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We eat processed food everyday, yet how these foods are created is a mystery to almost everyone

Learn how factory food is made with food infographics, in this fun comic book for kids, teens and adults

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We eat processed food everyday, yet how these foods are created is a mystery to almost everyone

Learn how factory food is made with food infographics, in this fun comic book for kids, teens and adults

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We eat processed food everyday, yet how these foods are created is a mystery to almost everyone

Learn how factory food is made with food infographics, in this fun comic book for kids, teens and adults

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How Food is Made

An illustrated guide to how everyday food is produced

We eat processed food everyday, yet how these foods are created is a mystery to almost everyone

Learn how factory food is made with food infographics, in this fun comic book for kids, teens and adults

Paperback and eBook available

Paperback and eBook available
Get it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Book Depository and more…

Paperback and eBook available
Get it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Book Depository and more…

Paperback and eBook available
Get it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Book Depository and more…

vegetable oil illustration Ayla Marika

How Food is Made

An illustrated guide to how everyday food is produced

If you have ever thought, as you bite into a hot dog, “what am I really eating?” then this is for you.

We buy and eat convenience food every day, yet how these foods are created is a mystery to almost everyone. For most, mass food production is an unspoken fact of life, a secret locked behind factory doors. Not anymore. In this easy-reading graphic book, we show you how industrial food production really works.

In How Food is Made you will discover how the most common processed foods in your home are made, with fun food infographics and straight-forward text.

How Food is Made unravels 60 common factory foods, using plain language and illustrations to answer the big question of how is food made on an industrial scale, step-by-step, in an entertaining comic book format.

How Food is Made: An Illustrated Guide to How Everyday Food is Produced…should be compulsory in every home. And school. And public library.

If you or your children have ever wondered or asked what is in the food you eat then you will want to get your hands on this interesting book.

A wondrous journey of discovery start to finish…this is a book with incredible pictures laid out in a really accessible way…very, very entertaining

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About the Book

If you have ever thought, as you bite into a hot dog, “what am I really eating?” then this is for you.

We buy and eat convenience food every day, yet how these foods are created is a mystery to almost everyone. For most, mass food production is an unspoken fact of life, a secret locked behind factory doors. Not anymore. In this easy-reading graphic book, we show you how industrial food production really works.

In How Food is Made you will discover how the most common processed foods in your home are made, with fun food infographics and straight-forward text.

How Food is Made unravels 60 common factory foods, using plain language and illustrations to answer the big question of how is food made on an industrial scale, step-by-step, in an entertaining comic book format.

Features

How Food is Made uses food infographics, illustrations and straightforward language to explain how mass food production and processing food works, from raw ingredient to finished product. Featuring 60 examples of processed foods, including meat, grains, dairy, confectionery, beverages and more.

food infographics

food flow charts show the food manufacturing process, from start to end

understand food additives

discover why certain ingredients and additives are used in processing food

food diversity

learn about factory food across cultures and diets, including vegan and asian

accurate

thoroughly researched and fact-checked to ensure accuracy

empowering

gain confidence to identify unhealthy food for kids and make better food choices

wide audience

easy-reading for older kids and teens, just as great for adults

About the Author

Ayla Marika

Author and illustrator, Ayla Marika, masterfully distils complex food science concepts and industry jargon into everyday language and eye-catching visuals. She transforms even the most brain-achingly complicated processes into something that is not only easy to understand, but also wildly entertaining. Thoroughly researched and fact-checked, her latest work How Food is Made is set to become a staple in your food library for now and years to come.

coffee illustration Ayla Marika

Learn how processed food is made with food infographics in this fun comic book

An invaluable resource for teachers, parents, teens… and anyone that has ever wondered ‘how is food made?’