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"There is no one better to ask than Marion, who is the leading guide in intelligent, unbiased, independent advice on eating, and has been for decades."––Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything
Let’s Ask Marion is a savvy and insightful question-and-answer collection that showcases the expertise of food politics powerhouse Marion Nestle in exchanges with environmental advocate Kerry Trueman. These informative essays show us how to advocate for food systems that are healthier for people and the planet, moving from the politics of personal dietary choices, to community food issues, and finally to matters that affect global food systems. Nestle has been thinking, writing, and teaching about food systems for decades, and her impact is unparalleled. Let’s Ask Marion provides an accessible survey of her opinions and conclusions for anyone curious about the individual, social, and global politics of food.
Let’s Ask Marion is a savvy and insightful question-and-answer collection that showcases the expertise of food politics powerhouse Marion Nestle in exchanges with environmental advocate Kerry Trueman. These informative essays show us how to advocate for food systems that are healthier for people and the planet, moving from the politics of personal dietary choices, to community food issues, and finally to matters that affect global food systems. Nestle has been thinking, writing, and teaching about food systems for decades, and her impact is unparalleled. Let’s Ask Marion provides an accessible survey of her opinions and conclusions for anyone curious about the individual, social, and global politics of food.
Price: $16.95
Pages: 216
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: California Studies in Food and Culture
Publication Date:
01 September 2020
Trim Size: 6.00 X 4.00 in
ISBN: 9780520343238
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
"Informative, pragmatic responses about what, why, and how we eat."
Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, and the author of books about food politics, most recently Unsavory Truth. She blogs at www.foodpolitics.com and tweets at @marionnestle.
Kerry Trueman is an environmental advocate, writer, and consultant who has written about low-impact living, healthy eating, and sustainable agriculture for the Huffington Post, Civil Eats, AlterNet, and Grist, among others. She is cofounder of IttyBittyKittyCorner.com, a website offering resources to encourage upcycling, edible landscaping, permaculture, composting, seed saving, and other ecologically sound, technologically savvy strategies to address our current climate crisis.
Kerry Trueman is an environmental advocate, writer, and consultant who has written about low-impact living, healthy eating, and sustainable agriculture for the Huffington Post, Civil Eats, AlterNet, and Grist, among others. She is cofounder of IttyBittyKittyCorner.com, a website offering resources to encourage upcycling, edible landscaping, permaculture, composting, seed saving, and other ecologically sound, technologically savvy strategies to address our current climate crisis.
Introduction
I. THE POLITICS OF PERSONAL DIETS AND HEALTH
1. What is a healthy diet?
2. Why does nutrition advice always seem to be changing?
3. Are low-carb diets really better for us?
4. Can food be addictive?
5. Is fake meat better for us—and the planet—than the real thing?
6. Is it a good idea to self-medicate with supplements or superfoods?
II. THE COMMUNITY POLITICS OF FOOD CHOICE
7. Why should anyone go hungry, ever?
8. Is obesity really only a matter of personal responsibility?
9. Why isn’t healthy school food a no-brainer?
10. Why don’t we demand a higher standard of food safety?
11. Why can’t we stop wasting food?
12. Do we need a national food policy agency?
III. THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF DIETS, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
13. Can we feed the world well?
14. Is the “free” market the path to a stable global food supply?
15. Can we stop agriculture from contributing to global warming?
16. Will technology fix our food system?
17. What are Sustainable Development Goals, and why should we care?
18. Is there a road map to the future of food?
Conclusion: Take Action
Abbreviations
Sources and Further Reading
Index
I. THE POLITICS OF PERSONAL DIETS AND HEALTH
1. What is a healthy diet?
2. Why does nutrition advice always seem to be changing?
3. Are low-carb diets really better for us?
4. Can food be addictive?
5. Is fake meat better for us—and the planet—than the real thing?
6. Is it a good idea to self-medicate with supplements or superfoods?
II. THE COMMUNITY POLITICS OF FOOD CHOICE
7. Why should anyone go hungry, ever?
8. Is obesity really only a matter of personal responsibility?
9. Why isn’t healthy school food a no-brainer?
10. Why don’t we demand a higher standard of food safety?
11. Why can’t we stop wasting food?
12. Do we need a national food policy agency?
III. THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF DIETS, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
13. Can we feed the world well?
14. Is the “free” market the path to a stable global food supply?
15. Can we stop agriculture from contributing to global warming?
16. Will technology fix our food system?
17. What are Sustainable Development Goals, and why should we care?
18. Is there a road map to the future of food?
Conclusion: Take Action
Abbreviations
Sources and Further Reading
Index