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Omnivore's Dilemma Book Report

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Before my seventh grade science unit about food and nutrition, I simply thought our food sources were healthful and reliable. However, since then, I have changed my mind. When I read the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, I quickly learned how our country’s food system actually works and was astonished by the ways in which our food is made. For example, animals that we eat like cows and chickens, are fed corn which causes them to get sick because the corn is not the animal's natural diet. As a result, the animals are given antibiotics which can cause humans, who ingest these animals, to become antibiotic resistant. After learning the truth about our country’s food systems, I have become more skeptical of mass produced foods and the processes the animals go through to become the food we eat today. Good and healthy food is very important to myself and to my family. Food means a lot in my family. A meal is an essential part of each day. While sipping my delicious soup, that my grandparents would make for my me …show more content…

For example, I learn how the mass production of food is made and when I go to a grocery store I read all of the labels carefully. When I am at a restaurant, I notice the asterix at the bottom of the menu that states where their produce and meat is purchased. I am much more aware of what I put into my body and how it will affect me in the long term. “You are what you eat,” is a quote from The Omnivore's Dilemma. It is now my new mantra. After I read the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, I changed my mind on how food is produced. This impacted me because I became more aware of where my food comes from. In summary, over the last three years my mind has changed from being less aware of the nutrition my body receives to incredibly conscious about what I consume. I have not only educated myself, but, also, the people around

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