Blog 7

What is the omnivore’s dilemma? Some consider being an omnivore very advantageous in many ways, eating both plants and animals how could we ever face a problem. However, not everyone feels this way. There can be the decision of what to eat or if what you are going to eat is good for you or not, this is the omnivore’s dilemma. Pollan goes through the health issues that we are presented with which makes the decision of what we want to consume even harder. In the very beginning Pollan mentions that the omnivore’s dilemma is basically what to eat for dinner but, it goes into much more detail. Pollan faced more of a controversy when it came to eating the mushroom or not. The issue of being healthy and trusting the foods you are presented with also contributes to the crisis of what to eat, we are faced with this issue very often.

I am actually presented with this problem very often. Although I am an omnivore I do not eat many foods, my family usually get frustrated with me because I am such a selective eater. This makes the omnivore’s dilemma even worse in my case. Having a large Italian family I am usually presented with many different types of food and a lot of food. Figuring out what to eat shouldn’t be too difficult but of course it is. When in different areas you have to trust their judgment whether the food is good or not, hence making our dilemma harder because we have to make our choice trusting others judgment.