JSTOR: The Cost of Subsistence
First article on the diet problem – Stigler’s diet problem George J. Stigler, "The Cost of Subsistence,” Journal of Farm Economics, 27, 1945, pp. 303-14.
JSTOR: The diet problem
Dantzig’s diet problem George Dantzig, “The diet problem,” Interfaces 20: 4 July-August 1990, pp 43-47.
Finite Mathematics: Diet Problem Solver
Diet Problem Solver: This page, sponsored by the Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus website, can help you solve a diet problem.
Finite Mathematics: Simplex Method Tool
Simplex Method Tool: Type your own linear programming problem, and it will give you the solution. The page is sponsored by the Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus website.
Wolfram Demonstrations Project : A Simple, Standard Linear Programming Scenario
Sponsored by the Wolfram Demonstrations Project website, this page presents a visualization of a simple standard linear programming scenario.