338/365 Book Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

I can't honestly say that my kick to pick my own fruit wasn't inspired by reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma. He explores the 4 different avenues in which we can attain food: industrial, organic, pastoral, and personal. Food produced industrially is essentially based on corn. It's the kind of nightmarish things that you see in the documentaries Super-size Me, King Corn, and (I imagine) Food Inc. He unveils the secret behind organic food and what organic actually means. He then visits a highly sustainable, small farm whose livestock is grass-fed only. It's incredible actually, my favorite part. Lastly he ventures into the woods to be a hunter-gatherer and makes a whole meal on foods that he found, hunted, and harvested.

This was a long but great read. It will open your eyes to the truth about the Food Industry (sad that we can legitimately call it that). It gave me the impetus to do what I've wanted to for awhile: stick it to the man and buy everything local! The prices were comparable to what I would have bought at the grocery store and I had the satisfaction of knowing that my food didn't travel over 100 miles to get to me. Does it taste any better? Sensually no but psychologically yes. I just gave my soul a hug with my food. I totally recommend this book but be prepared to make a few changes in your life after you finish it.

In health,

Lauren