Food Rules: How do they apply to your life?

myfitnessisavirtue

spinach water? What is that? #26 I think

iwantahealthierme13

"Cook" is number 63 when it should be number 1

supplemama

Oooooooh I like these rules!

Ely82010

Too many rules, and I really don't care for 12, 13, 16 and 54. But to each it own, and like somebody else said, just do with fits your life, as long as you eat healthy.

AllTehBeers

Whoa! Waaaaaaay too many rules. Healthy living does not have to be this complicated.

This. TL;DR

Eat lots of fresh food, eat a bit of splurge food. Simple.

healthyliving_girl

I love these rules. While I don't always follow them, I do my best. And when people ask me how i've lost the weight I have, I respond with this: I try to eat food that mother nature made - not processed foods. It sums up so many of the other rules. Eating foods mother nature made (foods purchased in the outside portions of the grocery store, foods that spoil easily, foods that have color, etc.) has made me feel SO much better.

I've also found that I've avoided getting sick so much more this year than I have in the last...decade or so. Apparently, there is something behind this idea - the eating of the powerfoods (spinach, mushrooms, etc.)

lillianelise

I like this!

But am I the only one that was grossed out when it says to 'drink the spinach water'?!

carld256

I read the first dozen then my eyes glazed over.

crzyone

I noticed today when I bought groceries that 75 percent of them were fresh fruits and vegetables. That was something I had not noticed before and was feeling a little guilty about having so much stuff that might ruin before I get it eaten (so I like that rule about only eat stuff that will eventually ruin). The others in my groceries were frozen vegetables, chicken breast, cottage cheese, yogurt. The only guilty pleasures I had were some rice cakes, some string cheese (first cheese I had bought in over a year), some almonds and some Blue Bell Strawberry fruit bars.

That is a million times different than I used to eat. No chips, no cookies, no donuts, no Little Debbies, no candy, no sweets, no soda, little processed food. I think that must mean I'm on the right track.

randomtai

To each his own. What works for one may not work for another.

poetgurl2005

I love this. I think I need to get my dad to buy a cow. He has an extra eight acres, you could grass feed a cow on that right? It would be cheaper and longer in the long run. And who doesn't like fresh beef?


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Pandorian

Depending on the quality of the pasture, and the size of the cattle breed you pick, we ran 2 calf cow pairs on 3 acres, but they were a smaller breed, you wouldn't manage even that with the larger breeds without additional feeding material

sandyyy712

Wow that was a lot, but it was really helpful/interesting. Thanks!

Pebble321

Michael Pollan makes the most sense to me of anyone who researches food. His approach is common sense and easy to follow. The rules are worth reviewing regularly to incorporate them into your daily life.
Also remember his simple mantra from his book In Defense of Food:

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

Yup, this is my favourite too.

I think most of his rules make sense, but you can start arguing against them - rolled oats and dry lentils come from the centre aisles of the supermarket but I think he'd approve of them. But, as a set of general guidelines, they are a great start.

BinaryPulsar

I like Michael Pollan a lot!! He also went to the same college as me.

thinnnnnnner

I've never heard of this book, but after reading the rules I'd say I live my life with a very similar outlook. I will have to check it out. Thanks for sharing this.