The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search For A Perfect Meal In A Fast Food World

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What shall we have for dinner? Such a simple question has grown to have a very complicated answer. We can eat almost anything nature has to offer, but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. Should we choose the organic apple or the conventional? If organic, local or imported? Wild fish or farmed? Low-carb or low-cal? As the American culture of fast food and unlimited choice invades the world, Pollan follows his next meal from land to table, tracing the origin of everything consumed and the implications for ourselves and our planet. His astonishing findings will shock all who care about what they put on their plate. First published 2006.

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By the acclaimed author of The Botany of DesireFor fans of Fast Food Nation, Shopped and You Are What You EatThe Omnivore's Dilemma has been shortlisted for the Andre Simon Memorial award 2006.