EAT: The Story of Food Season 1

November. 21,2014
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7.4
| Documentary

Food has driven nearly everything we've done as a species, yet it's an overlooked aspect of human history. Whether for meat or sugar, snacks or beer, humanity's appetite has altered the planet, shaped our history, changed our future and made us "us".

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EAT: The Story of Food Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 7 - Indulgences
First Aired: January. 02,2015

Bread, candy, beer, pizza, ice cream, chips; people are hardwired to crave certain indulgent foods.

Episode 6 - Baked & Buzzed
First Aired: December. 26,2014

The history of grain, its refinement and today's renewed embrace of grains in their purest form.

Episode 5 - Guilty Pleasures
First Aired: December. 19,2014

How processed foods have changed eating habits; concerns of health and safety.

Episode 4 - Hooked on Seafood
First Aired: December. 12,2014

A look at how high-protein, omega-rich seafood has impacted our history and protecting its future.

Episode 3 - Sugar Rushes
First Aired: December. 05,2014

The story of sugar consumption: from the first farming of sugarcane to the age of the candy bar.

Episode 2 - Carnivores
First Aired: November. 28,2014

Humankind's insatiable appetite for meat throughout history and keeping up with the demand.

Episode 1 - Food Revolutionaries
First Aired: November. 21,2014

Influential figures throughout the history of food; spotlights on chef Julia Child and many others.

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