I decided to do my review on part one of Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”. This covered chapters 1,2 and 3 of the book. I must admit that it did not meet my expectations at all. I had high hopes that it would be entertaining, and informative. I was partially correct, in the fact that it was very informative- even to the point that I cant go eat McDonalds, without thinking about this book or the information that is stuck in my head.

Before reading Pollan’s book, I was excited to learn something that could affect me in everyday life. Finally I could have answers to my questions about what I am eating, what are all these ingredients that I can’t pronounce, where do they come from and are they, or are they not good for me. It is the type of book that I had never read before, but thought would be good for me, mainly because I am trying to improve the health of myself as well as my young family.

The most life altering information that I learned from the book came within the first couple chapters. He traced a McDonalds meal back to it’s main ingredient (corn). I eat McDonalds pretty much every other day; Pollan opened my eyes to what was going on behind the making of a simple chicken nugget. I was surprised to learn how much corn we use in everyday life, and not just in food, even in the buildings that we walk in, corn plays a major part in the making of these as well.

I do believe that the main reason I didn’t care for the book to much is because it really forced me to evaluate everything that I eat, and even though I thought that I wanted answers, I wasn’t really prepared for what I learned. I really believe that this book can persuade people to really think about all the costs of their food. I am not referring to price out of pocket, but the price to the environment, and the poor animals, as well as the people who grow them.