Web API 2: very basic return of a json array. NOTE: this is not recommended method of generating JSON we should use a formatter and return IHTTPResult etc. instead. But, this is a quick start at returning a list as a javascript array

gistfile1.txt

using CountingKs.Data;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Web.Http;

namespace CountingKs.Controllers
{
    public class FoodsController : ApiController
    {
        public object Get()
        {
            var repo = new CountingKsRepository(
                            new CountingKsContext());

            var results = repo.GetAllFoods()
                .OrderBy(f => f.Description)
                .Take(25)
                .ToList();

                return results;
        }
    }
}

gistfile2.txt

[
{
"id":4499,
"description":"Abalone, Mixed Species, Raw",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4500,
"description":"Abalone, Mxd Sp, Ckd, Fried",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":2498,
"description":"Abiyuch, Raw",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":2197,
"description":"Acerola Juice, Raw",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":2196,
"description":"Acerola, (West Indian Cherry), Raw",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":3652,
"description":"Acorn Flour, Full Fat",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":7244,
"description":"Acorn Stew (Apache)",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":3651,
"description":"Acorns, Dried",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":3650,
"description":"Acorns, Raw",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":1576,
"description":"Adobo Fresco",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":7253,
"description":"Agave, Ckd (Southwest)",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":7254,
"description":"Agave, Dried (Southwest)",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":7252,
"description":"Agave, Raw (Southwest)",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":7269,
"description":"Agutuk, Fish W/ Shortening (Alaskan Ice Cream) (Alaska Native",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":7120,
"description":"Agutuk, Fish/Berry W/ Seal Oil (Ice Cream) (Alaska Native)",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":7121,
"description":"Agutuk, Meat-Caribou (Alaskan Ice Cream) (Alaska Native)",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4087,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Beer, Lt",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4088,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Beer, Lt, Bud Lt",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4086,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Beer, Lt, Budweiser Sel",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4091,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Beer, Lt, Michelob Ultra",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4084,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Beer, Reg, All",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4085,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Beer, Reg, Budweiser",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4100,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Creme De Menthe, 72 Proof",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4089,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Daiquiri, Cnd",
"measures":[
]
},
{
"id":4090,
"description":"Alcoholic Bev, Daiquiri, Prepared-From-Recipe",
"measures":[
]
}
]