The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Rating: 5.0

What it's about:
A New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us - whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed - he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet. -taken from Barnes&Noble.com

My thoughts:
Michael Pollan has fast become my favorite author on the topic of food and eating. This is the third book of his I've enthusiastically devoured. He takes the time to follow the food chain from it's beginning to it's end. It was a fascinating trip which leaves the reader more knowledgable and maybe more concientious about what we choose to eat and how we do it.

"For we would no longer need any reminding that however we choose to feed ourselves, we eat by the grace of nature, not industry, and what we're eating is never anything more or less than the body of the world." -Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma