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I believe the Omnivores dilemma is figureing out as much as possible about the foods he eats.Every food has a story behind how it was made,or how it was grown.For example hunting to be able to hunt you need to get a lisence.Pollan said,"It seems they'll sell a high powered rifle to just about anyone in California,but its against the law to aim the thing at an animal without first enduring a fourteen hour class and a one hundred question multiple-choice exam that demands some study"(284).To be able to hunt for meat whether it be for the fun of nature or to eat off of theirs alot of work behind it.Also the growing of the veggitables and fruits also take time and effort.Pollan mentions chanterells,a mushroom.To get this one mushroom theirs alot of work into it and maybe danger looking for it because some mushrooms have fungi are dangerous.When pollan was younger his mom put this idea not to pick anything from the woods berries,mushrooms, etc because you can get fungi.This frightened him into never picking anything.Once pollan finally gets his hands on a chanterelle he gets ready to use it and doesnt teust to use it."My mothers mycophobic warnings rang in my ears"(286).I dont beleive i have gone through this dilemma to his extent to wanna find out where everything is made or comes from,but now from reading pollan i refrain from eating certain things just from some of the things mentioned in the book about fast food and corn.All the infortmation about the fda really has made me more cautious about whats in foods.which is his whole dilemma when he frequently questions whats behind the food on the table?