Peer Response to Natalie's Post on IDOF

Natalie begins her post by stating Michael Pollan's arguments on the issue of scientist intervention into the food industry. She states that Pollan believes that scientists can't give us the proper nutrients that the foods can give us without being modified. I agree with this completely. For the longest time science has tried to make everything more efficient and "better" for you when they've failed in many places in my opinion.

Natalie then goes on to talk about Pollan's idea of how social culture and tradition has shaped food and its consumption. It is true that back in the past decades people ate what they had at their disposal, and they had less heart disease and other problems that we are encountering today. A lot of the troubles Americans are experiencing come from the food choices they make and the new choices we have offered to us. Our ancestors would probably roll over in their graves if they saw what we stuff our faces with today.

I definitely understand Natalie when she talks about not having many stay-at-home meals. I had similar, always-working parents and oftentimes we'd throw in a pizza and watch TV in our respective rooms. When I eat, I always seem to watch TV just so I feel at home. The nights we did get to sit down were nice, but they were far and few in between occurrences. I have a big extended family, and the one thing I'm very thankful for is our holiday dinners. My grandma and aunts prepare all the food and we get to talk and hang out. These are the times I cherish most: family and food.

Natalie closes with Pollan's comparison breast milk and baby formula. He brings up valid arguments in that natural breast milk is the best thing for a mother's baby. The article that Natalie cites by Dr. Sears also nails home the issue of breast milk and its advantages.