Food Rules
Ratings35
Average rating4.2
This is a quick book that includes a set of simple “rules,” or really guidelines, for eating practices. It's the next step from Pollan's In Defense of Food, with his basic guidance of “Eat Food, Mostly Plants, Not Too Much” expanded. For example, for “eat food,” this includes “eat only foods that will eventually rot” (rule 14). It's such a quick read that I don't think I fully absorbed all the rules, but I would like to get myself a copy so I can reference it from time to time.
Turns out I break most of the rules in the book. Explains a lot although no snacking is the one rule I follow.
Quick read - enjoyable and well structured, but sadly confirmed that knowing the right things to eat, is much easier then eating the right things.
A very interesting compendium of food wisdom across the ages, it gives clear tips on how to eat better and more healthier through conventional grandmother's wisdom. An easy and quick read giving you a lot of tools to change your eating habits.
This is a short book and a quick read, although I have a feeling I'll read it again. The “rules” make so much sense for healthy living and eating, and I'm already trying to implement them. Highly recommended for everyone.
We don't eat well here in America. Is that a surprise to you? I think not.
And our terrible food choices contribute to our overall terrible health.
Pollan is out to change that with a few (well, 83) simple rules.
The rules are simple. “Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.” That is simple, right? And it makes good sense. “Eat mostly plants, especially leaves.” Of course. “Stop eating before you're full.” Definitely.
And with illustrations from my fav Maira Kalman, how can you go wrong?
It's a book that's everything...nutritious and delicious.
Nothing especially groundbreaking, especially if you've read anything else by Michael Pollan, but still good. Very clear ways of thinking about food, things that seem obvious but aren't anymore because of the way we Americans tend to get our food these days.
Common sense and easy to read, I don't really like Maira's art style in the revised edition so it took some away from the book for me.
Short and to the point, made me really thing about food in a different light. I especially enjoyed the “Don't get your fuel from the same place your car does” and the “corn refueling stations”. Sometimes cooking is a chore and I needed a little motivation to get me back into a better groove.