Dissent • May 22, 2013
In Dissent’s Spring 2012 Food issue, Marion Nestle pointed out that changing the food system is as radical an objective as those pursued by the civil rights, women’s rights, and environmentalist movements.
Interviews
Reporter digs out truth of food in US
Shanghai Daily • March 20, 2013
To report on food sourcing and access in the US, author Tracie McMillan went undercover, picking garlic in the fields in California and working at a Walmart in Michigan and an Applebee’s in New York. She published a book about what she learned from these experiences called “The American Way of Eating.” Knowledge@Wharton recently spoke with McMillan about what she experienced.
When Did Healthy Food Become a Luxury Product?
Take Part • March 15, 2013
Tracie McMillan remembers the day well. She was working in the fresh produce section of a Walmart near Detroit. Part of her job was to rotate foods to keep the produce fresh. But it was a challenge. Her 20-year-old manager, who had transferred to produce from the electronics department, had no training in managing fruits and vegetables. And one of the store’s produce coolers had a leak, throwing humidity levels off and causing food to rot easily.
Tracie McMillan on the ‘American Way of Eating’
Knowledge@Wharton • March 6, 2013
To report on food sourcing and access in the United States, author Tracie McMillan went undercover, picking garlic in the fields in California and working at a Walmart in Michigan and an Applebee’s in New York. She published a book about what she learned from these experiences called The American Way of Eating.
Mapping the Basics in Detroit: You’ve heard about food deserts — this is what they look like
The Take Away with John Hackenberry • Feb. 22, 2013
In northeast Detroit in the neighborhood of Osborn, Robin and Donald Hudson can feed up to ten hungry grandchildren ages three months to 16-years-old on any given day. With five children and 15 grandchildren they stock their basement freezer with 40 pound boxes of chicken. But finding healthy affordable food can often be a challenge.
Expo West 2013 Keynote: Tracie McMillan’s advice for retailers
New Hope 360 • Feb. 21, 2013
Tracie McMillan showed rare courage as a young journalist delving into the American food system to write The New York Times bestseller The American Way of Eating (Scribner, 2012). Now in paperback, her debut book continues to earn rave reviews and was even referenced in congressional hearings on farm labor practices.
Martha Stewart Whole Living Food Visionaries
Whole Living • November 2012
Tracie McMillan was highlighted on the Martha Stewart Whole Living magazine’s Food Visionary List.
Marketplace Money: Looking at the way we eat in America
Marketplace Money • Oct. 29, 2012
We come face to face with food every day — from the supermarket aisle to leftover cake at the office. But we can’t always take that food at face value. Understanding what we eat and what goes into the cost of what we eat takes a little digging.
Book Club Pick: Tracie McMillan: Going Undercover in American Food Culture
Town Hall Seattle • Oct. 17, 2012
In 2009, award-winning journalist Tracie McMillan embarked on an undercover journey to see what it takes to eat well in America when price matters above all else. A project that embraced working and eating at every rung of the socio-economic ladder has culminated in McMillan’s The American Way of Eating, which goes beyond the food on her plate to examine the national priorities that put it there.
Perspectives by Fenton and TedMed: The Obesity Crisis: Fake Food vs. Real Food
TedMed • Sept. 21, 2012
In a new video series co-produced by TEDMED and Fenton Studios, and filmed at TEDMED 2012, Tracie McMillan, author of “The American Way of Eating” and David Ludwig of Boston Children’s Hospital sat down with Lisa Witter to discuss the issue.
TEDMED is a multi-disciplinary community of innovators and leaders who share a common determination to create a better future in health and medicine. Learn more about TEDMED here.
