Michael Pollan reprises some of his research and much of his opprobrium of the industrial food complex that I found in A Omnivore's Dilemma.

Vegetarians, Gardeners, Home Cooks, people obsessed with food

Some of the tips at the end were good. Some of the science was interesting. Kudos to Pollan for making this topic accessible to average Americans. (Although I think he is preaching to the choir a lot, since the people who could really use the info can't afford to buy this book or use some of his recommendations.)

I thought it was beyond funny that the first people Michael Pollan cited in his acknowledgments sections were his editors. I thought this book could have used some more editing actually. It was repetitive and overly sensational. I cook my own food and have a garden, and it still made me feel incredibly inadequate at providing for myself, which is ridiculous. I am not entirely convinced that we should completely denounce nutritionism and science because God does it better. Sounds like the same malarkey that challenges evolutionary science. And I thought it a serious weakness that Pollan uses food studies when it's convenient for his argument to do so.

After reading this book, I served up a big bowl of Lucky Charms. Because ya know what? I can only take so much healthiness!

Guilty! I'm a home cook and I have a garden, and I still felt horribly inadequate at providing for myself. That kind of made me mad.

You should read Omnivore's Dilemma!! Way better book!

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