Blog Assigment #7 Book Review

Book Review “My First Impressions “

I read the book, “Food Rules,” by Michael Pollan. I chose this book because it was recommended to me by a doctor of the Health Department here at Palomar College. When the book was recommended, I expected to get clear and practical answers regarding eating healthier and cutting bad habits in my diet. The book is very fun, short, and simple and easily read within an hour. It gives us useful tips that can be applied to our lifestyle by eating the best.  While reading the book, what really stood out to me were the simple and straightforward tips that the book had written in it.  The book is divided into 64 principles very easy to understand and that we are already familiar with.  I also like that the book is broken down into three sections. Each section includes rules that we need to use in order to eat healthier. These are some of the main rules suggested in the book:

Part I.
What Should I eat?
Don’t eat anything that your great- grandmother won’t recognize as food.”
Avoid foods products that not ordinary human will keep in the pantry.”
Avoid food that contains High fructose corn syrup.”
Avoid foods products containing ingredients that a third graded cannot pronounce.”
Avoid foods that you see advertised in television.”
"Eat foods that eventually will rot.”
"Buy at the farmers market.”

It is not food if it arrives through the window of your car.”

Part II

What kind of food should I eat?  (Mostly plants)
"Eat mostly plants, especially leaves.”
"Don’t eat breakfast cereals that change the color of the milk.”
“Drink the spinach water.”
“Eat animals that have, themselves, eaten well.”
“Eat organic”
“Eat sweet foods as you find them in nature.”
“The whiter the bread, the sooner you’ll be dead.”
“Favor the kind of oils and grains that have traditionally been stone ground.”
Part III
How Should I eat? (Not too much)
 “Eat less.”
"Eat slowly.”
"Serve proper portions and don’t go for seconds.”
“Eat when you are hungry, not when you are bored.”
 "Limit your snacks to unprocessed plant foods.”
"Plant a vegetable garden.”

The impact the book made on me was inspirational and motivating. It pushes me to improve the quality of my life and health through the foods I eat.  “Foods Rule” gave me the power to make changes and to help me get on the right track to healthier eating. Definitely, I highly recommend this book because it gave me practical tips to cut off bad eating behaviors and it is a great guide to adopt some good habits to practice.