McMillan frames her investigation as one focusing on three aspects of the American food system. Identify why she chose each of these aspects, citing one example for each to explain how they illustrate something fundamental about the American way of eating.

The book cites 20th-century changes to the American food system that created the arrangement that exists today. What were these changes, and why are they significant?

At the end of the book, McMillan identifies eating as a social act. Examine how her experience throughout her investigation illustrates this point.