Michael Pollan - The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Pros: fascinating and engaging; enlightening
Cons: his section about eating vegetarian; his impractical meal in the end

When I spied Michael Pollan’s 2006 non-fiction book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, in the display section of my library, it didn’t matter that I haven’t been an omnivore for two decades. I loved his book, ...

Pros: a thought-provoking that's also eminently readable (unusual in its own right)
Cons: nope

It's probably fitting that during the several weeks I spent reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma in fits and snatches, I kept an advertisement for some bold new "power beverage" tucked between its pages as my bookmark. After all, power ...

Pros: Excellent read, lots of good information, thought provoking
Cons: somewhat scary once you realize just what you are consuming.

I have always been a somewhat healthy eater. This isn't as much because I really wanted to ensure that everything I consumed was good for me as much as I really just enjoyed the consumption of fruits and vegetables. As I don't really enjoy eating ...

Pros: Detailed, but in an easy to read story format.
Cons: A little slow in the "why eat meat" section.

One of the ironies of the era in which we live is that many Americans have pantries overflowing with food and yet are more detached from the origins of that food than ever before. We’re often quite ignorant of the many steps of production that our ...

Pros: Thought provoking.
Cons: Heavy reading...have to be in the right mood. A bit preachy.

The Omnivore's Dilemma - A Natural History Of Four Meals by Michael Pollan is not exactly a book for the squeamish. It is however an interesting book for those who want to understand how their food gets to their plate (or the fast food bag). The ...

Pros: Good insights, different topic
Cons: A little long, at times dull

In Michael Pollan's book, he describes the dilemma that omnivore's have because the choices in food have evolved at such a rapid pace throughout our lifetimes. From fast food to organic and everything in between, it's hard to choose what to put into our ...

Pros: Detailed, investigative, informative
Cons: kind of sad, but honest

This book was very informative. It takes you through all that is involved in what we put in our mouth to sustain ourselves. I was surprised that most industrially produced food is made from corn. I enjoyed reading about the food that I eat. I plan on ...

Pros: Fast read, entertaining, eye-opening
Cons: None

This book is an amazing, and eye opening, expose on the state of our corn-based food system. After reading Michael Pollan's book, my wife and I have become much more careful about reading ingredients labels, and finding foods that are untouched, or 'minimally' processed. Highly recommended!!