Great book. Probably you’ve heard of it. Deservedly one of the NYT Review of Books Top 10 for 2006. I also recommend browsing Michael Pollan’s site where he links to lots of online lectures and podcast interviews.

So here’s some decisions/ideas that came about as a result of reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma.

1. No more supermarket eggs for me.
2. Maybe wild mushroom hunting isn’t really so scary.
3. I will always love corn, but it is difficult now to look at a delicious, grilled ear of corn or a slice of cornbread or a bowl of corn chowder the same way.
4. Those .99 cent cheeseburgers don’t really cost .99 cents–spread the word.
5. How does eating local scale to feed more than just an elite handful of the relatively wealthy and/or an extremely dedicated and hard-working subset of the population? Is “local” and “scale” actually an oxymoron?

Next on my list is a similar book, Against The Grain, by Richard Manning. What I think was an excerpt from the book was published in Harper’s as The Oil We Eat, and I’m really looking forward to the full length treatment.

Why do I try so hard to eat better these days? Because I’ve got a lot to atone for. I’m from Arkansas and grew up almost full-time as a latch-key kid. So right there you’re combining a built-in hankering for salty crap, plus a dearth of nutritional supervision.

My Top 5

# Saltine crackers spread with margarine – trans fat on top of trans fat
# Canned tamales – it’s funny, because tamales (the real ones) are actually my all time favorite food.
# Steak-Ums – just horrifying
# Chewable vitamins – like candy, baby!
# Fritos dipped in Miracle_whip – believe it or not, possibly the least unhealthy thing on this list

Any hey, why not; let’s try to kick start a blog meme! I hearby tag a bunch of my fellow Boston-area food bloggers: Beyond Salmon, Off The Bone, Urban Drivel, Food on the Food, Sunday Night Dinner & Eat and Destroy.