we ask for too much salvation by legislation. All we need to do is empower individuals with the right philosophy and the right information to opt out en masse. (quoting Joel Salatin)

Pollan co-starred in the documentary Food Inc. It is divided into three sections further explicating Pollan's principles of "Eat food. Foer criticizes Pollan's argument regarding table-fellowship.

". A 2006 New York Times book review describes him as a "liberal foodie intellectual.