Resources

Reading Guides:

Fast Food Nation
http://www.harpercollins.com/Readers/readingGroups.aspx

Chew on This
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers

Sites for Further Information:

California Public Center for Health Advocacy
http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org

Get Moving Kern
http://www.getmovingkern.org

Slow Food
http://www.slowfood.com

California Obesity Prevention Initiative
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/copi

Center for Weight and Health
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/cwh

Stop the Pop! Campaigns
http://www.modental/yourdentalhealth/stopthepop.aspx

American Meat Institute
http://www.meatami.com

National Restaurant Association
http://www.restaurant.org

Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP)
http://www.stop-usa.org

For latest updates and additional teaching ideas on Chew on This
http://www.chewonthisnews.com

Suggested Readings:

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingsolver 2007

Eat This Not That - David Zinczenko 2007

The Jungle Upton - Sinclair 1906

Omnivores Dilemma - Michael Pollan 2006

What to Eat - Marian Nestle 2007

Botany of Desire: A plant's -eye view of the world. Michael Pollen 2001

A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives. Ruth Winter 2004

Fat Land: How Americans became the fattest people in the world. Greg Critser 2004

Food Fight: The inside story of the food industry, America's obesity crisis, and what we can do about it. Kelly Brownell 2004

Food Politics: How the food industry influences nutrition and health. Marian Nestle 2007

In Defense of Food; An eater's manifesto. Michael Pollen 2007

Kitchen Literacy: How we lost knowledge of where food comes from and why we need to get it back. Ann Vileisis 2008

Silent Spring Rachel Carson 1962

For Younger Readers

My Very First Book of Food (Board Book) Eric Carle

Eating the Alphabet (Board Book) Lois Ehlert

Healthy Me and Watch Me Grow Michelle Obrien-Palmer

Sandra Lee’s Semi-Homemade Cool Kids Cooking Sandra Lee

Kid’s Fun and Healthy Cookbook Nicola Graimes

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