And it didn't feel like they were slamming their ideas down your throat. It was a very diverse range of topics and with a different author writing about different ideas, the book didn't really get stale. They talked about farming in California, pesticides, ethanol fuels for cars, World hunger, planting gardens, etc. The author says, 'people these days don't know that chickens actually have bones! You need to do your own cooking'įinally, I like how varied the themes were. He made a GREAT point about how we spend millions of dollars renovating kitchens and then eat 25% of our meals in our car! I mean, I personally know SEVERAL people with huge renovated kitchens that have no idea how to dice a tomato. They even give you the questions to ask!Īlso, I enjoyed that the authors advocated cooking.

You should meet the farmers who raise the food and ask them a few questions. They instead said that you should look for local, fresh produce and meats. I also like that they didn't push being vegetarian or vegan. At the end of most chapters it had a little section called 'what can you do?' and it had bulleted suggestions if you wanted to get more involved or change your actions. The best part of this book was that it had real practical solutions to problems. And while that is true (and scary) this book really surprised me with its diverseness. How a few companies are running everything.

I thought this book would be all about the big bad food lobby.

Food Inc. by Karl Weber