Casey Barber is re-defining junk food with her first cookbook, Classic Snacks Made From Scratch! This week on Eat Your Words, Casey joins Cathy Erway in the studio to talk about why she wrote a book dedicated to making junk food. From Twinkies to Goldfish, find out what recipes proved to be difficult to recreate. Casey's recipes forgo preservatives and artificial flavorings; learn what junk foods lend themselves to this style of baking. Later, Casey talks about her blog, GoodFoodStories.com, and some of her upcoming posts. Hear about Casey's rediscovery of the gimlet, and how she's recently been delving into the world of cocktails. This program has been sponsored by Fairway Market. Thanks to The California Honeydrops for today's musical break.

"It started out as a joke. What am I going to write a book about- homemade junk food? Well, tt turned out to be a pretty good idea." [10:15]

-- Casey Barber on Eat Your Words

Dr. Marion Nestle joins Katy Keiffer for this week's What Doesn't Kill You to talk about the tenth anniversary of her seminal book, Food Politics. Tune into this episode to hear Dr. Nestle and Katy talk about the inspiration for the book, and how cancer research influenced 'the food movement'. Why is Dr. Nestle optimistic about the future of health and good food? Listen in to find out Dr. Nestle's opinions about Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' campaign, and why food labeling is duping consumers into believing that junk food is healthy. This program has been brought to you by Route 11 Potato Chips. Thanks to Dead Stars for today's music.

"When we started Food Studies at NYU in 1996, there was only one other school that had something like that, but now- everybody has some sort of food program." [7:50]

"That's where policy comes in; there's a reason why some foods cost less than others, and it's not because one is cheaper to produce." [12:00]

-- Dr. Marion Nestle on What Doesn't Kill You

This week The Farm Report trades in the pasture for a trip to the bakery that is the Hot Bread Kitchen. Host Erin Fairbanks sits down with Robin Burger, the business development manager of the Harlem-based non-profit social enterprise to explore how they are creating better lives for low-income women and their families by teaching them the skills necessary to launch food businesses and achieve management track positions in food manufacturing. Tune in to learn about how Hot Bread Kitchen is also supporting the local economy and farmers by using regionally sourced grains and flours, their incubator program for food innovators, and how they've even re-purposed bicycles for making bread! This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.