Chapter 15, 18, 19, 20

In this reading of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Pollan talks about creating the perfect meal and preparing an entire meal without spending a single dollar. Pollan decides to go to the roots of the food so he knows where it came from and be absolutely sure that it is 100% pure. No additives or anything. Pollan sort of takes on the hunter gatherer category like the old and ancient times. He does this by hunting for mushrooms with his community that he was in. Pollan mentions that the perfect meal exists where each member can contribute to the goal of the community itself. Pollan goes on to gather many foods for his perfect meal such as mushrooms and pigs. This can bring one to question where the foods in grocery stores really come from. What really happened before the animal was slaughtered? Where did it come from or what happened to it? All these are questions that one can ask themselves. What matters is that it is very satisfactory when you know where your food came from like Pollan did with his perfect meal.