Elastic Waist Book Club of Doom: In Defense of Food

Michael Pollan's last book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, followed four meals from origin to the dinner table, and uncovered how Americans eat, and what exactly it is they're eating. It wasn't all pretty. His new book, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, suggests--crazily!--that we'd be so much healthier if we ate fewer processed and packaged things, and far more in the way of real, live, fresh food. It sounds like common sense, but it's also kind of a revolution. Why do we eat the crap we're eating, and why does real food need to be defended? From whom? We're all eaters--do we really need a manifesto? Is healthy eating in that much trouble?

We'll be talking about In Defense of Food for this next installment of the Elastic Waist Book Club of Doom. Pick it up, read it through, and let's see if we microwave anything for dinner anytime soon. We'll start talking about it on Friday. In the meantime, check out the official site, listen to an interview with Pollen on NPR, read The New York Timesreview, and, our favorite, check out what the Amazon reviewers have to say.


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