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The American way of eating undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, farm fields and the dinner table

"In 2009 McMillan embarked on a groundbreaking undercover journey to see what it takes to eat well in America. For nearly a year, she worked, ate, and lived alongside the working poor to examine how Americans eat when price matters"--Jacket.

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Main Author: McMillan, Tracie
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Scribner, 2012.
Edition:1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Food habits > United States > History.
Food industry and trade > United States.
Cooking, American.
Food habits > Economic aspects > United States.
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Summary:"In 2009 McMillan embarked on a groundbreaking undercover journey to see what it takes to eat well in America. For nearly a year, she worked, ate, and lived alongside the working poor to examine how Americans eat when price matters"--Jacket.
Physical Description:x, 319 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-318).
ISBN:9781439171950 (hc.) :
1439171955 (hc.)
Author Notes:Tracie McMillan has written about food, poverty, and the politics of both for The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, Mother Jones, Slate, Saveur and Gastronomica, among others. She received her BA in political science from New York University in 1999 and became the managing editor of the award-winning, independent magazine City Limits, where she won numerous awards and honors for her features on poverty and food.

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