We share our food philosophies, history with food, thoughts about thin privilege, and how important (or not) the social aspect of eating is for each of us.

Here are the resources and links we mentioned this episode:

• Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
• Shrill by Lindy West
• Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
• Tell Me I'm Fat episode of This American Life
• Catherine Newman's blog and chicken wing recipe
• Caroline Dooner's F*ck It Diet

Life lately

Sarah has started meditating using the Calm app.

Abby gives an update on her dog, Tonks. Since we recorded this episode several weeks ago, Tonky's health declined rapidly, and we said goodbye to her on May 31. We miss her lots, and we're thankful for your support and love.

Reading lately

Sarah listened to Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery, a non-fiction book about the history of our cities and how we can design and modify them to make the people who live there happier.

Abby listened to two middle-grade historical fiction novels: The War That Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won, both by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.

Eating lately

Abby made special burritos following a recipe that friends created in honor of their new baby.

Sarah shares her "fancy coffee" recipe: coffee + peppermint tea.

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