The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

"Pollan examines what he calls 'our national eating disorder' (the Atkins craze, the precipitous rise in obesity) in this remarkably clearheaded book. It's a fascinating journey up and down the food chain, one that might change the way you read the label on a frozen dinner, dig into a steak or decide whether to buy organic eggs. You'll certainly never look at a Chicken McNugget the same way again. Pollan approaches his mission not as an activist but as a naturalist: 'The way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world.'" -Pamela Kaufman (Editorial Review on Amazon.com)