tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517930528722566088.post3455471572575721274..comments2023-10-02T07:06:38.959-04:00Comments on Chickpeas, Please.: Michael Pollan Lecture at Xavier: Better than DonutsAllison Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979633913585965204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517930528722566088.post-84632159456935411502009-09-28T13:18:58.139-04:002009-09-28T13:18:58.139-04:00He does pinpoint changes in food culture alongside...He does pinpoint changes in food culture alongside the time more women entered the workforce, and I'm in agreement with you, it's a little bit hard to swallow. But his argument yesterday to that point was not that we should "enslave women" by putting more of the cooking burden back on our shoulders, but that we should "enslave men too." <br /><br />My mom was the same way with cereal, but she had no power over us when we went to our grandparents' houses. And they always had Lucky Charms on hand for us. Still grateful that sugary cereal did not become a part of my regular diet.Allison Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979633913585965204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3517930528722566088.post-62191865597671122392009-09-28T09:15:05.868-04:002009-09-28T09:15:05.868-04:00My only issue with the guy is he tends to put the ...My only issue with the guy is he tends to put the blame of American food's current state on the fact that women now work outside of the home. I don't think he's deliberately trying to be anti-feminist, but that always rubs me a little bit the wrong way. <br /><br />I love, however, that he's put where our food comes from squarely in our consciousness. Sure, lots of folks have talked about it before, but Pollan is probably the most successful, vocal, and visible-- and that's great. I really wish some of his suggested changes actually came about.<br /><br />The fruit loops thing just slays me. My parents never let me have sugary cereals as a kid (remember Fruit and Fiber? That was as sugary as I got, and I still have a great love for dried dates because of that darn cereal) and I never developed a taste for super-sugary stuff because of it. Thanks, Mom.Juliehttp://winemedinemecincinnati.comnoreply@blogger.com