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“Plain and Simple:” The Ideal Diet for a Child According to John Locke

By Rachel Laudan November 14, 2017 Bread, Drink, English Food, Food History, Food Politics 9 Comments
“Plain and Simple:” The Ideal Diet for a Child According to John Locke

“As for [the child’s] diet, it ought to be very plain and simple,” said the philosopher and political theorist John Locke in 1693 in his Thoughts Concerning Education. Bread, bread,…

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Beyond Jeez. What Athletes Eat

By Rachel Laudan August 22, 2008 Food History, Modern Food, Taste 3 Comments

What athletes eat, or arctic explorers, or astronauts is always fascinating. It pushes the bounds of the possible while at the same time reflecting the culture’s ideas about good food.…

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