book discussion

I read this book last month. The author describes 4 meals, beginning with a MacDonald's industrial food meal and ending with a meal entirely hunted and gathered. The most interesting is the concept of corn making up most of our food.

The book was not perfect, but I rated it highly, because it has influenced the way I shop for food, looking for more organic, more natural, and closer to home.

I loved the book. I agree with Carol in that it did influence the way I shop. Local, organic. It installed a "food ethic" in my life, and I find I never look at a piece of meat in the same way. Happy beef, happy chicken...and happy chicken eggs from local farms.

This is a terrific book, well-written and researched. I had already changed from total omnivore to dairy-less vegetarian when I read it, so it helped to reinforce my choice.

However, I feel that his current book "In Defense of Food" is rather a gimme. How many times can he repeat himself? I know that he his helping move the slow food/locally grown/organic produce movement along, with which I totally agree, but it really loses it's impact when the message comes so close together. Does this mean we can expect a new book about essentially the same topic every two years?

Reading this book has changed my shopping habits as well. Before, I had tried to shop locally and organically but didn't always make it, especially with meat. But at one point while reading this book I put it down, got on line and signed up for a meat CSA membership (grass fed, of course!). We are going to pick up our first order this weekend and couldn't be more excited about it!

I love this book and the way it has (re)inspired me to shop and eat!