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JennGM
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Posted: Sept 13 2012 at 12:13pm \| IP Logged

I realize it's my final decision, and I plan on reading through before I hand it to my son, but has anyone let their children read The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat?

I don't want to give a totally negative impression, but a realistic outlook. I'm just wondering if Michael Pollan might be too radical for a young mind? That it would seem like propaganda since a child is younger and can't always sort liberal bias?

I would like some literature that helps sort out what Real Food is for my children. I don't like that I'm the only one that sorts it out in the home.

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Posted: Sept 14 2012 at 8:51pm \| IP Logged

Hi Jenn,
I haven't read the Omnivore's Dilemma for kids..
but have you seen this?

There are two different books for different age groups.
It looks interesting.

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Posted: Sept 14 2012 at 9:44pm \| IP Logged

Aagot wrote:

Hi Jenn,
I haven't read the Omnivore's Dilemma for kids..
but have you seen this?

There are two different books for different age groups.
It looks interesting.

I remember looking at that a while ago. I just don't buy into all of Nourishing Traditions ideas, so that's not exactly what I want my boys to read. I guess I'm just looking at understanding how food gone industrial is different than real food.

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I see. I plan on having my kids read "everything I want to do is illegal" and I think the other one is "real food" but I guess those would be for older kids. Sorry not much help.

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Posted: Sept 14 2012 at 10:01pm \| IP Logged

I just read the reviews of the omnivore dilemma for kids and it looks good. I might get it too.

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Aagot wrote:

I see. I plan on having my kids read "everything I want to do is illegal" and I think the other one is "real food" but I guess those would be for older kids. Sorry not much help.

Those are my favorites.

I didn't get to finish it, but Raw Milk Revolution was very good at highlighting how we are losing rights left and right. We don't even realize. Even if you don't "believe" in raw milk the ponts are very good.

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JennGM wrote:

we are losing rights left and right. We don't even realize. Even if you don't "believe" in raw milk the points are very good.

Yes, we've become so much more aware of this since drinking raw milk and having a personal relationship with those at risk as well as our own choices being under attack. It is so hard to communicate this to others because they can't seem to get past the fact that "ew, you drink raw milk??" As if it doesn't matter because its gross anyway. They can't seem to connect the dots that it sets a precedent that might some day affect THEIR choices. There are only a handful of politicians on either side of the aisle who will even give food rights even a cursory hearing. And its FOOD, yk?

I haven't read the book, but my first instinct is that I would let my kids read Michael Pollen and just talk about any different perspectives. We've let the kids watch documentaries like Food Inc and King corn. We just keep it basic, "some people think the government should be active in fixing the problem, but we all agree that we should eat healthy food and we want to make good choices."

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And, I think that while Pollen is a liberal, he does a good job of being pretty even handed when outlining the problem. I don't think his stuff is propaganda, I certainly don't get that impression when I hear him speak, even though I sometimes disagree with his conclusions. For instance, he's now a vegetarian, I think. Definitely not the direction I took from learning what he had to say. We sought out local farmers for most of our meat instead. I think at this point, our kids are more influenced by our choices and our personal relationships with the farmers they know (like Mrs. Robin) than they are by a few lines in a book (that we mostly agree with) with liberal bias.

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Talking movies we also watched Supersize Me with the children. (dh pre watched it so he knew when to fast forward the inappropriate parts). All about a guy who lived on McDonalds for a month.

Not quite what you are asking for but I'd love to see copies of Paleo Pals and Eat Like a Dinosaur

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Erin wrote:

Talking movies we also watched Supersize Me with the children. (dh pre watched it so he knew when to fast forward the inappropriate parts). All about a guy who lived on McDonalds for a month.

Yes, that was good. I think I would wait on the movies, but the ones I've enjoyed are

King Corn
Food Inc.
Farmeggedon
and Supersize Me

I'm reading through the younger version of Pollan's book, as I already have a copy.

Thanks for all the feedback and discussion!

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