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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

Michael Pollan

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Dec 31, 2015 Janet rated it really liked it

Informative and succinct. A perfect quick read that can help you choose to be healthier. Seems like a lot to get out of such a little book. Pick it up and enjoy the sage advice from engaging food author Michael Pollan.

Some of my favorite rules are:

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

#24 "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, ...more

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Dec 06, 2011 Judy rated it liked it

Have an hour? This book is a summary of Pollen's "In Defense of Food" and follows a simple philosophy--"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Comprised of 83 simple rules--many of which are common sense or things that we heard our grandmothers tell us repeatedly. However, I must confess that I wish that I hadn't been snacking on potato chips while I was reading it. Hold the dip. ...more

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Oct 08, 2010 judy rated it it was amazing

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Practical, simple and amusing. Perfect book for those of us who aren't too sure about the hysteria over healthy eating but might consider making some changes--in our own way. ...more

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