Food Rules: An Eater's Manual, (Paperback)

from jewels1864

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.

from debnance

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 ...

from NotChubbyAnymore

The book was easy to read. It covered its topics quick and casually. The rules make sense and are easy to remember. It has helped me eat more healthy.

from Marse

Michael Pollan's book "Food Rules: an eater's manual" is simple, direct, and makes sense. The basic rule is: eat real food! All the rest of the book is narrowing down what real food is. No chapters on nutrition, antioxidants, carbs vs. fats, or anything scientific or dietbook-like. Not that he do...

from ctpress

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...