WHY WHAT WE EAT MATTERS

Over the last decade the politics of food has become, well, increasingly political. From Fast Food Nation to Whole Food Nation a lot has changed. So what should we eat, especially on a limited budget? If we can’t shop at Whole Foods (some call it Whole Paycheck) can we still eat well? And what about the rest of the world? Food is connected not only to our own well-being (we are what we eat) but also to the fate of nations. Bio-fuels, GM crops, food miles and global warming, and the growing gap between the global south and north have have all contributed to a sense that what we eat and how we grow our food has an impact far beyond our own backyard.

If it is true that we’ve become more aware of what we eat and where it comes from, what difference does it make?

Today on GRITtv Arun Gupta, Marion Nestle, and Peter Hoffman sit down at the GRITtv table to talk food.