Food Rules An Eater's Manual

<p><b>In sixty-four bite-sized pieces of advice, Michael Pollan's <i>Food Rules </i>tells you everything you need to know to eat healthily, dine happily and live well. </b> <p> <i>Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.</i> <p> Using those seven simple words as his guide, internationally-acclaimed food journalist Michael Pollan offers this indispensable handbook for anyone concerned about health and food. Sensible, easy to use and written in plain English, <i>Food Rules</i> is a set of memorable adages or designed to help you eat real food in reasonable amounts, gathered from a wide variety of sources: nutritionists, anthropologists, ancient cultures - and grandmothers. <p> 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. <p> 'In more than four decades I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than these principles'<br> <i>The New York Times</i> <p> 'Instantly makes redundant all diet books and 99 per cent of discussions around healthy eating ... Sense, at last'<br> <i>Daily Mail</i>, praise for <i>In Defence of Food</i> <p> 'Pollan invites us to grab our pots and pans and cook some real food for dinner' <br> <i>Time Out</i>, praise for <i>In Defence of Food</i> <p> 'Read this witty book for a healthier life and diet'<br> <i>The Times</i>, praise for <i>In Defence of Food</i> <p> <b>Michael Pollan</b> has been writing for over twenty years about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture, gardens, drugs, and architecture. <i>The Omnivore's Dilemma</i>, about the ethics and ecology of eating, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the <i>New York Times</i> and the <i>Washington Post</i>. He is also the author of <i>The Botany of Desire</i>, <i>A Place of My Own</i> and <i>Second Nature</i> and, most recently, <i>In Defence of Food</i>.</p>