Comments on: Michael Pollan back in CT

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:06:59 +0000

Zoe: I read his recent NT Times piece too and I thought it was mostly spot on. I particularly liked his Balzer quote: “Easy. You want Americans to eat less? I have the diet for you. It’s short, and it’s simple. Here’s my diet plan: Cook it yourself. That’s it. Eat anything you want — just as long as you’re willing to cook it yourself.” I actually did lose a lot of weight that way. I'm curious about your take on the article. What bothered you about it?

By: Mangochild

Mangochild — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:52:56 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up. Like Zoe, I’ve had mixed feeling about him, but I do appreciate his efforts, and seeing different prospectives and articulations of ideas.

By: zoe p.

zoe p. — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:15:18 +0000

Oh wow. I have a lot of a respect for him and I feel like I’ve missed the chance to hear him speak a couple of times already.

But I didn’t love his most recent NYT piece. I hope to post my thoughts on it soon, before I forget them, but after they’ve stewed a bit . . .