It reads like a novel

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Mealsis a delightful treatise on food and dining that reads like a novel yet addresses the most serious issue of the horrible state of our American food supply.

Describing the natural history of four meals, (commercial fast food, industrial organic, local pasture based farmed, and hunted / gathered), Michael Pollan provides a sobering account of the sorry state of the U.S. food supply, but follows it up with an optimistic suggestion of the new direction we can take to improve human health and the health of the environment: Eating locally raised, pastured animal products.

A powerful exposé of the U.S. "corn machine", The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Mealsgoes into great depth about what I consider to be one of the primary causes of America's health crisis; high fructose corn syrup, and how it pervades and permeates every aspect of our culture.

This is a must-read for anyone who cares about their own health and the health of the environment, and for anyone who loves food and dining.