Food Rules
An Eater's Manual
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Narrated by:
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Michael Pollan
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Written by:
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Michael Pollan
About this listen
#1 New York Times Bestseller
"A useful and funny purse-sized manual that could easily replace all the diet books on your bookshelf."—Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times
A definitive compendium of food wisdom
Eating doesn’t have to be so complicated. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Written with clarity, concision, and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely, one per page, accompanied by a concise explanation. It’s an easy-to-use guide that draws from a variety of traditions, suggesting how different cultures through the ages have arrived at the same enduring wisdom about food. Whether at the supermarket or an all-you-can-eat buffet, this is the perfect guide for anyone who ever wondered, “What should I eat?”
"In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, easy-to-digest new book called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan."—Jane Brody, The New York Times
"It doesn't get much easier than this. Each page has a simple rule, sometimes with a short explanation, sometimes without, that promotes Pollan's back-to-the-basics-of-food (and-food-enjoyment) philosophy."—The Los Angeles Times
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What the critics say
"In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, easy-to-digest new book called Food Rules: An Eater's Manual, by Michael Pollan." (Jane Brody, The New York Times)
"The most sensible diet plan ever? We think it's the one that Michael Pollan outlined a few years ago: 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.' So we're happy that in his little new book, Food Rules, Pollan offers more common-sense rules for eating: 64 of them, in fact, all thought-provoking and some laugh-out-loud funny." (The Houston Chronicle)
"It doesn't get much easier than this. Each page has a simple rule, sometimes with a short explanation, sometimes without, that promotes Pollan's back-to-the-basics-of-food (and-food-enjoyment) philosophy." (The Los Angeles Times)
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- Tom Adams
- 2021-02-21
Thouroughly enjoyed - there were some giggles also
I was pleasantly surprised to find that the author was also the narrator. I found it easier to focus on as he knows exactly where the inflections should be. Great read. Would recommend!
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- K Chiles
- 2020-05-06
Gets back to the basics!
A lot of these rules are what I would personally consider common sense, but also rules I tend to break DAILY.
it's great to hear them listed out, and I would recommend this to everyone I know. It's a quick listen clocking around and hour and twenty, well presented and a nice nutritional refresher! Scrap your fad diets and get back to the basics!
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- 2022-03-21
GOOD ONE
I definitely recommend this book to everyone. I learned many tips from it. thank u
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- rebecca
- 2021-05-26
Short, quick and right to the point.
This book is a perfect neat list of rules for eating healthier. Most seem like common sense but common isn't so common any more.
If you've read any of his other book he explains these rules in a much more detailed format.
This one is great to listen to as a summary or refresher of his other books. love love it.
Also love that he did the audio for it.
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- Watsn
- 2020-07-01
Fine, but overlaps In Defence of Food
Contains good rules of thumb, but if you have read Michael Pollan's In Defence of Food this book does not add much more. If you have not read In Defence of Food I recommend it as you will get mostly the same rules plus an interesting history of nutritional science.
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- Rachel Kent
- 2021-09-21
Not recommended for ED survivors
I am a huge fan of Michael Pollan’s work, but find this book could be upsetting for folks who have battled Disordered eating in the past. The last third has some great tips regarding intuitive eating, but it’s framed in relation to weight loss vs repairing the overall relationship with food. Informative, but exercise caution.
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