Couldn't think of a title: Post #6

There was a bit of minor confusion at first because I initially downloaded a Pollan article that was about animals. As I scrolled through the 12-page word I was wondering why it wasn’t 5 pages like Professor Leake said it would be in class. I then went back to blackboard and found the right article and thank god it was the right one because I don’t have the patience right now to read 12 pages. Either way I found the Pollan article that we had to read for this post very interesting because I'm interesting in this kind of thing. He try to chalk up our poor eating habits to a few symptoms that he explains in the article. For example he explains that people in this country are too concerned with their carb count rather than what they are eating. I liked how he uses the koala bear as an example because eucalyptus leaves are their primary diet, unlike humans who have thousands of options of what to eat each day.

What I found most interesting was when he was talking about his mom and what she ate for dinner as a kid, and what she made for dinner for her kids. In particular I thought this quote where he explains American culture was the highlight of that part. He says, “In America, each generation has been free to reinvent its cuisine, very often more than once” (Pollan 3). This is true in my life too because my dad has told me that he used to eat bowls of cottage cheese as a kid, AND THAT HE LOOKED FORWARD TO IT! Not only do I find this disgusting because I'm lactose intolerant and bad things would happen if I ate a bowl of cottage cheese, but the look of it has never been appealing to me, it’s just too lumpy. I also began to think about other cultures and how this doesn’t really happen. Take oriental people for example, meals are tradition in their family and so it the food. I have a friend who knows her grandma’s tempura batter recipe because it’s important for them to keep that part of their heritage alive.

Finally, I pretty much eat whatever the hell I want. I'm lucky enough to have a fast metabolism so there aren’t that many things that are out of the question, except for milk and many cheeses. Although I'm able to eat the widest variety of food, I choose to eat healthy when I can because I know it will only help me in the long run. Its important to keep a balanced diet and I've known that since middle school so I make sure to incorporate more than one food group at each meal.