Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

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'A choral compendium of food wisdom' by the No 1 New York Times bestselling writer Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much. Using those seven words as his guide, Michael Pollan offers this indispensable handbook for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable adages or 'personal policies' for eating wisely, gathered from a wide variety of sources- mothers, grandmothers, nutritionists, anthropologists and ancient cultures among them. Whether at the supermarket, a restaurant or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this handy, pocket-size resource is the perfect manual for anyone who would like to become more mindful of the food we eat. For the past twenty years, Michael Pollan has been writing about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect- food, agriculture, gardens, drugs, and architecture. The Omnivore's Dilemma, about the ethics and ecology of eating, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. He is also the author of The Botany of Desire, A Place of My Own and Second Nature and, most recently, In Defence of Food.

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Instantly makes redundant all diet books and 99 per cent of discussions around healthy eating . . . Sense, at last * praise for In Defence of Food, Daily Mail *
Pollan invites us to grab our pots and pans and cook some real food for dinner * praise for In Defence of Food, Time Out *
Read this witty book for a healthier life and diet * praise for In Defence of Food, The Times *
In more than four decades I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than these principles -- Jane E. Brody * The New York Times *

Author Bio

Michael Pollan is an award-winning author, activist and journalist. His no.1 international bestselling books about the way we live today - including How to Change Your Mind, In Defence of Food and Cooked (also a successful Netflix series) -- combine meticulous reporting with anthropology, philosophy, culture, health and natural history. Time magazine has named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world. He lives in the Bay Area of California with his wife.