The War on Food, Omnivore's Dilemma

LeadPipe · May 14th, 2009, 01:54 PM

“Omnivore’s Dilemma” Author Michael Pollan’s New Advice on Buying Food: “Don’t Buy Any Food You’ve Ever Seen Advertised”

Michael Pollan is one of the nation’s leading writers and thinkers in this country on the issue of food. He is author of several books about food, including The Botany of Desire, The Omnivore’s Dilemma and his latest, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. In light of what he calls the processed food industry’s co-option of “sustainability” and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food that’s advertised.

Really interesting hearing the tricks the food industry pulls to advertise "healthy food".

crescentwrench · May 14th, 2009, 02:13 PM

Wow, no beef, no pork, no chicken, no fish, no cheese, no potatoes, no milk...

I can't think of a food that isn't advertised. turnips? Is there a turnip council that markets turnip consumption?

I liked Omnivore's Dilemma a lot and Defense of Food was aight but he's starting to turn the corner from concerned advocate to paranoid advocate.

LeadPipe · May 14th, 2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by crescentwrench

Wow, no beef, no pork, no chicken, no fish, no cheese, no potatoes, no milk...

I can't think of a food that isn't advertised. turnips? Is there a turnip council that markets turnip consumption?

I liked Omnivore's Dilemma a lot and Defense of Food was aight but he's starting to turn the corner from concerned advocate to paranoid advocate.

Yea there were parts of his presentation which i thought put him out there. He does raise legitimate concern about how live stock is raised in this country.

You might like this guys book. I've been meaning to check it out.

carlwinslow! · May 14th, 2009, 03:39 PM

great, now lets assume the position that we DONT live in the richest country on earth...

crescentwrench · May 14th, 2009, 03:40 PM

There was something that they played on Research TV or something where he mentioned in his presentation Orthorexia nervosa, which is the unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. I saved it for a long time until my DVR crapped out. Now it seems he sometimes contributes to it. I have a love/hate relationship with the guy.

Mercer · May 14th, 2009, 04:24 PM

I just want a burger from a cow that wasn't beaten with a bat by a Mexican before having it's nuts cut off.
Is that so wrong?

Libel · May 14th, 2009, 05:02 PM

I didn't love Omnivore's Dilemma...didn't even like it....I guess i'm more of a Fast Food Nation kinda guy.

May 14th, 2009, 01:54 PM	#1
LeadPipe Nigga Shit on my Dolla Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,015	The War on Food, Omnivore's Dilemma “Omnivore’s Dilemma” Author Michael Pollan’s New Advice on Buying Food: “Don’t Buy Any Food You’ve Ever Seen Advertised” Michael Pollan is one of the nation’s leading writers and thinkers in this country on the issue of food. He is author of several books about food, including The Botany of Desire, The Omnivore’s Dilemma and his latest, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. In light of what he calls the processed food industry’s co-option of “sustainability” and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food that’s advertised. Really interesting hearing the tricks the food industry pulls to advertise "healthy food". __________________ "I'm getting people to think and I'm challenging their ideas on what a penis should look like"~ Silicone Dick Guy

May 14th, 2009, 03:39 PM	#4
carlwinslow! Führer: AcidRainbowHitSquad Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 16,094	great, now lets assume the position that we DONT live in the richest country on earth... __________________ "so the moral of the story is that if carl makes a thread about you showing his support, you will be banned within a week"-Skarz

May 14th, 2009, 04:24 PM	#6
Mercer Join Up. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 9,511	I just want a burger from a cow that wasn't beaten with a bat by a Mexican before having it's nuts cut off. Is that so wrong? __________________ The Philadelphia Flyers...the purveyors of respectable goon shit. "Walking on water? I saw General Zod do that in Superman II." -Crescent Wrench

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crescentwrench Baby on Board Join Date: May 2001 Location: Texa$ Posts: 7,582	Wow, no beef, no pork, no chicken, no fish, no cheese, no potatoes, no milk... I can't think of a food that isn't advertised. turnips? Is there a turnip council that markets turnip consumption? I liked Omnivore's Dilemma a lot and Defense of Food was aight but he's starting to turn the corner from concerned advocate to paranoid advocate.

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crescentwrench Baby on Board Join Date: May 2001 Location: Texa$ Posts: 7,582	There was something that they played on Research TV or something where he mentioned in his presentation Orthorexia nervosa, which is the unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. I saved it for a long time until my DVR crapped out. Now it seems he sometimes contributes to it. I have a love/hate relationship with the guy.

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Libel U think UR better than us, U-S, USA,no way! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,016	I didn't love Omnivore's Dilemma...didn't even like it....I guess i'm more of a Fast Food Nation kinda guy.

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