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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Food Rules An Eater's Manual
Author: Michael Pollan, Maira Kalman (Illustrator)
Michael Pollan's definitive compendium, Food Rules, is here brought to colorful life with the addition of Maira Kalman's beloved illustrations. — This brilliant pairing is rooted in Pollan's and Kalman's shared appreciation for eating's pleasures, and their understanding that eating doesn't have to be so comp...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781594203084
ISBN-10: 1594203083
Publication Date: 11/1/2011
Pages: 211
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 7
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joyfilledspirit avatar reviewed Food Rules: An Eater's Manual on
Helpful Score: 5
A must read for every American! Easy at a glance guide at what to and what NOT to put in your mouth! This book is written in a way that will reach anyone who picks it up and reads it.

This book would be a great way of sharing with friends and family without inundating them with too much information.
reviewed Food Rules: An Eater's Manual on + 160 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Practical. 64 concise rules with short explanation when necessary. No new material here, instead, a summarization of his past work. More for the eater in all of us than the intellectual.
reviewed Food Rules: An Eater's Manual on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is a great encapsulation of In Defense of Food in my opinion; great quick reference and full of wit as well.
njmom3 avatar reviewed Food Rules: An Eater's Manual on + 1389 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This books distills a lot of information into a short set of common sense food ideas. Nothing really new, but nice for a quick reminder when you need. The book can be read in one sitting.
reviewed Food Rules: An Eater's Manual on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is the to-go size of Pollan's "In Defense of Food". Taking the three primary guidelines of the previous work: Eat Food, Not too Much, Mostly Plants; he gathers pithy statements from the ages and sorts them into the above-named sections. The result is a kind of secular devotional. Something to dip into for short periods, over and over, to change the way you see and think about food.
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reviewed Food Rules: An Eater's Manual on
Excellent concise & funny prose to help & encourage one to a more healthy way of eating!
lilguppy avatar reviewed Food Rules: An Eater's Manual on + 30 more book reviews
Concise, quick read. The book is not a detailed reference book, rather a point by point manual for healthy eating. I really enjoyed picking it up for a few facts at a time.
snowglow avatar reviewed Food Rules: An Eater's Manual on
Nothing new here but the presentation is different. Simple rules to eat by. Something like this might be helpful in our schools since it's a little more direct than the food pyramid.


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