Fast fact: Americans spend more than $1 trillion on food every year -- and more than 90 percent of that money is spent on processed food. 

Chew On This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food, written by Eric Schlosser (author of the best-selling Fast Food Nation) and Charles Wilson is a hot book aimed at teens that seeks to shine some journalistic light on everything food-related, from teen labor to factory farming.

Fortunately, the book is not simply a rant about fast food; it's like reading the discoveries of an undercover agent who has new information about the human mind and body . . . while also discovering some unpleasant facts about food processing industry.  Have you ever wondered what a taste bud actually looks like?  There's a photo!  Did you know Americans now spend more money on fast food than on college education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars?  Chew On This includes an inside look at the creation of flavors, taste testing for kids, exactly how frozen french fries go from potato to freezer (it sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie!) – and more!