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A review by elixsprite
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
5.0
Excellent account of all things food - biological, political, historical and philosophical underpinnings alike. Michael Pollan starts off diving deep into the river of ever-flowing corn, a highly enterprising plant that has snuck its way into an alarmingly high percentage of our consumption. He continues with a focus on grass and the organic movement (definitely have a different view on cage-free eggs and grass-fed steak now).
The last third of the book is my favorite, where Pollan embarks on a foraging adventure to create a meal that is purely the efforts of hunting and gathering. His personality really shows through in this portion (I know it's a nonfiction book but these tidbits made for my enjoyment) and the lengths of his efforts blew me away. I'd like to say I'm inspired to do the same but perhaps it'll remain one of those bucket list items for later in life.
The Omnivore's Dilemma is an essential read for anyone consuming food as their main energy source. So yeah, all humans. It's important to know where your food comes from - or at the very least, devote a few hours to thinking about it and possibly begin instilling the mental seeds for new consumptive habits.
The last third of the book is my favorite, where Pollan embarks on a foraging adventure to create a meal that is purely the efforts of hunting and gathering. His personality really shows through in this portion (I know it's a nonfiction book but these tidbits made for my enjoyment) and the lengths of his efforts blew me away. I'd like to say I'm inspired to do the same but perhaps it'll remain one of those bucket list items for later in life.
The Omnivore's Dilemma is an essential read for anyone consuming food as their main energy source. So yeah, all humans. It's important to know where your food comes from - or at the very least, devote a few hours to thinking about it and possibly begin instilling the mental seeds for new consumptive habits.