If it's not in the four basic food groups, it's in The Junk Food Companion. The Junk Food Companion is Eric Spitznagel's comprehensive handbook of America's weirdest invention: junk food. Drawing from a selection of his own gooey favorites, Spitznagel investigates all aspects of junk food - from the emotional value of chocolate & the nutritional value of jelly beans to the sex appeal of chewing gum & the travesty that was New Coke. Here, you'll find the cereal mascot's Hall of Fame (from Tony the Tiger to Snap, Crackle, & Pop), an inspired explication of the junk food inspired "Ode to Cookie" by the classic junk food junkie, Cookie Monster, & many other factoids about everything that falls outside the four food groups. The Junk Food Companion includes celebrity quotes to reassure junk food junkies that they are not alone - Dr. Ruth on gum, Robert Redford on Oreos, & Michael Jordan on the Big Mac. Full of reader-friendly games, charts, & quizzes, The Junk Food Companion is truly a celebration of eating badly.