We All Gotta Eat

Hey y'all - we've missed you! We've been gone for a minute, but we're super excited to finally share this episode with you. Check it out! In this week’s grocery bag, we talk about: --How your food dollar is spent. What % goes to farm workers? To processing? https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2017/october/follow-the-food-dollars/ --The longest we’ve ever waited in line for food (what's the longest you've ever waited? Tweet at us ) The Slutty Vegan: http://sluttyveganatl.com/ Di Fara Pizza: https://www.difarapizzany.com/ --Work requirements for SNAP https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/03/politics/snap-work-requirements-food-stamps/index.html Finally, Khris chats with Dr. Jessica Fanzo, JHU faculty working in global nutrition, EAT Lancet contributor, Global Nutrition Report co-chair, and all-round bad@$$. Jess brings a fresh take on historic global food narratives, the future of food, and shares her own journey to nutrition science. Her advice to young food/nutrition/health professionals? Be more punk rock. Oh, and goats. Definitely goats Twitter: @jessfanzo https://eatforum.org/contributor/dr-jessica-fanzo/ https://goatrodeo.wordpress.com/

In this episode, we talk about Costa Rican food policy, ousted vegans on Instagram, and complex computer simulations exploring the benefits healthy-food subsidies in the US. In Washington DC, Khris chats with special guest, Chicago Council Senior Fellow, Roger Thurow; writer, journalist, podcaster, and global nutrition advocate. You’ll hear Roger’s take on everything from global development to his mother’s German potato salad. Grocery Bag: Computer simulations: fresh fruits and vegetable subsidies in the U.S. https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002761 Rawvana, famous vegan lifestyle coach, caught eating fish https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/famous-vegan-youtuber-rawvana-allegedly-caught-eating-fish Costa Rican food tax https://www.costaricantimes.com/food-items-about-to-get-more-expensive-in-costa-rica/65823 Roger Thurow Interview: Roger’s bio: https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/expert/roger-thurow Outrage and Inspire: a podcast by Roger Thurow https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/blog/outrage-and-inspire/outrage-and-inspire-roger-thurow-am-i-about-lose-my-second-child-too The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children-And the World – Roger Thurow https://www.amazon.com/First-000-Days-Crucial-Children/dp/1610395859 The Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Annual Global Food Security Symposium https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/event-series/global-food-security-symposium