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Category Archives: Nutrition

Confessions of a kalevangelist

April 5, 2013by Sara Davis 3 Comments

I have a new piece up at Table Matters about class, cultural capital, and kale. It was an extremely personal piece for me to write–although I only briefly mention my […]

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"Junk" food, Class, Consumer Culture, Ethnicity, Family, Food in the City, Memory, Nutrition, Race, Regional, Vegetable
Cory Booker's groceries for one week. from Booker's Instagram.

Quick Hit: Mayor buys healthy food with stamps, is very hungry

December 7, 2012by Sara Davis Leave a comment

You’re probably seeing all kinds of headlines about Newark Mayor Cory Booker and his participation in a challenge to see what it’s like to eat off of food stamps. But […]

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Class, Food Distribution and Resources, Health, Nutrition

Review: Craving Earth, by Sera L. Young

January 24, 2012by Sara Davis 2 Comments

Young, Sera L.  Craving Earth: Understanding Pica, the Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk.  New York: Columbia University Press, 2011. This book is a data-rich study of instances […]

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