Kry, I live in an apt., & I keep the food I'm going to compost in emptied chip bags in the fridge & take it to the Greenmarket to be composted. It actually can be done in an apt., but I couldn't use that much compost by myself. The Lower East Side Ecology Center collects garbage for compost at many Greenmarkets (http://www.lesecologycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=3&Itemid=6).

Composting...in my apartment building? Not going to work. Sit down lunches...that my employer will fire me for. This is upper middle class advice. Yet another thing giving those with privilege, a sense of moral superiority about that privilege.

But we didn't really switch to a low-fat diet. See the answer to "Claim #4," in the 3rd column on p. 3 of the issue of the Center for Science in the Public Interest's "Nutrition Action": http://www.cspinet.org/nah/11_02/bigfatlies.pdf.

I enjoy Mr. Pollan's perspective and his writing. Particularly during these weeks of "Eat This Not That" I look forwarded to hearing about real food and celebratory eating! http://heresheisboys.com/2012/01/02/lose-pounds-and-inches-fast/