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.
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.
Fit-A-Licious • Jan. 14, 2013
I recently read “The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table” by Tracie McMillan and think it’s a book Fit-a-licious readers would enjoy.
New Labor Forum • January/February 2013
This review is for subscribers of New Labor Forum.
Tara Graff Fitness • Dec. 28, 2012
I’ve always been interested in food, food politics, food marketing, and food choices, and with my contest-prep diet, my interest in and passion for good-quality, healthy foods has sported up like so many stalks of GMO corn.
All Things Considered Yummy! • Dec. 19, 2012
I’m currently reading The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields, and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan. I love food; I love learning about it, growing it, cooking it, experiencing it with friends and family at new restaurants, canning it… you get the idea. My love of food is something simple, something natural, a love that has been around forever.
USFRA • Nov. 15, 2012 Today’s consumers have more access to information concerning food than ever before. During this panel, the conversation centered on the types of information consumers access and use to make decisions about their food choices. Questions addressed included – What more can be done to ensure consumers have access to the … Read more
Whole Living • November 2012
Tracie McMillan was highlighted on the Martha Stewart Whole Living magazine’s Food Visionary List.
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.
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.
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