The Omnivore's Dilemma

A Natural History of Four Meals

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Paperback, 450 pages

English language

Published Aug. 28, 2007 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-14-303858-0
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OCLC Number:
1139759102
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Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, may determine or survival as a species. Packed with profound surprises, The Omnivore's Dilemma is changing the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating. --back cover

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reviewed The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

As overused as the phrase is: this is a must read!

As someone who went down the rabbit hole of not eating processed foods or factory farmed meat for several years, I really thought I knew all there was to know about the way America produces its food. But wow was I wrong.

This book continually astounded me with the facts and figures of just how silly our food chain really is. Also I learned so much more about eating seasonally and locally than I was expecting. I could not stop sharing quotes with people as I was reading and I would consider this a must read for anyone who lives in a society that doesn’t live off the land.