enigma expounded:

i dunno... i'd argue with the edible part. "food-like"
certainly covers most prepackaged stuff though.
i wonder though, do the people who *should* read these books
actually read them, or are the readers those who already know
that American prepackaged food is crap read them & just feel
smug? is he reaching the proper audience, or just preaching to
the choir?

The Omnivore's Dilemma is well worth reading, there's nothing smug
about it at all - and as reaches more people than the target audience
it will spread the necessary message - the public needs to understand
that all that 'nutritional information' published by so many sources
is really just advertisements for industrial food, and Michael Pollan
delivers that message eloquently. It's easy to read, entertaining,
well-written.
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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