{"product_id":"9780062382474","title":"Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Michael Pollan’s bestselling\u003cem\u003e In Defense of Food \u003c\/em\u003ecomes this remarkable chronicle, from a founding editor of \u003cem\u003eEdible Baja Arizona\u003c\/em\u003e, of a young woman’s year-long journey of eating only whole, unprocessed foods—intertwined with a journalistic exploration of what “unprocessed” really means, why it matters, and how to afford it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January of 2012, Megan Kimble was a twenty-six-year-old living in a small apartment without even a garden plot to her name. But she cared about where food came from, how it was made, and what it did to her body: so she decided to go an entire year without eating processed foods. \u003cem\u003eUnprocessed \u003c\/em\u003eis the narrative of Megan’s extraordinary year, in which she milled wheat, extracted salt from the sea, milked a goat, slaughtered a sheep, and more—all while earning an income that fell well below the federal poverty line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a food processed? As Megan would soon realize, the answer to that question went far beyond cutting out snacks and sodas, and became a fascinating journey through America’s food system, past and present. She learned how wheat became white; how fresh produce was globalized and animals industrialized. But she also discovered that in daily life, as she attempted to balance her project with a normal social life—which included dating—the question of what made a food processed was inextricably tied to gender and economy, politics and money, work and play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBacked by extensive research and wide-ranging interviews—and including tips on how to ditch processed food and transition to a real-food lifestyle—\u003cem\u003eUnprocessed\u003c\/em\u003e offers provocative insights not only on the process of food, but also the processes that shape our habits, communities, and day-to-day lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078630916336,"sku":"9780062382474","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062382474_p0.jpg?v=1769913950","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062382474","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}