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The whiter the bread, the sooner you’ll be dead.

French paradox: the mystery (at least to nutritionists) of a population that eats all sorts of supposedly lethal fatty foods, and washes them down with red wine, but which is nevertheless healthier, slimmer, and slightly longer lived than we are.

The healthiest food in the supermarket-the fresh produce-doesn’t boast about its healthfulness, because the growers don’t have the budget or the packaging.

Humans are one among the few mammals who consume calories via liquid foods after weaning.

Any food which contains added sugar is harmful to health.- Eat whole foods and try to avoid liquid food as much as possible.

The more processed, longer shelf life products are less nutritious. An ideal consists of mainly plant-based ingredients as less processed as possible.I have also decided to include fermented food at least in one meal per week after reading about its benefits. The practice of having a colourful diet backed up with the idea of phytochemicals was new to me. The French Paradox mentioned in the book was also thought-provoking. But the book brought more clarity to my notion against processed food.

Including moderation.BUY FROM AMAZON How the book has changed me?Īs mentioned earlier many ideas were already known to me. Don’t get your fuel from the same place your car does.ġ4. If you’re not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you’re not hungry.ġ1.

Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored. The whiter the bread, the sooner you’ll be dead.ġ0. Eat animals that have themselves eaten well.ħ. It’s not food if it arrived through the window of your car.Ħ. Eat only foods that will eventually rot.Ĥ. Avoid foods you see advertised on television.ģ. Avoid food products containing ingredients that a third-grader cannot pronounce.Ģ. May they keep you fit, healthy and energized in the new year!ġ. I’ve chosen what I found to be the 14 most all-encompassing and useful rules from the book. 64 simple (and entertaining) rules to keep you out of trouble at the dinner table and in your current pant size (or smaller).Įat Food. Food Rules is a great follow on companion. His last book, In Defense of Food, is the best book I’ve come across regarding what to put into your body (and what not to). Local Food Movement and health expert the next.

He’s an incredible writer, knows how to tell a joke, and as it turns out, has become one of the more informative experts on what to put in your body…possibly ever. I’ve been dying for Food Rules to come out ever since seeing Michael Pollan speak on his campus at UC Berkeley late last year. Why I Read this Book: Michael Pollan’s last book was the best I’ve come across regarding what should be put in one’s body.