Guest guest Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Yes, I am just now finishing this book and I will enthusiastically second Bonnie's recommendation to vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. In fact, this book has kind of changed my life in terms of how I look at food and " food product " and " nutritionism " and how I decide what to eat and what to buy for my family. I'm now just beginning to dabble in the " slow food " / " locavore " movement, trying to buy some of our food from local farmers (farmer's markets, CSAs, etc.). We'll see where that leads, but there are a lot of options especially in the summer/fall for eating locally grown real food. Great website regarding this for wherever you are in US: http://www.localharvest.org/ BTW, Pollan is speaking at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio this Sunday 9/27 at 1:00pm. Open to the public and free! Later, Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 I found this book incredibly dull to read. The information is interesting enough, but the writer lacked any pizzazz in delivery of info. I gave up after falling asleep three times. I'm now reading the China Study and find it a much better read. Perhaps if Mr. Pollan had more charisma like John Robbins, I could have stuck with it longer. , Mr Matthew Maras <ohdriver wrote: > > Yes, I am just now finishing this book and I will enthusiastically second Bonnie's recommendation to vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. In fact, this book has kind of changed my life in terms of how I look at food and " food product " and " nutritionism " and how I decide what to eat and what to buy for my family. I'm now just beginning to dabble in the " slow food " / " locavore " movement, trying to buy some of our food from local farmers (farmer's markets, CSAs, etc.). We'll see where that leads, but there are a lot of options especially in the summer/fall for eating locally grown real food. > > Great website regarding this for wherever you are in US: http://www.localharvest.org/ > > BTW, Pollan is speaking at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio this Sunday 9/27 at 1:00pm. Open to the public and free! > > Later, > Ron > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Hmm. My husband is currently reading this book. As a vegan it is driving him crazy. When he reads things to me I think I may explode. I actually checked it out from the library, but hadn't finished another book yet so he started it. Honestly, he does think there is some great information in the book about eating 'whole' foods. But, unfortunately, there is just SO much reference to how wonderful meat and dairy were/are. Yes, he does talk about how meat and dairy aren't so wonderful anymore because of the hormones/antibiotics, but that is not stressed enough. My gosh, he advises people to buy a freezer so they can buy a whole pig or other animal to keep in it - buy in bulk. ick I personally think the book is horrible for vegetarianism because in the end people will only focus on the parts of the book that they want to hear...and that is that if you were stuck on deserted island and could have only one food your best choice would be either hotdogs or chocolate milk. (okay, that's not exactly what was said, but close enough). I'm astounded by how much attention this book has gotten. I don't like getting nutritional information from a journalist. Too skewed. Jill --- On Wed, 9/23/09, Mr Matthew Maras <ohdriver wrote: Mr Matthew Maras <ohdriver In Defense Of Food - Michael Pollan Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:32 PM Yes, I am just now finishing this book and I will enthusiastically second Bonnie's recommendation to vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. In fact, this book has kind of changed my life in terms of how I look at food and " food product " and " nutritionism " and how I decide what to eat and what to buy for my family. I'm now just beginning to dabble in the " slow food " / " locavore " movement, trying to buy some of our food from local farmers (farmer's markets, CSAs, etc.). We'll see where that leads, but there are a lot of options especially in the summer/fall for eating locally grown real food. Great website regarding this for wherever you are in US: http://www.localhar vest.org/ BTW, Pollan is speaking at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio this Sunday 9/27 at 1:00pm. Open to the public and free! Later, Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 I don¹t have a strong opinion on this one way or the other. Just saw this recently on another veg*n list: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0803/opinions-energy-locavores-on-my-mind. html Tracy in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 I have read Pollan's books. I thought they were " okay. " I am much quicker to recommend The China Study or The Ethics of What We Eat over Pollan's books. I remember one part standing out as particularly interesting though, which was where he discussed the bread and how it was really a food product, than a bread/food. That was interesting. They are worth reading, but I'd get them from the library, rather than put out money on them. Jacqueline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 , " Jacqueline Bodnar " <jb wrote: > > I have read Pollan's books. I thought they were " okay. " I am much > quicker to recommend The China Study or The Ethics of What We Eat over > Pollan's books. I remember one part standing out as particularly > interesting though, which was where he discussed the bread and how it > was really a food product, than a bread/food. That was interesting. They > are worth reading, but I'd get them from the library, rather than put > out money on them. > > Jacqueline > Harvest for Hope is a great read. Jane Goodall wrote it. I may be partial, she has been my hero since I was a wee one. It is nice to here it from a vegetarian perspective. Amity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 MP is a very talented writer and he has done A LOT to help everybody think about their food more. My big gripe with him is when he wrote Omnivore's Dilemma - he went and lived with Joel Salatin to get the meat farmer's perspective. But then when it came time to get the vegan perspective he had an imaginary conversation over dinner and then presented the " arguements " as he understood them, instead of actually talking to leading vegan activists or living with vegan farmers and getting to know them and understand their work and their philosophy like he did the Salatin family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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