We the Eaters: If We Change Dinner, We Can Change the World

We the Eaters: If We Change Dinner, We Can Change the World

The implausible truth: Over one billion people in the world are hungry and over one billion are overweight. Far from complete opposites, hunger and obesity are in fact different manifestations of the same problem: It's increasingly difficult to find and eat nutritious food. By examining the global industrial food system using the deceptively simple template of a classic American dinner, We the Eaters not only outlines the root causes of this bizarre and troubling dichotomy but also provides a blueprint of actionable solutionsâ‚¬"solutions that could start with changing out just a single item on your plate.

From your burger to your soda, Gustafson unpacks how even the hyperlocal can cause worldwide ripples. For instance: American agricultural policy promoting corn and soybeans in beef farming means we feed more to cows than to hungry people. This is compounded by the environmental cost of factory livestock farming, rising obesity rates, and the false economics of unhealthfully high meat consumption.

The answer? Eat a hamburgerâ‚¬"just make it a smaller, sustainably raised, grass-fed one.
Gustafsonâ‚¬"a young entrepreneur, foreign policy expert, and food policy advocateâ‚¬"delivers a wake-up call that will inspire even the most passive reader to take action. We can love our food and our country while being better stewards of our system and our health. We the Eaters is othing short of a manifesto: If we change dinner, we really can change the world.
Country USA
Manufacturer Rodale Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 15 black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2014-05-20
EANs 9781623360535

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Rodale Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	15 black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2014-05-20
EANs	9781623360535

We the Eaters: If We Change Dinner, We Can Change the World

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