The Omnivore's Dilemma
By:Michael Pollan
Chapter 1:
The main point of chapter 1 was corn. The fact that corn is in everything the we eat. " Corn is in the non-dairy creamer and the Cheez Whiz, the frozen yogurt and the TV dinner,the canned fruit and the ketchup. It's in the candy, the cake mixes, mayonnaise,mustard, hot dogs and bologna, the salad dressing and even in some vitamins.( Yes, it's in a Twinkie too)" (page 11). That if you go to the supermarket you think that there are some many things to pick from to eat but really all there is, is corn. Because if you look deeper it is all corn.
1. I find it interesting is that corn is everything that we eat.
2. I hope that as I read more i will learn how some foods are bad and some are good if that "all"come from corn?
Chapter 2:
The main point of chapter 2 is talking about farms. How farmers use to farm and how they farmer now. " The average farmer grew enough food to feed twelve other Americans...... Out of 300 million Americans, only 2 million are still farmers. That means the average American farmer today grows enough food to feed 140 other people." (page 21) Also how over time people come up will "better" seeds to help grow better, but it really maybe bad for us.
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