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    Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

    By Michael Pollan

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    #1 New York Times Bestseller

    "A useful and funny purse-sized manual that could easily replace all the diet books on your bookshelf." —Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times

    A definitive compendium of food wisdom

    Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Written with clarity, concision, and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely, one per page, accompanied by a concise explanation. It’s an easy-to-use guide that draws from a variety of traditions, suggesting how different cultures through the ages have arrived at the same enduring wisdom about food. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this is the perfect guide for anyone who ever wondered, “What should I eat?”

    "In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, easy-to-digest new book called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan." —Jane Brody, The New York Times

    "It doesn't get much easier than this. Each page has a simple rule, sometimes with a short explanation, sometimes without, that promotes Pollan's back-to-the-basics-of-food (and-food-enjoyment) philosophy." —The Los Angeles Times
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Group
    Release dateDec 29, 2009
    ISBN9781101163160
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    Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
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    Michael Pollan

    Michael Pollan is the author of The Botany of Desire, The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, all New York Times bestsellers. A longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine, he is also the Knight Professor of Journalism at Berkeley.

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    • 3/5
      A nice concise and easy to follow format on tips and suggestions for food and how the right kinds and usages can improve our lives. Let's face it much of what many of put in our mouths each day is pure junk and over time causes innumerable health issues. This book offers a solid starting point for reversing this trend and bringing healthful benefits that natural and simple food can deliver. Definitely worth any ones time looking for answers to boosting health in a way that puts us in control.
    • 5/5
      easy book with lot of good ideas
    • 5/5
      Pollan's "Food Rules" book is written / illustrated in a simplistic manner, witty, easily understood, and a nice overview for individuals desiring to learn to eat "back-to-the-basics-of-foods." This little pocket book has is a wide range of useful tips that can be applied to any individual at any time; it contains no complicated diets, just sensible realistic rules to help you eat healthy.
    • 5/5
      Never diet again! Want to stop questioning what you think you know about eating well? All you need to know lies within these pages in a straightforward and easily consumable fashion. You need to read this book. Your cousin needs to read this book. Everyone you work with needs to read this book. It should be compulsory upon entering middle school in America with required re-reads every 5-10 years just to keep us on our toes and honest about how we think of what we are eating and cast a bright light on everything we thought we knew and all we blatantly ignored.
    • 4/5
      If you've read In Defense of Food, you won't learn anything new from this little book. It outlines some of the main points from his longer book to be more accessible to people. Same ideas without all the scientific, political, and sociological details.
    • 3/5
      [Food Rules] is a short rulebook on how to eat healthily. Pollan has compiled all of the collective food wisdom of our grandmothers and the eating habits of traditional food cultures (for example, the French, Italians, & Sicilians as opposed to the British, American, and Madison Avenue), and then used science (I'm taking him at his word here) to weed out the ones that don't work, before distilling them into 64 simple rules on how to avoid processed "edible food-like substances" and actually use your taste buds instead of just recharging your battery. It's short, simple, and small enough to keep in your glove compartment (reminding me that "It's not food if it came from the window of your car.") or purse. I, like most people I know, never gave much thought (or cared) about what I ate. But I needed an extra item to put me over the top so I wouldn't have to pay for shipping, and I came across [Food Rules] (very savvy, Amazon). Plus, Bill Moyers had vouched for Michael Pollan (but for his [In Defense of Food], not [Food Rules]), so I added it to my cart. That it turned out to be an insightful book turned out to be a bonus.I've included some rules from the book, in case anyone wanted an idea about what's inside the book. I wish I could say I put some thought into picking them out, but I just wrote them as I came across them while flipping through the book. You could see it as laziness or a genuine attempt to be fair by selecting them at random so that you might make your own decision without bias . . . Yep, I'm just lazy. Anyway, here they are:"The banquet is in the first bite.""If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't.""Eat only foods that will eventually rot.""Better to pay the grocer than the doctor.""Better to go to waste than to (the) waist.""Don't eat breakfast cereals that change to color of your milk.""The whiter the bread, the sooner you'll be dead."The final word? It's useful enough that you should consider buying it. Just don't pay $11.00 (plus S&H) for it when you can get it for $5.00 on Amazon.com.
    • 4/5
      I found this to be an incredibly simple guidebook as to what to eat. I think the only thing keeping me back from being able to follow these rules is my own memory failure. Truthfully, though, Pollan breaks things down so simply and makes it all so common sense that I feel like I should be able to follow these rules just by thinking when I shop.
    • 5/5
      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.
    • 4/5
      No-nonsense list of food rules - all very common sensical and easy to follw.
    • 4/5
      Interesting and funny. It made me laugh a dozen times and it is a very short book.
    • 4/5
      After watching the four part miniseries Cooked on Netflix I got interested in Pollan’s thoughts on food. I was considering his more lengthy history of food [In Defense of Food] but settled for this - sort of a distilled version of Pollan’s philosophy on how to eat more healthy and better food.It’s very short and every “rule” or “personal policies” as he rather wants them to be is followed by a few short remarks. Gathered from experts, his own observations or Sicilian grandmothers. It’s a lot of fun and food for thought. Here some memorable rules and quotes:“Eating what stands on one leg (mushrooms and plant foods) is better than eating what stands on two legs (fowl), which is better than eating what stands on four legs (cows, pigs, and other mammals).”“Leave something on your plate... 'Better to go to waste than to waist”.“Use the apple test: “If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, you're not hungry.”“As grandmothers used to say, 'Better to pay the grocer than the doctor”Avoid food products containing ingredients that a third-grader cannot pronounceIt’s not food if it arrived through the window of your carIt’s not food if it’s called by the same name in every language (Think Big Mac, Cheetos, or Pringles)Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself
    • 4/5
      Adult nonfiction. Michael Pollan's guidelines for healthful eating conveniently trimmed down into digestible nuggets (e.g., Don't eat it if a third grader can't pronounce the ingredients). Read it, then simply try to follow the ones that you remember.
    • 4/5
      This is a pithy little collection that provides lots of adages that will stick. The only thing that rubbed me the wrong way was bits of anti-fat bias that crept up occasionally...I know folks who abide by these rules better than I do who are heavier than I am. Weight and health are two different things.
    • 3/5
      Precisely what it says: some good rules for people who eat food. And some tips on how to avoid those things that are just masquerading as food.
    • 5/5
      Simple, straight-forward, and incredibly helpful.
    • 4/5
      Michael Pollan has written several books about food, particularly describing the causes and dangers of unsustainable food production and the threats to human health. The omnivore's dilemma. A natural history of four meals, which appeared in 2007, is seen as the most theoretical of these books, providing a theoretical underpinning of Pollan's ideas with regard to the current food situation in the world, the United States in particular. In defense of food. An eater's manifesto is a more practical explanation of what Pollan proposes as a possible solution for the problem, particularly what people should do, and what choices to make to adopt a healthier lifestyle. The book promotes an elitist view of food safety, and although anyone could make these choices and follow the author's advice, he assumes that the lifestyle he promotes is "not for everyone", and that the low-class, non-white population will most likely be left behind, a fate the author seems to have no problem with. The most practical of these books is Food rules. An eater's manual. It gives very clear, short advice what to eat and what not. The book is very easy to read and very effective in getting its message across.
    • 4/5
      I loved this book, including the charming art of the illustrated edition. It was a library grab but I'm going to need to get a copy for myself because I've already been mentally referring to certain rules as I go about my daily life and I don't want to forget any of them. We hear all the time about how changing our eating habits, relationship to food and lifestyle is the key to healthy eating habits, but this book makes those goals seem simple, reasonable and accessible.
    • 3/5
      A very quick read with text only on every other page! Mainly aimed at a US market but the points made are valid and worth emphasising elsewhere as well.
    • 3/5
      Michael Pollan expands his now-famous dictum "Eat food. Mostly plants. not too much." to a set of 64 (!) rules for eating. There's some wisdom here -- eat slow, eat whole foods, eat with friends -- but also some self-righteousness and outright inaccuracy (contrary to his assertion, a recent comprehensive review study suggests that organic foods are *not* more nutritious than conventional ones). Read, but with a grain of salt.
    • 4/5
      Straightforward, commonsensical list of "policies" designed to move readers toward healthier eating habits. I was glad to borrow this from the library since this isn't the most substantial book (lacking either the heft or the context of "The Omnivore's Dilemma"), but I do appreciate Pollan's recommendations and reminders, and look forward to getting more of the history and science from this book's immediate predecessor, "In Defense of Food."
    • 5/5
      Simple, effective, and very true. If I had epic amounts of money, I'd buy this book in heaps and distribute among the masses for free. If you haven't got an obsession with nutrition, like some of us *cough*, but would still like to eat healthier, please read this book. It takes about an hour, maybe a little less, maybe a little more. And it's an hour very well spent.
    • 4/5
      Nice summary of Pollan's overall conclusions, rendered in commonsense language. Very short for $11, so I read it all in the bookstore (sorry, Borders). I am still tempted to buy a copy to hand to acquaintances who regale me with the wonders of their protein shake or other food-like substance.
    • 4/5
      Following Pollan's other food related works, Food Rules is a slim volume of rules for eating real food and being healthier as a result. Some of the rules here were presented in his previous works but are useful to see again, along with his new rules.

      The best part about this book is that it flies in the face of fad diets and other nutritional books which advise you to stop eating a specific type of food or nutrient. Pollan's approach is much more holistic and sensible, sticking to basic facts without getting into the microscopic.

    • 5/5
      "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual" is the illustrated edition of Pollan's "Food Rules," a book that, over the course of 83 rules (of thumb), suggests how we can eat our way to a healthy life. In short, Pollan has discovered, we should "eat food... not too much... mostly plants." "Food Rules" shines because it's a book of folk wisdom vetted by science, rather than a book about scientific discovery of arcane chemical properties. Kalman's illustrated additions to this volume only make it better, by emphasizing the human part of eating, and by being generally lighthearted and funny.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this quick read over my lunch break, as it had a number of pearls of foodie wisdom. Some favorites:

      "Avoid food products containing ingredients a third-grader cannot pronounce."

      Eat only foods that will eventually rot.

      "If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't."

      "It's not food if it arrived through the window of your car."

      "It's not food if it's called by the same name in every language. (Think Big Mac, Cheetos, or Pringles.)"

      "Eat your colors."

      "Be the kind of person who takes supplements--then skip the supplements."

      "The banquet is in the first bite."

      "Try not to eat alone."

      "Spend as much time enjoying the meal as it took to prepare it."
    • 2/5
      Basically the same as In Defense of Food, but with pictures instead of research.
    • 3/5
      It's not bursting with content, but it's a useful little book which I like to randomly flip through now and then. The short sections serve as gentle reminders about how we should go about making our food choices. It's always worth remembering that 'it's not food if it arrived through the window of your car'.

      Which is why I always hitch a ride.
    • 3/5
      Clever little book, wouldn't mind another perusal. (I'll say it again: books made for skimming don't seem to work that well as ebooks, at least not on my phone.)
    • 4/5
      Straightforward, commonsensical list of "policies" designed to move readers toward healthier eating habits. I was glad to borrow this from the library since this isn't the most substantial book (lacking either the heft or the context of "The Omnivore's Dilemma"), but I do appreciate Pollan's recommendations and reminders, and look forward to getting more of the history and science from this book's immediate predecessor, "In Defense of Food."
    • 4/5
      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.