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The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat
Edition
Young readers edition.
Publication Information
New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Books (USA) LLC, [2015]
Physical Description
377 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary
An adaptation of the famous book offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment.
Notes
"With new preface"--Dustjacket.
Contents
- Part I: The industrial meal : food from corn. How corn took over America ; The farm ; From farm to factory ; The grain elevator ; The feedlot : turning corn into meat ; Processed food ; Fat from corn ; The omnivore's dilemma ; My fast-food meal
- Part II: The industrial organic meal. Big organic ; More big organic
- Part III: The local sustainable meal : food from grass. Polyface farm ; Grass ; The animals ; The slaughterhouse ; The market ; My grass-fed meal
- Part IV: The do-it-yourself meal : hunted, gathered, and gardened food. The forest ; Eating animals ; Hunting ; Gathering ; The perfect meal
- Afterword: Vote with your fork
- The omnivore's solution : some tips for eating
- Q & A with Michael Pollan.