Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Mark Bittman on what's wrong with what we eat

"In New York, an orange was a common Christmas present because it came ALL the way from Florida."

"How we got to this place, is the history of food in the United States. And I'm going to go through that, at least the last one hundred years or so, very quickly right now."

"Margarine didn't exist. In fact, when margarine was invented, several states passed laws declaring that it had to be dyed pink, so we'd all know it was a fake. There was no snack food, and until the 20's, until Clarence Birdseye came along, there was no frozen food."