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A review by daumari
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
3.0
A coworker lent this to me because he thought I'd like it and also observed what I was eating at the time- "Just curious to see how that will change over the next couple weeks." It was a Dr Pepper and a yoplait yogurt at the time, and tbh I'm probably still going to consume Dr Pepper and yogurt even though I'm aware they're pretty much sugary corn manifestations. Like Pollan discusses in the conclusion, a McDonalds meal and a foraged meal are opposites on a continuum, and neither should be the only way to eat... that being said, you can definitely be more conscious about what and how you eat.
Other stray thoughts:
-whenever Pollan mentions food faddists, I can't help but think of today's paleo crowd- this book was published in 2006 which I *think* predates the movement as the current fad at the time was low carb. I think paleo has its good points, but it's not THE way to consume.
-something that's not addressed but likely covered in other books (like [b:Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food|13719872|Bet the Farm How Food Stopped Being Food|Frederick Kaufman|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1355907184s/13719872.jpg|19352558]) is how can we make nutritious, wholesome food available to a wider population? He does mention that while processed foods are cheap, they are deceptively so because the public health and environmental costs are hidden away from the consumer. Weirdly, I'm reminded of how American restaurants expect the patron to determine tip while other countries build it into the price of food so servers have a living wage, idk.
Other stray thoughts:
-whenever Pollan mentions food faddists, I can't help but think of today's paleo crowd- this book was published in 2006 which I *think* predates the movement as the current fad at the time was low carb. I think paleo has its good points, but it's not THE way to consume.
-something that's not addressed but likely covered in other books (like [b:Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food|13719872|Bet the Farm How Food Stopped Being Food|Frederick Kaufman|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1355907184s/13719872.jpg|19352558]) is how can we make nutritious, wholesome food available to a wider population? He does mention that while processed foods are cheap, they are deceptively so because the public health and environmental costs are hidden away from the consumer. Weirdly, I'm reminded of how American restaurants expect the patron to determine tip while other countries build it into the price of food so servers have a living wage, idk.