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Food Science: An Ecological Approach Edited by Sari Edelstein, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA. Hard cover, 554 pages, $152.95, 2014. ISBN 9781449694777.
Let me preface this by saying that I hold degrees in Nutrition and Food Management (a component of Family and Consumer Sciences; FCSC), Food Science (FDSC), and Horticulture and I know the differences between the disciplines. I also teach in all three of these disciplines at a community college in Wyoming. One of the courses I teach is an introduction to food science (FDSC 1410 Food and Your Well Being) and I've been looking for the "right" textbook for this course for three years; there are only a couple of choices currently on the market and none that meet the needs of my course or degree programs. Last year I discovered Food Science: An Ecological Approach edited by Sari Edelstein. I'm a busy person, as most faculty members are, and I didn't take the time to read the entire book before I adopted it for my class Fall Semester 2013. I wanted to write this review to describe what I thought of this textbook for any other instructor who...