Books

Pollan, Michael. Omnivore's Dilemma

Kurlansky, Mark. Cod and Salt and Choice Cuts

Bourdain, Anthony. Kitchen Confidential

Schwartz, Barry. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation

Articles

Web Resources

• Michael Pollan's article, Unhappy Meals, in the NYTimes - "the social costs of fast food are estimated at more than $200 billion a year in diet-related health-care costs"
• The New Mainstream Food and Farming System: A Vivid Picture of California’s Food System in 2030 http://vividpicture.net
• Bigsanford's Yelp reviews
• USDA Economic Research Service - Weighing In On Obesity issue
• US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Services Home A great resource for articles and research on Americans, food, and the economics of food distribution.
• Change the way people eat on 43things 
• Look up nutrition data for a many ingredients and even some restaurant items/products
• John Walker's The Hacker's Diet

Film

The Future of Food Deborah Koons Garcia

Del.icio.us

Bigsanford's Food tag

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