New Book Review: Cooking by the Numbers by Cecilia Minden

Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 32




Call number: J 641.5 MIN



When I pulled Cooking by the Numbers from our New Books shelf I didn’t know what to expect. Is it a cook book? Is it a math book? I soon realized that it was a little bit of both. Like the other books in Real World Math: Health and Wellness series, Cooking by the Numbers gives real world examples of when math is used, as well as good common sense for choosing nutritious foods and eating healthy. In each of the 5 chapters real world math problems are provided, as are other side bar extras relating the information on the page to real world examples, and how it all relates to the food pyramid found at MyPyramid.gov

Chapters on meal planning, kitchen safety, calories, recipe conversions, and family help cover the basics for nutrition and practical math, and this books comes complete with color photographs, math challenge answer guide, glossary, index, and suggested books and websites to go to for more information.

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Related books in this series are: Lunch by the Numbers, with a special emphasis on making healthy food choices, and Groceries Shopping by the Numbers, which discusses the budgeting and comparison shopping. All three titles are written by Cecilia Minden.