Simply, this is probably the most interesting book I have read. I would rank it as one of the five best non-fiction books I have ever read, and I think it should be required reading for anyone that eats. The book loosely examines the “natural” history of four different meals — McNuggets, a meal from Whole Foods, a meal from a local farm, and one from hunting and gathering. However, the focus of the book is questions like, “Where does our food come from?”, “How is it processed?”, “What are the implications of food produced in this manner?”, and “What are the relative merits of the various production methods?” Obviously, these are incredibly complex questions, and Pollan does not give simple answers (or any answers in some cases). He does, however, give us information to begin answering these questions.
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