Michael Pollan's latest book is out and as a first time reader of his work, I must say, I am pretty impressed by what he had to say. For those of you unfamiliar with Michael Pollan, he is a journalist (currently associated with New York Times Magazine) and best selling author of several books (the most popular are The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food).
Food Rules is the title of his latest book. It's a quick read (less than 150 pages, and most of those have pictures), is presented in plain English (what a nice change for an informative book!) and is broken into three sections that help organize all 64 of his tips. In the forward of the book, he explains that the purpose of these tips is to repair the relationship that has greatly deteriorated-- particularly in Western cultures-- between people and the food they eat. So, below I have listed a few of my favorite tips from each section (the explanation is my understanding of what Pollan wrote, not his commentary). I wish I could say that I have enough will power to adhere to all of his recommendations, but hey, little steps, right?
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