Ideal Bite

Do you like to eat? It's not as simple a question as it sounds. America's preoccupation with healthy eating means there can be a whole lot of guilt involved in the process - and we're not usually making the right choices anyway.

Or so says journalist and food activist Michael Pollan, who tackles our love-hate relationship with our pantries in his new book, In Defense of Food - which is the next installment in the Biter Book Club, starting July 6.

Alison (a self-described foodie) and I (a self-described gummy bear addict) are gonna pick your brains for thoughts, reactions, and suggestions on Pollan's claim that we got so wrapped up in nutrition we ended up making it way more complicated than it actually is.

So pick up a copy at your local book store or library, and join us. See you in July...

-Senior Editor Mike...off to ponder how low-fat diets made us fatter...