Basic
What are the two questions Pollan realized he should be asking?
What am I eating? Where in the world is it from?
How many farmers remain in America?
Fewer than 2 million
What is a "new eater?"
an individual who regards finding, preparing, and preserving food as one of the pleasures of life
Claim
An assertion of the truth of something
What does GMO stand for?
Genetically Modified Organism
What effect could the use of synthetic fertilizers have on global warming?
Greenhouse gases can be emitted and the biodiversity in earth can be lessened.
Why is America's lack of food traditions suits the industry?
We are on the go and its convenient
Access
A means of approaching or entering a space
Who were some of the opponents of the New Deal?
Food processors and exporters
Why does Pollan say that the immigrant's fridge is the very last place to look for signs of assimilation?
People tend to stick with what food they are familiar with
Biodiversity
What is the question Pollan asked asked himself when writing this book?
What should we have for dinner?
When Pollan started trying to follow the industrial food chain where did he end up?
American Corn Belt
How did America's farm policy change in the 1970s?
Farmers were receiving outright payment for their corn from the government
How do our bodies reflect the fact that we are omnivores?
-can eat protein
-the design of our teeth can eat anything
-also we can recognize bitter/sweetness
Subsidy
Money granted by the government or a public body to help an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remains low
List 3 corn based products that Pollan mentions in Chapter 1
Donuts, cookies, chips
What are one potential benefits of growing diversity of crops on a farm?
Biodiversity, more nutrients for the soil, and the farm can be fed off of itself.
Why does Pollan think that America is vulnerable to fad diets?
-americans are easily swayed
-people are trying to balance obesity vs. being healthy
Delineate
Describe or portray (something) precisely.