FOOD RULES CONT...

I posted a review of Michael Pollan's new book Food Rules in my last post HERE.

In this post, I'm just going to list a couple of his rules from each of the three sections.  This isn't an exhaustive list (for that, just buy the book for $5), but rather a couple of my favorites:

WHAT SHOULD I EAT?

• Avoid food products that make health claims.
• Eat only foods that will eventually rot.
• If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't.

WHAT KIND OF FOOD SHOULD I EAT?

• Eat animals that have themselves eaten well.
• Eat more like the French.  Or the Japanese.  Or the Italians.  Or the Greeks.

HOW SHOULD I EAT?

• Pay more, eat less.
• Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored.
• Spend as much time enjoying the meal as it took to prepare it.
• Don't get your fuel from the same place your car does.
• Cook.

MORE MICHAEL POLLAN STUFF

So far I have read 4 books my Michael Pollan and they have all been great.  In no particular order, I recommend all of the following:

The Omnivore's Dilemma:  A Natural History of Four Meals

In Defense of Food:  An Eater's Manifesto

Food Rules:  An Eater's Manual

Second Nature:  A Gardener's Education

He also writes for the New York Times Magazine (and other newspapers and magazines I'm sure), but one of his better articles is the following:

Farmer in Chief