“Et tu, Brutus?”

For all of the 2139 pages of Pollan that we have reviewed this semester, we have heard him repeat his mantra: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants."  Then came the "subtle" proclamations warning us of the big, bag corporations with their large eyes to watch our eating habits and their large ears to hear our cry for more Oreos and their impossibly large teeth waiting to rip our food culture hearts from our very core.  These corporations are truly made of straw with a brick facade that seem impenetrable to our small consumer selves.  But we the people are not powerless, as Pollan rallies us in a call to arms.  America needs YOU to join the real food movement.  By purchasing non-government cheese, we too can aid in the higher cause.  Be a forager is his final claim in The Omnivore's Dilemma.  And noble Pollan sets out with his trusty sidekick(s), Angelo (and co), to hunt his meat and journey to the center of the earth for a precious truffle.  Yet, a Benedict Arnold is in our midst as Pollan ultimately concludes that this worthwhile adventure is not practical.  His final words were, "This is not the way I want to eat every day.  I like to be able to open a can of stock..."  THE FOOD CORPORATIONS HAVE WON EVEN POLLAN TO THEIR COOKIE-LADEN DARK SIDE.  And because of our enjoyment of the convenience of even a can of chicken stock, we must regularly contemplate where our food comes from, because we did not forage for ourselves.