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If your drive home from work is similar to ours, then “what’s for dinner?” is top of mind. Perhaps like us, you and your spouse, partner, or roommate have the same wrangling conversation nearly every night. It often starts with “dine out?” or “eat at home?” The answer generally depends on what’s in the fridge, how much cash is on hand, what we’re in the mood for, and how much time we have.
The many ways in which food winds its way to our plates
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Gunderson, M., Torres, A., Boehlje, M., Phillips, R. (2018). Systems. In: Eise, J., Foster, K.A. (eds) How to Feed the World. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-885-5_7
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