The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
In the ancient days of hunter-gatherers, a wrong food choice -- in the form of a poison mushroom or toxic root -- could have quick and fatal consequences. Today, according to Botany of Desire author Michael Pollan, we face comparable dangers in the midst of plenitude. Pollan notes that Fast-Food...
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In the ancient days of hunter-gatherers, a wrong food choice -- in the form of a poison mushroom or toxic root -- could have quick and fatal consequences. Today, according to Botany of Desire author Michael Pollan, we face comparable dangers in the midst of plenitude. Pollan notes that Fast-Food America is experiencing what can only be described as a national eating disorder. With compelling precision, he describes how parallel food chains (industrialized food, alternative or "organic" food, and home-gathered food) reflect differences and similarities in our ecology of eating. A fascinating look behind the labels.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781594132056 (1594132054)
Publish date: April 24th 2007
Publisher: Large Print Pr
Pages no: 709
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Book Club,
Science,
Environment,
Health,
Politics,
Cooking,
Nutrition
This is one of the most important books that I think I’ve ever read. It really opened my eyes to some things and made me think about changes that I want to make moving forward. EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ IT.
An interesting read about the source of the food that we eat and how we have forgotten that nature is a cyclical and holistic system that requires us to work with it and not try to circumvent it. I preferred it to Eating because it doesn't present any way of eating as essentially better just diff...
This is practically required reading for somewhat brainy adults lol. Been on my TBR list foooever.
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