Summary Of An Ethic Of Eating By Michael Pollan

3. Berry uses terms like "food esthetics and food ethics," and compares our national eating habits to "industrial sex" and our homes to "motels" (par. 8). He decides to criticize our new lifestyles and describe our homes as motels because motels don't have useable kitchen appliances that are dutifull used and, like most motels, our homes are mostly used to sleep in. Next, Berry chooses to describe our national eating habits as "industrial sex" because much like industrial sex, our food has been produced to be consumed and not to make us feel enjoyed or satisfied.

Profit-oriented leaders of new diet fads surely would be infuriated while reading the words of Michael Pollan in his work, Unhappy Meals—not necessarily because of his aim to disprove diet fallacies but, rather, the possible ramifications of Pollan’s words on their bank accounts. Explained in the article, the world’s understanding of diets and their effects on the human body has improved steadily—if not exponentially—throughout recent history. Here, the advocates of new diets claim the changing world and its understanding of health requires changes in diet; the human body will adapt to the new times. To counter, Pollan argues that is definitely true, but we have to be open to the idea of the death that occurs during the process.

Pollan’s central claim is that the food we eat nowadays contain multiple complicated food products which most of us have no idea what they are. He claims that we should eat as our ancestors, a loaf of bread should only include a few ingredients like flour, yeast, water and a pinch of salt; not a list of complicated ingredients like Sara Lee’s Soft & Smooth Whole Grain White Bread. As Pollan’s said in his essay “there are in fact hundreds of foodish products in the supermarket that your ancestors simply wouldn’t recognize as food.” (Pollan 2) Pollan wants to inform us about nowadays supermarket product, guiding the reader with his 4 main rules and indicating how to buy in a supermarket knowing about the FDA. I personally enjoy culinary, so

So, have you ever taste the difference between a homemade meal that’s cooked with whole foods for a meal that been processed in a factory. Michael Pollan, a food journalist and professor, argues how processed food companies only care about the profit their brand are made and not caring about the nutrient that is in the product. In “Escape from the Western Diet”, Pollan argues that there is no kind relationship between them to decide the types of nutrient and whole foods are in it. Some other people like Gyrory Scrinis, who in the article just says that he coined the term “nutritionism”, which he considers that the industry and homemade meal with whole foods are two different types of groups. Michael Pollan ideas that there is no connection between the process food industry and nutrient will be something that I will agree with him because nowadays industry only care about their profits so it is harder to separate our bodily health and the health of the environment you live and eat in.

In 2009 food detective Michael Pollan published an eye-opening book called The Omnivore’s Dilemma. According to Pollan, we don’t know what to eat because unlike other cultures around the world, Americans lack a stable food culture. Food cultures are traditions that are passed down from generation to generation to teach us how to cook and eat food. These cultures can help you stay healthy and more importantly, enjoy your food.

The different sections of the book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” embody the flawed system that America is currently facing, particularly the food industry. There is a limited understanding of what constitute an ideal meal, and process of prepping one. It could be that the information available are not clear and direct, or most consumers are choosing to overlook the lurking dangers behind the accessible food products. Either way, it is evident that most consumers have fell out of touch with knowing what they eat. The book provides a precise, comprehensive, and intuitive summary of the elements on the definition of foods. “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” is written in a direct, clear, and informative manner for the general audience, including farmers, consumers, and those who actively involve with processing foods. Readers will be able to establish a deeper understanding of the evolution of collecting food, and how that has affected the choices of putting together a perfect meal.

Regardless the person, everyone still orders from restaurants, or they microwave a frozen dinner meal once in awhile. In contemporary society, it 's much more efficient to order take out rather than to cook and prepare your own food due to the lack of time. Sadly people even forget the taste of fresh, home cooked meals. Nowadays people don’t know what it’s like to sit down and enjoy a nice hearty home cooked meal, instead they’re always on the run grabbing a quick bite here and there. Unfortunately with such busy lives people don’t have the opportunity to watch cooking shows, go to cooking class, or even cook for their children. People just want to come home and relax they don’t want to have to worry about cooking and all the preparation that comes with it, they would much rather order take out and avoid all the hassle of cooking. In Berry Wendell’s Essay “The Pleasures of Eating”, we are given insight on how very little common people know about where their food comes from and what it goes through. “When a Crop Becomes King” by Michael Pollan reveals how corn, a single crop could be involved in such a wide array of industry and be used in almost everything. David Barboza’s article “If You Pitch It, They Will Eat”, focuses on how in modern society advertising is everywhere and it is taking a big role in everyday life. Through the work of Berry, Pollan, and Barboza we are shown that ignorance is a defining human trait.

To address what distinguishes the food of a western diet, Pollan compares whole foods and processed foods. He quotes Gyorgy Scrinis and concludes to himself “instead of worrying about nutrients, we should simply avoid any food that has been processed to such an extent that it is more the product of industry than nature (Pollan, 438). Pollan agrees with Scrinis for avoiding processed foods, but he complicates it by mentioning that all whole foods are taken over by industrial processes. Again Pollan reminds the reader that escaping the western diet will not be simple,

There are more ways to shun obesity. Michael Pollan, who wrote “Escape from the western diet”, claims that the fast food industry is one of the main reasons why people struggle with their health. He believes that the processed food we consume gives us harmful deceases. Pollan urges us to listen to his words to avoid the western diet, he preaches that we should start eating healthier and to put more time and effort when it comes to buying food. Pollan provides us with his rules as well and claims that it will help us plot our way out of the western diet. Also, Pollan informs us that when it to the intake we tend to over eat, thus it becomes a huge threat to our health. The government has also made an attempt to put a stop to obesity by inverting an array of food options. By focusing on the main causes of obesity, Pollan overlooks the deeper problem of the lack of insufficient information, thus he leaves us with a lot of question marks .

In the essay, “The Pleasures of Eating”, Wendell Berry, a lifelong farmer and an expert on food production, claims that eating is an agricultural act. According to Berry, consumers have become passive and don’t really know what they’re putting into their bodies. All they know is that they’ve been persuaded to want it. The extent of their knowledge is that plants and animals are raised on farms. They don’t know where the farms are, what type of farms they are, or what knowledge of skills are involved in farming. He supports this claim by first bringing to light the ignorance of the passive consumer and how they as passive consumers have become victims of the food industry. Then, he discusses how one must willingly escape this by reclaiming responsibility

The essay “Eat Food: Food Defined,” from Michael Pollan’s 2008 book In Defense of Food was written to address the American general public about the food industry. Pollan focuses on relatable topics as examples, such as family, common food items, and common belief that everyone wants to be healthy. The essay brings across Pollan’s point by establishing his credibility, explaining why this is important to us, and telling us how to react to the given facts. Pollan makes the readers inquire how we define food by drawing our attention to the importance of examining our food before eating it.

While targeting a specific audience, Lauden uses an influential tone. She passionately convinces her audience that the best food that was awarded a prize is the modern fast food. “For every prized dish that goes back 2,000 years, a dozen have been invented in the last 200” (Lauden 273). Furthermore, she specifically reaches to an audience who considers modern fast food a disaster. The author conveys to readers how our ancestors did not live as long, or how they did not grow as strong as people do today. Everyone today takes for granted the processed factory foods that are used to flavor so called natural foods. Lauden targets people who believe this so she can show them her view of fast foods. After all, the previous mentioned questions readers have is exactly what audience she is trying to capture. Moreover, her strong emotion toward her culinary interest shows throughout the whole paper. She mentions people need experts, and not nostalgia for the way food used to be fresh, even if it did take hours upon hours to prepare. In the same way, these experts will show us how to make food that is proper and healthy for the current time (Lauden 275).

He uses the phrase "the act of eating" repeatedly. Instead of referring to it as "eating" alone. By doing this he makes the eating seem more on an experience than just a thing that people do to live. This supports his claim that the pleasure of eating should be in the experience and not just the taste. He continuously uses the phrase “industrial eater." This reference to the eater as less than a normal human makes an impact on the way they should view eating. By calling the person who eats this way “industrial” he makes them sound as if they are almost a part of the companies and machines that cause this problem in the first place. If the readers feels as though they are a part of the terrible lives of animals and unhealthy foods they may feel more compelled to change their way of

Food and eating as we know are important for our body maintenance and growth process, but can we eat anything we like and trust it? As long as you live in the Western side of this world, you cannot always trust what you digest. As Michael Pollan mentioned, most of the Western food is processed food, which you cannot trust. Pollan is focusing on getting rid of Western diet in the United States and guiding Americans to start eating healthier, and having better eating habits. I agree with his idea because the Western diet is threatening our health and it might become uncontrollable in the coming years. Replacing processed food, and changing bad eating habits can save Americans from many dangerous health problems they are suffering from.

The western diet of nutritionism is high in saturated fats, red meats, carbohydrates and low in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and seafood. This lifestyle has influenced people to believe this ideology of eating is the most efficient to live a longer, healthier life. This information is ingrained within us by lobbyists, food industries and food scientists. However in Michael Pollan’s book, “In Defense of Food”, he addresses the flaws of nutritionism. Pollan explains that food does not amount to the nutrients making them up and argues that people have been misguided into thinking nutritionism is superior to traditional eating from various cultures, such as Japan’s fish heavy diet or the Aborigine’s hunter-gatherer diet . He declares how western eating is the culprit of the growing health problems that society currently faces. Through the misrepresentation, misidentification and nutritionism’s complicated intricacies of eating, I am also led to believe people are deceived into accepting the western diet as a healthier method of eating opposed to traditional diets.