{"product_id":"book-akgs","title":"The Omnivore's Dilemma","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eHow to Change Your Mind \u003c\/i\u003eand the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Food \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFood Rules\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat should we have for dinner? Ten years ago, Michael Pollan confronted us with this seemingly simple question and, with \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore’s Dilemma, \u003c\/i\u003ehis brilliant and eye-opening exploration of our food choices, demonstrated that how we answer it today may determine not only our health but our survival as a species. In the years since, Pollan’s revolutionary examination has changed the way Americans think about food. Bringing wide attention to the little-known but vitally important dimensions of food and agriculture in America, Pollan launched a national conversation about what we eat and the profound consequences that even the simplest everyday food choices have on both ourselves and the natural world. Ten years later, \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore’s Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e continues to transform the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few facts and figures from \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf the 38 ingredients it takes to make a McNugget, there are at least 13 that are derived from corn. 45 different menu items at Mcdonald’s are made from corn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne in every three American children eats fast food every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne in every five American meals today is eaten in the car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe food industry burns nearly a fifth of all the petroleum consumed in the United States—more than we burn with our cars and more than any other industry consumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes ten calories of fossil fuel energy to deliver one calorie of food energy to an American plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single strawberry contains about five calories. To get that strawberry from a field in California to a plate on the east coast requires 435 calories of energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndustrial fertilizer and industrial pesticides both owe their existence to the conversion of the World War II munitions industry to civilian uses—nerve gases became pesticides, and ammonium nitrate explosives became nitrogen fertilizers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause of the obesity epidemic, today’s generation of children will be the first generation of Americans whose life expectancy will actually be shorter than their parents’ life expectancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49340080324912,"sku":"BDakgs","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/244425-akgs-Square.jpg?v=1734036762","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-akgs","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}