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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
QUICK, informative (and funny) read about what to eat and when/how to eat it. Simple rules for healthy eating! Anything that helps de-complicate nutrition is a win in my book.
A good, quick read with useful advice on what we should be eating. His rules were crystal clear...now let's just see how easily I can follow them :)
I do believe Michael Pollan is correct when he states that this book is simply all you need to eat well. I recommend it if you need advice without all the background info. And if you'd prefer more details then go back to his excellent book, In Defense of Food, in which he summarizes all of his research on eating into "Eat Food. Mostly Plants. Not too much."
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Short book with very reasonable rules to guide the way to eating real food.
A book full of great ideas to help you eat more naturally. Now if I could only follow them...
informative
fast-paced
In this lighthearted and quick read, we are reminded that eating well isn't really all that complicated. This book can actually be a fun reminder that we all can have a healthy relationship with food when we make simple and smart choices.
3 key takeaways:
1 - eat food - not too much - mostly plants.
2 - eating healthy is common sense.
3 - avoid processed foods and ingredients you don't recognize. (Read labels.)
3 key takeaways:
1 - eat food - not too much - mostly plants.
2 - eating healthy is common sense.
3 - avoid processed foods and ingredients you don't recognize. (Read labels.)
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual is a short and (not so big on the) sweet(s) little book. Written for those who are eager to learn more about the food they're putting into their body, but aren't interested in a lot of research, the rules are presented in a clear and easy to follow format. The length of this book is both an advantage and a disadvantage for the book in my opinion. The short length allows the reader to learn simple guidelines they can follow right away without having to analyze too much; but not every rule is so easily simplified, and I think that is why Michael makes a habit to mention a lot of exceptions in this book, and also points readers interested in knowing more to his longer book on the subject titled The Omnivore's Dilemma. Yet the most important rule of all that Michael gives can certainly sum up the entire book in a second:
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."