Reading List for July 19-23

1. A two-part NPR story on nutrition & obesity in low-wage America
- Part 1: Eating Nutritiously Is a Struggle When Money Is Scarce

"Hunger in America isn't about starving children with bloated bellies, as much as it is about having to calculate everything, down to the penny, to get through the month."

- Part 2: A Daily Fight to Find Food: One Family's Story

"[L]ow-income families might know milk is better for their kids, but when it comes to filling a hungry stomach, a cheaper high-calorie option can look pretty good."

2. Foraging – the latest trend in haute cuisine?

- "Into the Woods" from TIME

3. Can You Eat Well on $1 a Day?

- Jeffery Strain has done it for more than 70 days already, with a technique called coupon "stacking." Check out his blog.

4. From @MichaelPollan (on Twitter)

- "Here's a cool graphic attempting to visualize entire food system."

- "Fascinating study that suggests why processed food might be more fattening than whole, even when calories the same."

And this is just disgusting: Friendly's introduces a Mac & Cheese Quesadilla for kids.