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If Our Bodies Could Talk

How to Cook a Real Chicken Nugget (and Why)

May 28, 2015 | 58 videos
Video by The Atlantic

A group of chefs in New York is teaching public schools how to make healthier versions of classic lunches—using only the ingredients available in cafeterias. In this episode of "If Our Bodies Could Talk," James Hamblin learns one such recipe, the quintessential nugget.

(Hamblin recently cooked with Mark Bittman.)

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Authors: James Hamblin, Katherine Wells

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