A review by tanyadillyn
The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan

4.0

An excellent reporting job made this far more readable than I could have expected. McMillan steps a bit outside of the Michael Pollans of the world and explores the people behind the food we eat, as opposed to the substance and ingredients. This exploration and immersion reveals how a capitalist system supports sustenance as commodity, and those responsible for getting food to those who can afford it cannot partake themselves. Henry Ford was far from a decent guy, but he paid his workers enough for them to purchase their own Model Ts. If a farm worker doesn't make enough to purchase the veg she's picking, or an Applebee's cook can't afford a meal out (but will microwave meals day in and out for hungry families), our priorities have gone a little askew.