Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

By Michael Pollan

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Penguin Group Us, December 2009

Health & Well Being, Health

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SYNOPSIS

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.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.

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Introduction
Part I - What Should I Eat? - 1 - Eat Food.
2 - Don’t Eat Anything Your Great-Grandmother Wouldn’t Recognize As Food.
3 - Avoid Food Products Containing Ingredients That No Ordinary Human Would ...
4 - Avoid Food Products That Contain High-Fructose Corn Syrup.
5 - Avoid Foods That Have Some Form Of Sugar (Or Sweetener) Listed Among The ...
6 - Avoid Food Products That Contain More Than Five Ingredients.
7 - Avoid Food Products Containing Ingredients That A Third-Grader Cannot Pronounce.
8 - Avoid Food Products That Make Health Claims.
9 - Avoid Food Products With The Wordoid “Lite” Or The Terms “Low-Fat” Or ...
10 - Avoid Foods That Are Pretending To Be Something They Are Not.
11 - Avoid Foods You See Advertised On Television.
12 - Shop The Peripheries Of The Supermarket And Stay Out Of The Middle.
13 - Eat Only Foods That Will Eventually Rot.
14 - Eat Foods Made From Ingredients That You Can Picture In Their Raw State Or ...
15 - Get Out Of The Supermarket Whenever You Can.
16 - Buy Your Snacks At The Farmers’ market.
17 - Eat Only Foods That Have Been Cooked By Humans.
18 - Don’t Ingest Foods Made In Places Where Everyone Is Required To Wear A ...
19 - If It Came From A Plant, Eat It; If It Was Made In A Plant, Don’t.
20 - It’s Not Food If It Arrived Through The Window Of Your Car.
21 - It’s Not Food If It’s Called By The Same Name In Every Language. (Think ...
Part II - What Kind Of Food Should I Eat? - 22 - Eat Mostly Plants, Especially Leaves.
23 - Treat Meat As A Flavoring Or Special Occasion Food.