The Pleasures Of Eating Wendell Berry Analysis

In the world that we live today, food industries produces low end fat products that are slowly becoming the norm in today’s society. Many consumers do not understand the process of how their food is made, through nor do consumers know where their food originates from. When consumers are exposed to advertisements and commercials, they are drawn into the products that big food companies are trying to sell. In the short essay “The Pleasures of Eating” by Wendell Berry, Berry talks about how consumers do not know where their food comes from and how people are consuming foods with toxic chemicals. In “When a Crop Becomes King” by Michael Pollan, Pollan states that companies are putting corn related products into everyday foods, which are leading into bad eating habits. Lastly in the article,“If You Pitch It, They Will Eat” by David Barboza, Barboza explains how big food companies are using their advertisements to get the attention of children to buy their products. Based on these three short essays, the best trait that defines human nature is ignorant. In the short essay “The Pleasures of Eating”, Berry explains how consumers are aware of where their food comes from and how their food is made but …show more content…
Although some may struggle on changing their eating habits, knowing is better than not knowing. From the article “The Pleasures of Eating” by Wendell Berry that shows how people are ignorant of their actions, to “When a Crop Becomes King” by Michael Pollan stating how consumers are unaware of the amount of corn we use in our everyday foods, and lastly “If You Pitch It, They Will Eat” by David Barboza which shows how companies such as McDonald’s use advertisements, these three articles show how the best trait to define human nature is being ignorant. Eating is something that everyone does to survive, so why not gain the most out of by being healthy to live have a happier