The Politics of Food: An Exploration on the Indigenous History of Four Meals through The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Abstract

Ecological balance is a dire factor when it comes in contact with the food chain.
It commences with the producers and culminates with the detritus food chain. Consumer food systems are classified as Herbivores, Omnivore, Carnivores. Omnivores are the most significant, particularly Human beings who function both as autotrophs and heterotrophs. Have you ever felt the dilemma while consuming food? The dilemma arises as consumers must choose between processed, industrialized foods and more sustainable, ethical options. Comprehending the food web complements in making informed decisions that support both personal health and environmental well-being. This paper centres on the four categories of food chain which prevailed and existing in human diversity elucidated by Michael Pollan in his work Omnivore’s Dilemma and his integration of food cycles that supplements the insights from notable authors whose works of non-fiction such as Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake, Dan Barber’s The Third Plate, Nina Planck’s Real Food: What to eat and why and Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass. Omnivores are baffled on which web of ingestion to be abided in modern society.