyable to read.--Journal of Southern HistoryWill encourage a new direction in the discourse of food, modernism, acculturation and progressive reform.--Journal of Social HistoryMakes important--