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Reading Room:  Michael Pollan's Food Rules - anyone read?  |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jan 13 2010 : 1:54:01 PM
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I just finished it (it is very short). I'm sure his common sense advice would be preaching to this particular choir, but I wonder if anyone had issues with it or problems with some of the ideas. I generally agree with everything he said, though giving up on soda (sugar, no HFCS, but still) and not eating while I watch TV in the afternoon while my son is at school and I'm working on embroidery (my guilty pleasure) are two really tough ones. I loved the rule that if the food came from a plant, eat it, if it was made in a plant (factory), don't eat it. lol
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Eager Podcaster
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sanderfam
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Renae
MN
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Posted - Jan 13 2010 : 8:18:56 PM
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| I paged through that one at the bookstore. I read The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food by him...both very enlightening. In Defense of Food is less depressing. Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is also a great book on eating locally. |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
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Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 12:49:10 PM
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I have it on order at the library. I've read his In Defence of Food, found it very good. Eating locally is always better, better for your health, better for your economy.
Dr. Jane Goodall also has a book about the food industry.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
935 Posts |
Posted - Jan 23 2010 : 2:04:02 PM
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I picked it up at the grocery store, of all places. It was on sale (it's a very small book). I finished it in less than thirty minutes. I'd say that the advice is sound and done in short sound bites to make it memorable, but it didn't quite seem enough to warrant a book. Magazine article, yes, but not a book.
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Eager Podcaster
http://beesinourbonnetsintheburbs.blogspot.com/
Podcasts at http://thefannyfarm.blogspot.com/ |
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bjhuff
True Blue Farmgirl
325 Posts
Betty Jo
Sturgis
South Dakota
USA
325 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 12:18:15 PM
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I have not finished the book I am over half way done after having a son stated with her son and seeing some of the highlights in her book I think her book is awesome!!!!
Bettyjo
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root mama
Farmgirl at Heart
6 Posts
Melissa
Asheville
NC
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2010 : 10:05:13 PM
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| I'm kinda in love with all of MP's work..he has brought so much information to the mainstream. That omnivores dilemma was on the NY Times best sellers list is amazing to me. I liked food rules- small, but great condensed information. Nothing that blew me away, but good reminders. He was on an NPR show last month talking about the ammonnia based sludge they put in fast food hamburgers to kill e coli and other bacteria. Eewh! Also how many old food traditions are starting to be understood and validated by new food science (like olive oil increasing lycopene absorbtion from tomatoes). I am getting ready to watch Botany of Desire. Did any of you read that book? What did you think, if so? |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 05:15:14 AM
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I've read all of MP's books, but I have not yet heard him speak. He's on NPR quite often, but I don't get a good signal where I live. Food Rules is great for those who have not read The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, as it is a condensed version (and very witty!)of his many ideas. My favorite is "It's not food if it's called by the same name in every language (Think Big Mac, Cheetos and Pringles)". Botany of Desire is a wonderful read--I applaud MP for being able to take extremely complicated scientific (and sometimes boring)information and presenting it in an interesting and easily digestable (no pun intended)form. Other must-reads by MP are Second Nature and A Place of My Own (earlier books). I am grateful the pendulum is finally swinging back to the small, local, artisnal farmer and artist. Enough of big business--it's done nothing but destroy our lives and planet. Dianne
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 2:29:46 PM
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I just got Food Rules at the library today - I didn't want to pay for it, as you said Kimberly Ann, it seems short. I will have to look for his earlier books too Dianne, I enjoyed both In Defense, and Omnivore's Dilemma.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 3:12:03 PM
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Dianne, I agree with you wholeheartedly! Enough of the big business and giant agro corps taking over our lives and planet. I'm glad for things such as the ark of taste and the move away from all that is wrong in our diet.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Mar 05 2010 : 5:12:00 PM
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I was discussing Food Rules at lunch today with my co-workers. We pretty much agreed (like the book states) that if your grandmother wouldn't recognize it as food, don't eat it. A good little read.
cindy
"Dog is my co-pilot"
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KJD
True Blue Farmgirl
402 Posts
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 6:20:14 PM
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| Just finished this book - it is all just common sense, but I enjoyed reading it in this condensed version. Maybe my favorite topic is, "Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself." |
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Reading Room: Michael Pollan's Food Rules - anyone read? |
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Michael Pollan's Food Rules - anyone read?
