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It's well written and very educational. - Goodreads It also gave me insight into my own life. - Goodreads Clear and compelling writing style. - Overstock.com LOVED--- All descriptions of all meals. - Goodreads The prose waxed poetic to the point of total cheese. - Goodreads But the ending brought it to a good close. - Goodreads Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four MealsUser Review - Baley Whary - GoodreadsThis book was well-written and thought-provoking from the beginning. It really made me look at the food I eat and where it comes from, as well as where my money goes when I buy food at the grocery ... Read full review Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four MealsUser Review - Cindy - GoodreadsAt least three times a day I ask myself, “What should I eat?”. This seemingly simple question has become increasingly complex with the hundred of diets, nutritionists and medical experts all telling ... Read full review Related books
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Common terms and phrasesacres agriculture American Angelo animals beef birds bushel CAFOs called calories carbon Cascadian Farm cattle chanterelles cheap corn chef chemical chicken chicken nugget commodity compost consumer cooking cows crops culture diet dinner Earthbound eaters eggs energy everything factory farms feed feedlot fertility flavor food chain food system foraging forest fossil fuel fungi garden George Naylor grain grass farmers grazing green growing human hunter hunting industrial food chain ingredients Iowa Joel Salatin Joel's kernels killing land less lettuce living look manure McDonald's meal meat mill morels mushrooms nature nitrogen nugget nutritional omnivore omnivore's dilemma organic farm organic food pasture percent pesticides plants Polyface Polyface Farm pounds processed food produce protein salad seeds sell slaughter soil species steer supermarket synthetic taste there's thing tion trees turn USDA Whole Foods wild Bibliographic information |