Analysis Of Omnivore's Dilemmas

For some, food is one of life’s many pleasures; while for others, it is something that makes them wary. That is to say; those who find food enjoyable, are not swayed when new categories of foods are pronounced unfit for consumption. Yet, the opposite is true for the wary; for them, what scientist say about the quality of the food they eat is of more value to them than their own taste buds. In this case, everyone has an internal dialogue about what they should or should not eat. This dialogue is termed the omnivore’s dilemma. Therefore, the omnivore’s dilemma is choosing between food that taste good or food that science say is good for you; new food faddism every decade or maintaining a stable culinary tradition; convenience foods or the …show more content…
After all, it was science that said, “carnivory promoted the growth of toxic bacteria in the colon; to battle these evildoers Kellogg vilified meat” (Pollan, 2008). In contrast to this, culture relies on “taste and tradition to guide them in their food selection” (Pollan, 2008). Many would agree, the ever-changing claims about food, has left the American people anxious about who to believe. If they believe culture, they are not progressive thinkers. On the other hand, if they believe science, they have aligned themselves with the elite. Therefore, whether to believe science or culture remains a dilemma the American people must …show more content…
And depending on your perspective, one choice may lead down the road of health while the other leads to harm. Those who live by their taste are happier because they are removed from the stress to follow new food faddism every decade. Though deciding what to eat is common to all of us, for the science enthusiast, it is accompanied by the anxiety of choosing foods that taste good or food that science say is good for you. When the food industry introduced fast foods by marketing to kids, they created an atmosphere in the home for children to choose convenience foods over the home cooked