Two of the best things I read this semester are:
– Tipton-Martin’s The Jemima Code for the way that it was able to tell a story through the context of food writing in a historical sense. This was the text that really drove home to me the idea that we all have a connection between ourselves and the food we make and eat. There is a reason we eat the way we do.
– Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century (http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/81/2/341) for the way that this text explained so well the crisis that the world faces if we continue to move towards a globalized diet modeled off of the Western diet. Essentially, this text explains, our bodies are not meant to consume this type of food. We have not had the time to adjust to this high calorie, low nutrient diet, and we might not ever. This text allowed me to explain why this type of diet is so bad for our health and has inspired a lot of thought in me about an issue in which I am very interested.