“Food Rules” by Michael Pollen has to be one of the hottest books and a trend in the universe right now. So, what is it? Well, it’s a bookl about Americans and their diet. We are an obese nation getting worse, at risk for shortened life spans and diseases that were almost unheard of a century ago. In this book Michael Pollen outlines 64 simple principles to help you develop a healthy eating lifestyle. And in a very uncomplicated way. These aren’t extensive, government style rules and addendums that we’re talking about here. This is an easy to use guide that, really you should have at home, that are memorable, easy to follow and just make sense. Like this: p.23 “Avoid foods that are pretending to be something they’re not” Imitation butter is the classic example…he goes on with a very short paragraph to tell you why not to use margarine. (hurrah, I don’t like it anyway). The book is short, 139 pages and full of common sense ‘rules’ about food and eating.
