Lisa Haushofer’s Wonder Foods: The Science and Commerce of Nutrition aims to provide a “new perspective on the development of the nutrition sciences and their intensifying relationship to the world of nutritional entrepreneurship during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.”[1] Haushofer’s work successfully meets her stated intent and offers a compelling exploration of the culturally transformative impact of scientifically engineered and commercially marketed food-like products, substances she calls wonder foods, that emerge during this period. Her thought-provoking journey seamlessly weaves together cultural history, environmental awareness, and gastronomic evolution as influenced by the nineteenth century’s trend of marrying the illusory promises Read more