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i can’t watch it because i’m at school, but i’m reading in defense of food and it’s pretty great. changed the way i think about food
I’m always torn on this type of discussion. On on hand, it’s right and it’s common sense and it’s great to know. On the other hand a lot of it reminds me of how Anthony Bourdain talks about vegans and vegetarians, etc.: It’s a pretty rare luxury to be able to wax so philosophically about food and what we eat and how we should do this and how we should avoid this. Most people around the world don’t have that luxury and a shit ton of Americans don’t. And there’s so many barriers/walls that would need to be broken down for people to eat this way and think about food this way. More time, more money, less corporate influence, less convenience, and on and on and on. I’m all for getting there, it just seems really quixotic and impossible. I suppose it’s one of those “start with yourself” type thing and hope you make your little bit of difference.
I definitely agree with your last sentiment. With rare exceptions do I buy meat, eggs, or dairy without it being organic or having the local farm it came from posted (which Whole Foods does for all it’s meat and I love).
The thing that really hit me about what Pollan said was that we’ve let corporate america control our food supply and it’s been a terrible experiment.
But unfortunately I think it’s market based and filling a need. People have less time and try to fit more things into their daily lives at such a rate that convenience and ease trumps everything else, including but ESPECIALLY nutrition, taste, etc. They have less money at their disposal so they go with what is cheap and easy. And the corporations (including and especially the one I work for) fill that niche. It’s the food equivalent of why there are so many crappy movies and reality tv. People keep creating this deman for that stuff and big corporations will keep filling it.