The Omnivore's Dilemma

Michael Pollan's argument of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" is that as Americans, we have a selective number of foods to choose from which results in a dilemma. His question of "What should we have for dinner?" is centered on the idea that Americans' eating habits and how AMerican food industries have drastically changed our way of life. What we should eat and how we should eat are binary oppositions that pull us into the unhealthy direction and push us into the dilemmas of the consequences that follow from our eating sources/habits.

In the Industrial section of the book, Pollan begins with the origins of corn. Awesome lol! He argues that everything we eat is made of corn and therefore we are walking corn with legs. However, the healthiness of corn has shifted as its processing rituals have been manipulated by humans and made/processed into foods that are unhealthy to eat. Pollan's arguments remind me of the speaker who talked about the "horrors" of McDonalds. Coincidentally, corn is in every McNugget and Big Mac because it is fed to the animals that eventually become dinner. I feel that both men have a point that our society has turned against the health benefits of eating to a more cheaper and fulfilling treat. However, eating out a couple times a week is not going to make you fat or unhealthy. Honestly, I eat out just about 5 times a week and I'm pretty healthy.