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The Omnivore's Dilemma : : a Natural History of Four Meals

Pollan, Michael. Book - 2006 394.12 Po None on shelf 3 requests on 1 copy Community Rating: 4.3 out of 5

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Omnivore's Dilemma submitted by hirak on March 24, 2007, 5:53pm We may not be what we eat. But what must we eat? What are the consequences of this?
Michael Pollan is at his best yet in this book about four meals. He talks about his own experience in wrestling with common questions the concerned eater of today has.
How bad is fast food? What is really organic? The joys of hunting and scavenging your food. Should you turn vegan? Should I eat local? How does that help?

changed my life submitted by ferdoble on August 5, 2011, 1:38pm I read this book a few years ago, by coincidence I had it checked out and started reading it a little of the way through a weight loss program that I had to do to get a part in a play. It transformed my program and it transformed me. I'll never be the same person again, I haven't eaten fast food (with the exception of Chipolte) since I've read the book and I never will.

This book has a ton of information. I don't fall in fully with all of Pollan's philosophies, some of which contradict throughout the book, but they are a great place to start. You might also like good calorie bad calorie, as well as many of the other books that Pollan references.

A Must Read submitted by annhahnel on July 3, 2014, 10:53pm If you are interested in where your food comes from, how different people treat animals, and what food is doing to your body, this is a book for you. Michael Pollan is great at writing about food systems, and this will definitely make you think twice about what you put in your mouth. This book definitely caused me to change some of the food items I buy, and where I buy them from.

Enlightening submitted by majean on August 17, 2018, 7:07pm This book did not turn me into a vegetarian, but it has made me look hard at what I eat.

Great read submitted by crp on August 10, 2019, 4:03pm Changed the way I think about food, cooking, and the land around us. A must read.

Changes the way you think about food submitted by emaelshaikh on August 18, 2022, 4:35pm When you realize the role of culture in determining our eating patterns, you become far more open.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Press, 2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 450 p.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780143038580
0143038583

SUBJECTS
GT2850 -- .P65 2006.
Food habits.
Food preferences.