"We’re not eating food anymore. We’re Orthorexics, people with an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. And now that the ideology of “Nutritionism” has its cold, clammy hands firmly throttling our very throats and controlling what we mindlessly shovel into our mouths, food has been distilled into a convoluted linguistic labyrinth of nutrients, macro-nutrients, micro-nutrients, vitamins, minerals, protein, fat, carbohydrates, saturated fat, antioxidants, polyunsaturated fat, cholesterol, fiber, amino acids, etc, etc, et al. Good Grief!"
-- From review for Michael Pollens book In Defense of Food, An eaters Manifesto by James from San Fransisco
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Michael Pollen has written lots of books on food politics, I haven't read any, just some reviews and discussions on the web, the solution he offers to the nutritional crisis is: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants” which seems sensible. I would add - enjoy with it wonder, chew slowly, taste, smell and touch your food, spend time gardening and wild foraging, playing in kitchens, and sharing with love.
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