Product Description A pocket compendium of food wisdom-from the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan, our nation's most trusted resource for food-related issues, offers this indispensible guide for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible, and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable rules for eating wisely, many drawn from a variety of ethnic or cultural traditions. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat-buffet, this handy, pocket-size resource is the perfect guide for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food we eat.
good read.March 12, 2010 Robert Michael Hodges(vail, co) it's a short read, as the last half of the book are one-page 'rules' to eatting better and helping turn our fast food nation around to where it was before diabetes and heart disease started killing our children younger than thier parents. if you like pollan and the information he supplies, check out jaime oliver on [...].
Common SenseMarch 12, 2010 Susan H. Mohl(Tamarac, FL) This book was mildly interesting, although I found most of the information to be chalked up to common sense. I do not think it was worth the money.
Great, straight to the point and easy to followMarch 12, 2010 L. Markle This is a great book. Short, easy read and straight to the point. Reading Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma and In defense of food are awesome and very detailed as to exploring all the avenue's of understanding what you are eating, history of food, history of how food that is processed has evolved (or has had lack there of). He never tries to get you to eat a certain way, he just gives you all the information needed to be able to make a better educated choice about your eating habits. If anything he gives you a direction of where start researching your food. After reading both books though there is so much to take in and remember, which comes back to my point in case! this is a great refresher of all the main points that are important to supporting your efforts to eat better. After reading this I was reminded of all the reason why I read both Omnivore's Dilemma and In defense of food in the first place! I think you can probably get alot from this book if you didn't read the other two but I would highly suggest that if you like this book you read the others if you haven't done so already :)
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Light reading, HEAVY utility.March 11, 2010 S. Kallshian(Seattle, WA USA) I have friends that read "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and really loved it, but realistically I just knew I would never finish that book. I'm busy and anything over 200 pages is just not going to happen. So when I heard that "Food Rules" was basically a summary of everything that Pollan said in "Dilemma" I grabbed a copy. There are some things that are common sense in the book, but what I really benefited from was the research he did on food science, sugars, and the use of corn and soy in Western foods. It's shocking, almost unbelievable to consider the lack of nutrition in most of the things we eat.
This book, practically overnight, completely changed the way I look at food. I stopped counting calories, joined a CSA (community supported agriculture) where we have fresh organic veggies delivered every week, and since then I've had absolutely no trouble maintaining my weight and I'm eating as often as I want. The key is eating "real" food and not just empty calories (sugar), sodium and carbs.
By taking Pollan's key advice (EAT FOOD. NOT TOO MUCH. MOSTLY PLANTS.) I have transformed my diet, learned a TON about cooking (I had to look up recipes to learn about new vegetables that I hadn't eaten before), and I feel good about supporting local farmers. Not to mention I feel fantastic on the inside after weeks of eating veggies and fruits.
The last thing I should say is this; I have never been the kind of person that eats a lot of fruits and vegetables. I didn't know how to prepare them, they aren't as satisfying as a big steak, and they're more time consuming than eating out. But the way I was eating was not sustainable for a lifetime. As I get older, it's harder to stay at my goal weight, and eating at restaurants basically makes it impossible. Even with good intentions, you have every ingredient working against you. High sugars, sodium, preservatives of every kind... it's given me a new definition of "soy"lent green, because they can make soy and corn look and taste like pretty much anything you want! Scary!
If you have the desire and will power to start eating right, this book is a sensational review of some basic Food Rules. It's becoming easier, more affordable, and more popular to eat healthy, organic and local. I decided to jump on the train and I am never getting off it. I suggest you come too, and Pollan will sell you a ticket for less than ten bucks.
Eat safelyMarch 11, 2010 Kenneth R. Lukowski(VALRICO, FL, US) Book in excellent condition contents are very interesting and eye opening. Makes you think about food in a whole new frame and will change your way of knowing food forever.....
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