Ominivoir's Dilemma

A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan tries to answer the question... "What's for dinner?" in the book The Omnivoir's Dilemma. His research is impeccable and his storytelling compelling. During his journey Pollan exposes what is wrong with how we now process food. The early chapters discuss corn, or zea mays, as a case in point. He explains how huge companies like ADM and Cargill not only own the distribution channels of corn from farmer to consumer but also how they have the power to influence the government.