Nutrition : Nutritionism / "Where does polysorbate 60 come from, daddy?" / The French paradox / The queen of mold / Consumerism : Do you want lies with that? / Escalated dining: is mall food becoming classy? / Open for business: eating out as group therapy in post-Katrina New Orleans / The deadly little secret: candy cigarettes / Body image : How to address obesity in a fat-phobic society / Childhood / Oprah celebrates 20,000th pound lost / Food and feelings / Whence the beef? The gruesome trip from pasture to platter / Meatless like me: I may be a vegetarian, but I still love the smell of bacon / Causes of hunger are related to poverty / The ethics of eating: consider the farmworkers / Work : My week as a waiter / Working in the shadows: America's dirty food jobs / Rethinking work: cooking as labor / Competitive eating: the most American sport? / Technology : The udder truth / Mass production of food is ruining our health / At 50, TV dinner is still cookin' / The green monster: could frankenfoods be good for the environment? / Fast-food assistant 'Hyperactive Bob' example of robots' growing role / Race/ethnicity : Between meals: who determines if food is authentic? / Soul food: a new place at the table / Swallowing fishbones / Through the ages