This is cool. Michael Pollan author of The 'Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,' 'Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World,' 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto,' leader in natural foods education of the general populous (monoculture is bad, whole foods are good, eat little food mostly plants)-- is releasing a KIDS version of his original work the 'Omnivore's Dilemma' this October 15th for sale called 'The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat.'Excellent idea for teaching and interesting today's youth about food, how to cook food, where food comes from and the people & farmers the grow our food. It is so imperative that children demand better, healthier foods from the normal crap given to them by parents and school systems.
A great website called Meatless Mondays is working within the same vein to encourage a movement by challenging people to abstain from meat every Monday. They are going further by educating children (especially inner city youth) about eating a more plant based diet one meal a week--it's a start! The Baltimore City Public School system has begun adopting the Meatless Monday program throughout. Many of these kids NEVER eat vegetables at school or in their homes and are unaware of their importance to one's health and the utter deliciousness of these said veggies. This is a great step in the right direction for balance and health! Sign up, contribute or pledge on their website!
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