Pollen’s Argument in Chapter 7

In chapter seven of Pollens, Omnivores Dilemma, he was trying to present an argument of its own within this chapter.

1. Pollen claimed that, corn has turned the “real meal” into an industrialized, on the go, fast food meal.
2. Pollen’s grounds for this claim “Industrial meals are all around us, after all; they make up the food chain from which most of us eat most of the time”. 

Because these meals are all around us Pollen found that, “These days 19 percent of American meals are eaten in the car”.

1. Pollen’s Warrant:

He stated that, “The myriad streams of commodity corn, after being variously processed and turned into meat, converged in all sorts of different meals I might have eaten at KFC or Pizza Hut or Applebee’s, or prepared myself from ingredients bought at the supermarket. 

4.       Pollen’s Backing:

He stated that like the McDonald’s Nugget, a hamburger and other fast foods take out all the nutrients and reconstruct them with corn and other ingredients to enhance its great taste and make it easily accessible to all.

  5.       Qualifier:

The way Pollen qualified his claim by giving us the example of his family trying to avoid eating out at fast food restaurants, all the time.  For example when he took his son and wife to McDonald’s, he labeled this occasion as a “treat” to his son. His wife objected to this decision because of the fact that by eating there she wouldn’t get a “real meal”. Their son countered that argument, like most kids would, by stating the fact that they offer salads on the menu. 

6.       Rebuttal:

Not everyone agrees with putting corn into all of our foods. “Corn’s triumph is the direct result of its overproduction, and that has been a disaster for the people who grow it”. Those who produce it lose out on money because they are creating anything else and they are losing money. The people and creatures surrounding the farmers soil suffer as well from the over production of corn. This is true especially for those who are lower in the economic ladder. In the end the cheap pay for fast food high, in calories are not beneficial to the health of the American bodies. They are more likely to become obese and get Diabetes and or heart disease.

Whole Foods

Jasmine Lee

                                                                                WHOLE FOODS

                This time, instead of shopping at Whole Foods Market, I got a chance to observe some of the items in the store once again. The store seems to be catered to those with wealth, as well as those who consciously watch their weight. I remember the first time I shopped at a Whole Foods located in Southern California where I am from and I thought that a struggling college student like me would not be able to afford the items for sale in the store, but I found that they have great deals year round on certain items. When you first walk into a store like the Whole Foods in Downtown Austin you feel as if you’ve entered into another culture. In most grocery stores you would not find escalators, and all you can eat buffets, especially those with freshly prepared healthy foods on the spot by chefs.             Reasons why I believe this store is geared towards healthy individuals is because it is primarily an organic food store. They provide you with healthier options in all foods areas with all natural products. For example gelato is Italian ice cream which is known to be less fattening with the same great taste. They also have all fruit smoothies. They also sell sushi in the buffet area, which will definitely be a better bargain for something that would normally be expensive in a restaurant. Those are some of the items sold in the store that you would not normally find in a well know grocery store like HEB, Ralphs etc.              Besides the all natural organic foods sold in this store, they also sell clothing, jewelry, and medicines, all with the idea that keeps in mind that they preserve the earth and not pollute it. Sweaters and other items are made out of organic cotton. If you plan on bargain shopping, then whole foods is not the place for you, but if you intend on choosing healthier options when food shopping etc I would say this is your best option.

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