I've posted before about my admiration for Michael Pollan. Here is a list of simple eating tips:
- Don't eat anything our great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.
- Avoid food products containing ingredients that are a) unfamiliar, b) unpronounceable, c) more than five in number, d) high fructose corn syrup. avoid food products that make health claims.
- Shop the peripheries of the supermarket and stay out of the middle.
- Get out of the supermarket whenever possible.
- Eat mostly plants, especially leaves.
- If you have the space, buy a freezer.
- Eat well-grown food from healthy soils.
- Have a glass of wine with dinner.
- Do all your eating at a table.
- Don't get your fuel from the same place your car does.
- Try not to eat alone.
- Eat slowly.
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Well, I’m totally screwed…
Haha, which of the 12 scare you? The ones I struggle with most are #9, #11, and #12.
So, i have a question: Is it bad that while i read your post i was shaving off chunks of pepper jack cheese with a butcher knife and eating them… and then with my left hand i was shoving in handfuls of Munchies… and in-between bites i am sipping on a cold glass of coca-cola classic. All of this is happening in my living room, alone. And now, after i post this comment i am going to go get on a bus and ride to McDonald’s where i will consume a double cheeseburger, some fries, and a coke. Is this bad?
I think eating should be fun, not over-thought. I think Mr. Pollan must lead a boring life.
Listen… I don’t pretend to be self-righteous in my eating habits. I’m the biggest hypocrite when it comes to eating healthy.
Lately, I’ve been on carbonation kick. What is it with Sunkist that makes it so delicious? Last night I killed a Butterfinger Blizzard.
I think his “diet hacks” point people in the right direction; I’ve lost 40 lbs from loosely following it and exercising just 30 minutes a day.