Michael Pollan

Without such a thing as fast food there would be no need for slow food ….

— Michael Pollan

It’s a lot easier to slap a health claim on a box of sugary cereal than on a potato or carrot, with the perverse result that the most healthful foods in the supermarket sit there quietly in the produce section, silent as stroke victims, while a few aisles over, the Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms are screaming about their newfound whole-grain goodness.

— Michael Pollan

I’m willing to eat animals without faces, such as mollusks, on the theory that they’re not sufficiently sentient to suffer. No, this isn’t “facist” of me ….

— Michael Pollan