Pollan Response

"Whatever native wisdom we once have possesed about eating has been replaced by confusion and anxiety. Somehow this most elemental of activities-figuring out what to eat-has come to require a remarkable amount of expert help." (Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan)

I agree with this quote because a lot of people including myself eat stuff based off of what experts and famous people say. For example if someone says that they did such things loose weight other people would be like oh really thats very interesting I think I would try that because I am trying loose weight myself. Also people eat stuff based off of what they learned as they grew up as a young child, their parents brain wash them into thinking that this certain food is god for you and helps you to build this and feel some sort of way and they also tell you why certain things are mad for you.

What I eat is based of the knowledge that I know about that certain thing I am eating. But sometimes I eat things because I feel like eating them or if I think I have a craving for them. I also think that the way I was brought up to eat and the way I eat now, I am going to teach my kids to eat the same exact way because I would think that it would be healthy for them in some way.