The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
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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. The New York Times Book Review Thoughtful, engrossing ... You're not likely to get a better explanation of exactly where your food comes from.
Introduction : our national eating disorder11The plant : corn's conquest152The farm323The elevator574The feedlot : making meat655The processing plant : making complex foods856The consumer : a republic of fat1007The meal : fast food1098All flesh is grass1239Big organic13410Grass : thirteen ways of looking at a pasture18511The animals : practicing complexity20812Slaughter : in a glass abattoir22613The market : "greetings from the non-barcode people"23914The meal : grass-fed26215The forager27716The omnivore's dilemma28717The ethics of eating animals30418Hunting : the meat33419Gathering : the fungi36420The perfect meal391
