An interesting look at how Americans eat and what we can do to change that. Pollan divides the book into 4 parts or 'meals' and discusses industrial farming, industrial organic farming, local organic farming and foraging as he sees just how all of these meals are prepared. He also discusses the philosophy and ethics of hunting and eating meat, which is somewhat long-winded but very interesting. This book will make you think twice about what you eat and how you eat it. ( )

Everyone should at least read the first third of this book, "Corn", a look at industrialized food products. Shocking, sickening. A look at the organic food industry actually made me feel more supportive of companies like EarthBound Farms. Enjoy your steak tonight? Not so much. ( )

I am very interested in the source or our food. This book really down tot he nitty gritty of exactly what goes into making what we eat. Very interesting and I am glad that he has undertaken this project. ( )

Michael Pollan delves into the scary world of industrial agriculture in The Omnivore's Dilemma. He shows the reader exactly how much corn we're actually eating, and how we've become "corn people". He exposes the potential problems with "organic" food that I never would have contemplated. The middle section of this book, where the author spends a week on a farm is just wonderful. Don't read this book if you don't want to think about where your food comes from. It might frighten you if you find out. ( )

Pollan provides insight into many aspects of the food we eat, but the most alarming aspect of the book is the brief history and insider's look at the "industrial agriculture complex" and how it has changed the way we eat over the past thirty years. Why the approach to subsidies abruptly changed during the Nixon administration and why it lead to the domination of corn.Why we pay less. Why we're fatter.

There's also insight into the organic movement...the good and the bad. One of the most intriguing section of the book is a week the author spent on a farm that grass feeds its animals. The owner of the farm is an enigmatic mix of right wing, left wing and libertarian views that blows the doors off of our political stereotypes.

The last section of the book, in which the author becomes too much of the story, dragged on for a bit, but overall it's a must read for anyone who eats. ( )