The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary

Insight: Corn When I was asked to search my kitchen and the supermarket I expected to see some healthy food, some non-healthy food, and a variety of different ingredients that were used in each product, but what I came to find was a shock to me. To my surprise, I found a common ingredient in most of my food, corn. It shocked me because of all the negative facts, experiences, and examples given in Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivores Dilemma. Never would I have ever thought I consumed as much corn as I realized I do. After reading the book, it has brought to my attention how bad corn related ingredients really effects what we consume in a more or less negative way. I started my search in my kitchen where I noticed that my family consumes
I gained different knowledge about organic food along with the benefits of it. Non-organic food contain pesticides and plenty of food additives. 100% Organic is made with none of that it’s made all naturally so for example its made with no food supplements and no pesticides. In the food and recipes feature stories section John Reganold, a professor of soil science at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, states, "If you 're talking about pesticides, the evidence is pretty conclusive. Your chances of getting pesticide residues are much less with organic food.” For example in a regular industrial farm where they plant crops they use pesticides along with food supplements for it to grow faster and for it to taste better. Now in organic farming where they grow crops or raise animals there are no pesticides or food supplements used in to make them grow faster, it was
I never once thought corn was such a common ingredient in most products. I now notice myself checking the labels and fascinating people with the insight I now have on how bad corn can truly affect one person’s lifestyle. Because of my knowledge on corn, it now affects my everyday life. I made a deal within myself to try and stay away from products that contain high level of corn ingredients. I feel like if everyone had what little knowledge I have on corn like ingredients more people’s lifestyles would be healthier. People should really consider looking into the benefits of organic farming instead of industrial farming and I think we would have a much better healthier life. There would be less diabetes and heart diseases, a common factor of our lives today. I have made it a habit to inform people around me about how corn syrup ingredients are the ingredients you want to stay away from; I remind them every time I see them eating meat or something as little as reading a magazine, hoping that it will be a domino effect that will teach them and impact other peoples lives as much as it did