Eve Turow-Paul

Hungry. What are we hungry for? This book, full of stats, studies, and information tries to answer that. My daughter takes photos of her food and posts it on FB and Instagram, she also gets a food box from a local farm and boxes in the mail from food companies like Hello Fresh and Amazon for convenience so she doesn't have to go to the store but what does it all mean? I don't know and even after reading this book I still really don't understand the reason for it all. The numbers don't really explain the human psyche and there have been food fads since time immemorial though I hope the trends t local, healthier, less meat-based diets continue. The quarantine made many of us bakers and to rediscover the family dinner table. Will this pause make us think our lives and change the numbers in this book? This book is not for everyone but if you want to take the time to read it and digest the stats and information you can come to your own conclusions. I guess I read this book hoping it would explain some of the foodie behaviors of today and I am still mystified. Maybe it depends on your generation. I found the traveling interesting also. Obviously written before the quarantine. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me read this book in exchange for a review.… (meer)