Adhering to Michael Pollan's "Food Rules"
When it comes to eating healthy, we like to refer to simple guidelines. In his short and simple book, Food Rules (2009), American author and journalist Michael Pollan points out the inadequacies and counter-claims rampant in modern nutritional studies. He also compares the death rates of Americans and food-related diseases as compared to that of the world and the results are staggering.
4. Avoid food products that contain high-fructose corn syrup
**6. Avoid food products that contain more than 5 ingredients
**7. Avoid food products containing ingredients that a third-grader cannot pronounce
8. Avoid food products that make health claims
**13. Eat only foods that will eventually rot
19. If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t
25. Eat your colors
29. Eat like an omnivore
31. Eat wild foods when you can
32. Don’t overlook the oily little fishes
33. Eat some foods that have been predigested by bacteria or fungi
36. Don’t eat breakfast cereals that change the color of the milk
37. The white the bread the sooner you’ll be dead
38. Favor the kinds of oils and grains that have been traditionally stone ground
39. Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself
**43. Have a glass of wine with dinner
44. Pay more, eat less
46. Stop eating before you’re full
49. Eat slowly
50. The banquet is in the first bite
53. Serve a proper portion and don’t go back for seconds
62. Plant a vegetable garden if you have the space, a window box if you don’t