tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post3890263731000669595..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Omnivore's Dilemma book discussion - Section IUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-47286864526144108142008-05-22T10:52:00.000-07:002008-05-22T10:52:00.000-07:00Our book club loved this book! It was lots of food...Our book club loved this book! It was lots of food for thought and I know that many of us are actively reading ingredient labels with shock and awe right now.Anne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897791546363838272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-7049565688322043592007-05-25T20:00:00.000-07:002007-05-25T20:00:00.000-07:00So glad you are giving attention to this book. I ...So glad you are giving attention to this book. I read it a few months back and learned a great deal from it, and devoted a blog post for each section of the book.<BR/><BR/>Since then, I've read Peter Singer's new one, The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter, which interesects very nicely with Omnivore's Dilemma. And by the end of this book, I found I could no longer eat dairy or eggs, no Village Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-61325552481416722232007-05-23T09:15:00.000-07:002007-05-23T09:15:00.000-07:00I don't remember if he mentions this in the book, ...I don't remember if he mentions this in the book, but almost all of this corn that is going into everything is genetically modified. About 80% of the food that a typical American eats is genetically modified. This scares me more than anything!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12253601789586465952007-05-22T13:07:00.000-07:002007-05-22T13:07:00.000-07:00First time commenting...For some more eye opening ...First time commenting...<BR/><BR/>For some more eye opening news and information about the foods we eat people should check out "Deconstructing Dinner" a podcast put out by some good peeps just to the North of us at Kootenay Co-Op Radio. Yeah, it's Canadian, but as we are all finding out, our foods are just as global as our clothes.<BR/>http://www.cjly.net/deconstructingdinner/<BR/><BR/>This Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-81513331106403896592007-05-22T10:44:00.000-07:002007-05-22T10:44:00.000-07:00I guess this is related. CC or anyone that sees th...I guess this is related. <BR/><BR/>CC or anyone that sees this, take a look over a A Homesteading Neophytes Blog today, <A HREF="http://a-homesteading-neophyte.blogspot.com/2007/05/now-this-is-just-sneaky.html" REL="nofollow">the Organic foods standards are set to be changed</A>. TODAY is the last chance to voice opposition. She has information and a link to a petition.P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13403847624491620709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69489960888718196082007-05-22T09:30:00.000-07:002007-05-22T09:30:00.000-07:00CC- I told you I was a slow reader!well, I have ju...CC- I told you I was a slow reader!<BR/>well, I have just about finished the section, but in the mean time, I have posted <A HREF="http://apaetoday.blogspot.com/2007/05/omnivores-dilemma-reply.html" REL="nofollow">a blog entry with the majority of my answers</A>. I will update it as soon as I have finished the other sections.<BR/>BTW, I am really enjoying the read, I am glad you brought it up. P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13403847624491620709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28067940889640890842007-05-22T09:00:00.000-07:002007-05-22T09:00:00.000-07:00I first read the book last fall. My mother is all...I first read the book last fall. My mother is allergic to corn --both ingested and extral. His list was very helpful as we noticed several things she should avoid, but hadn't been. <BR/><BR/>I also live where corn and soy are king. The farmers here are struggling. Fuel has skyrocketed, their equipment is only designed for 2 crops, and change scares them.<BR/><BR/>KMHKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346647849587719149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-35322706398101723592007-05-21T05:02:00.000-07:002007-05-21T05:02:00.000-07:00Now that I have finished the entire first section ...Now that I have finished the entire first section of this book, I can say it is pretty depressing. When I tell most people I am reading this, they recoil, and I have to tell them it is not like Fast Food Nation. Actually, in many ways, it is scarier....<BR/><BR/>3. I don't feel these subsidies help the right people at all. The lobbying system in this country needs to be reformed radically in QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28112841562305778622007-05-17T13:49:00.000-07:002007-05-17T13:49:00.000-07:00Christy, I totally agree -- this should be require...Christy, I totally agree -- this should be required reading for everyone who eats (so... everyone). I was totally shocked to see how corn is in everything everything everything, from sweeteners to meat to the wax on our apples to packaging and ethanol etc. It literally is in our hair and our bloodstream and that freaks me right out.<BR/><BR/>These stories about the farmers and how they're all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-45229541375994944312007-05-11T05:37:00.000-07:002007-05-11T05:37:00.000-07:00I read the book this winter and feel a little fuzz...I read the book this winter and feel a little fuzzy.... The first thing I realized while reading the book was that while most of our food as a corn relationship, so is the gas we will be using to drive. So, our corn which is in everything will now be used for our cars? That frightens me. <BR/><BR/>It also encouraged me to purchase from small local farms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39647066782377324652007-05-10T09:21:00.000-07:002007-05-10T09:21:00.000-07:00I borrowed the book from the library but haven't h...I borrowed the book from the library but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I did find out, however, that it is available on iTunes and Audible.com (and, I'm sure, on audio CD) as an unabridged audiobook for those who have more time to listen than read.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788698519554357312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66402056993647864242007-05-02T15:34:00.000-07:002007-05-02T15:34:00.000-07:00It has been almost a year since I read the book so...It has been almost a year since I read the book so I don't remember all the details, but it did totally change the way my family and I ate. I started supporting local farmers that actually charge what the food cost to grow. I only eat beef that was raised on pasture, no corn fed beef for my family.<BR/><BR/>I had no idea before reading the book how many products corn was in and I was apalled byChristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78274327929769944632007-05-02T10:45:00.000-07:002007-05-02T10:45:00.000-07:00rc - Well, I suppose if we just burned the gas out...rc - Well, I suppose if we just burned the gas outright, people couldn't get those warm fuzzies about using alternative fuels. But you totally have a point. I'm surprised that Pollan in his book didn't mention that. It's seems like an obvious point to make.<BR/><BR/>I suspect what going on has a lot to do with corporate and political lobbying. Here in Washington state there is a huge push by the Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-12914471869409224622007-05-02T10:43:00.000-07:002007-05-02T10:43:00.000-07:002. And then the corn is converted again into the p...2. And then the corn is converted again into the petrol substitute, ethanol. So why not just burn the damn gas? The corn planting and fertilizing {petrol} is subsidized and the ethanol is very subsidized {making corn based ethanol is a total fraud, sugar cane is the only viable ethanol} so what is goin on here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25864326509497129972007-05-02T05:41:00.000-07:002007-05-02T05:41:00.000-07:00Hi all,I'm excited about participating in the book...Hi all,<BR/><BR/>I'm excited about participating in the book club, but I don't have the book yet. Instead, I'm writing to mention that Barbara Kingsolver has a new book out on a similar topic. It's <B>Animal,Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life</B>. Yesterday, she was on a radio talk show in D.C. telling about her families efforts to become locavores. You can listen to the archived show atpinenuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252375994501208670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75045987101228383352007-05-01T08:13:00.000-07:002007-05-01T08:13:00.000-07:00Deanna - I have only read far enough to respond to...Deanna - I have only read far enough to respond to the first few questions -<BR/><BR/>1. I would say I knew about 60% of the corn use he discusses. I had to deal with it for my dogs too, as one has a corn allergy. Kind of a problem in the midwest! I had no idea it was used in packaging.<BR/><BR/>2. This chapter was very shocking to me. The whole system seems to be so backwards. I always wondered QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30699719926910958652007-04-30T22:40:00.000-07:002007-04-30T22:40:00.000-07:00I'll make an attempt to add my thoughts, although ...I'll make an attempt to add my thoughts, although based on the questions I wrote, you can probably already tell where I'm leaning on a few things. I'll include the original questions in this comment for your reference. You don't need to add them to yours, just use the number if you are responding to a specific discussion question.<BR/> <BR/><B>1. Before reading the first chapter, did you know howCrunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.com