Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why--what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, and what it is like to hunt and gather food, this is a surprisingly honest and self-aware account of the evolution of the modern diet.

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As the title suggests, Pollan takes the reader on a journey into the origins of four different meals. He evaluates the McDonald's burger and fries, a chicken dinner prepared from ingredients bought at Whole Foods, a similar one from a sustainable farm, and, finally, a feast of mushrooms and pork from wild foraging. (Young Readers Edition, ISBN 9780803734159). (LJ 4/15/06) (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.