A friend passed this book along and so I thought I would give it a go. I will keep you updated as I discover the history of our national eating disorder.
“Outstanding…a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits” – The New Yorker
“A brilliant, eye-opening account of how we produce, market, and agonize over what we eat.” – The Seattle Times
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
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A national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us— whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed—he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.
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I began reading “The Omnivore’s Dilemna” a few months ago and I’m barely on the last chapter. OK, I take my time reading and I have a busy schedule damnit. It’s a great book, the same author who wrote “In Defense Of Food.”
I’ve taken a deep interest in where my food comes from and what exactly it does for me in the evolutionary sense. Some foods have been with us for thousands of years, others have just been created by man in the last 20 or 30. Which says it all. If you’re $$-challenged, buy it used. Or go to the library. It’s an eye-opener.
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I haven’t read this one, but In Defense of Food is excellent. It’s amazing how we try to isolate everything and forget about the benefits derived from eating the whole food from which these beneficial elements come. But, that is the nature of science.