hot or not: books about food edition

[herkyjerkydance]

So, who's read The Omnivore's Dilemma? Should I bother with it, or no?

Also: if one more person says anything to me about Skinny Bitch, I am going to tie them to a chair and re-enact the "Stuck in the Middle With You" scene from Reservoir Dogs. Encouraging people to think critically about their food choices is cool. Encouraging them to go vegan

Comments

[pbrmeasap]

morality aside and exercise comment agreed with, i definitely lost 15lbs. more or less immediately when i went vegan, no sweating necessary. true, it stayed off when i started eating eggs and cheese again 'cause i was in total meathead athlete mode by then, but when your body all of a sudden has waaaay less fat and easily digested protein coming in, it starts burning fat reserves.

saw your comment on corvus's journal - do you know him in person? or is he another random anonymous internerd friend?

[herkyjerkydance]

Hm, maybe it's different for dudes and ladies, or just from person to person. I lost maybe 5lbs when I went vegan.

Corvus is an anonymous internet friend. I added him after I realized that watching him make fun of people in anarchists was one of the only reasons I read stuff in that community anymore.

[epilady]

Omnivore's Dilemma = one of the more thought-provoking books I've read in about 5 years. Read it.

[idioticpoet]

I also recommend reading "omnivore's dilemma"

additionally, I have nothing but incredibly good things to say about Steve Ettinger's book, Twinkie Deconstructed and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone.

[amaz0n]

From the perspective of someone who grew up immersed in the day-to-day process and politics of food production, "Omnivores Dilemma" gives you perspective on the issues surrounding food about as well as the movie "Crash" gives you perspective on issues surrounding race, and they're written for the same audience. I'll let you guess what I mean by that.

There is plenty of wonderful, insightful, important writing done by folks who are actually involved in food production in a role other than "food snob." I'd seek that out first.