Response to Pollan

I think that Pollan's argument about our food culture is correct. We are a fairly young country compared to others in the world, and are made up of a mix of many different cultures and it shows through our food. We have a mixture of types of food, and it may seem as though that would make us cultured, but it also just leaves us without a clear idea of what to eat because there is so many options and we as a people don't have a specific connection to any of them. We also have this obsession with appearances, and we're constantly trying to live up to the ever-changing idea of perfection. Because we are looking for that acceptance from society, we also look to society to tell us how to measure up, which is why we turn to nutritionists and other people totell us what to eat.