The astronaut's cookbook : tales, recipes, and more / by Charles T. Bourland and Gregory L. Vogt.

Ever wanted to know what the astronauts eat when they're in space? Now, you can do better than that! You can actually make what they eat in your own kitchen!

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bourland, Charles T. (Charles Thomas), 1937-
Other Authors: Vogt, Gregory
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, c2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Rehydratable food
  • Thermostabilized food
  • Intermediate moisture foods
  • Natural form foods
  • Irradiated meat
  • Condiments
  • Space food menu development
  • Eating in microgravity
  • Become a space cook
  • To iodize or not to iodize, that is the question
  • Bagging it
  • 2. Breakfast foods
  • What you'll find at your supermarket
  • 3. Snacks and appetizers
  • Satisfying hungry Skylab astronauts
  • What you'll find at your supermarket
  • 4. Soups and salads
  • What you'll find at your supermarket
  • 5. Bread, tortillas, and sandwiches
  • What you'll find at your supermarket
  • 6. Main dishes
  • What you'll find at your supermarket
  • 7. Eat your vegetables!
  • What you'll find at your supermarket
  • 8. Desserts
  • What you'll find at your supermarket
  • 9. Beverages
  • What you'll find at your supermarket
  • 10. Future space food
  • Appendix A: History of American space food
  • Appendix B: ISS Expedition Five (June to December 2005) sample crew menu for astronaut Peggy Whitson
  • Appendix C: Internet resources on space food and nutrition.