Food Rules

Perhaps you've seen him on Oprah recently or The Daily Show last month. Or maybe you've seen the Oscar-nominated documentary "Food, Inc." or read his many books. Michael Pollan is everywhere nowadays, and his most recent book "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual" is a set of 64 rules he eats by. It's a quickie for only $5 on Amazon, and it is a must-read. I attempted to pick out the top 5, but there are too many good ones, so here are my favorite 10 Pollan Rules. Everyday (weekday) for the next 2 weeks, I'll blog and comment on each of these rules (with my spin).

Happy and healthy eating!

1. Rule 4 -- Avoid food products that contain high-fructose corn syrup.
2. Rule 5 -- Avoid foods that have some form of sugar (or sweetener) listed among the top three ingredients.
3. Rule 9 -- Avoid food products with the wordoid "lite" or the terms "low-fat" or "nonfat" in their names.
4. Rule 19 -- If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't.
5. Rule 25 -- Eat your colors.
6. Rule 27 -- Eat animals that have themselves eaten well.
7. Rule 30 -- Eat well-grown food from healthy soil.
8. Rule 35 -- Eat sweet foods as you find them in nature.
9. Rule 40 -- Be the kind of person who takes supplements - then skip the supplements.
10. Rule 49 -- Eat slowly.
    

Pollan, Michael. Food Rules: And Eater's Manual. London: Penguin Books, 2009.