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“Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.”
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1140" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://thereader.com/uncategorized/eat-food-not-too-much-mostly-plants" target="_blank"><strong>“Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.” - The Reader</strong></a></p><p></p><p>If author Michael Pollan were asked for his idea of nutritional advice, it could be found in the elevator pitch serving as a tag line on his book <em>In Defense of Food</em> that serves as the title of this column. Succinct. To the point. Full. Let’s examine.</p><p></p><p><strong>Eat Food.</strong> That simply means eat only that which is actually real food, not <em>faux food.</em> My rule of thumb starts with this: Unless it comes in its own skin, it’s not real food. If what you’re eating comes to you in cellophane, cardboard, metal or such, there’s a good chance it’s not real food but a composite of processed derivatives, flavorings, fillers, preservatives and who knows what else, including pesticide residues. Here are some examples. An avocado, a pineapple, a stalk of celery and a potato are all real food. A potato chip, can of cream of celery soup, store-bought guacamole and yes, even pineapple yogurt are going to have ingredients that are probably not real food. Even the best steak at the supermarket has a good chance of being packaged in carbon monoxide modified packaging in order to keep it looking fresh for days or weeks past its prime. It will take some self-educating to become discerning about real food versus <em>faux food.</em> Take heart. It’s worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1140, member: 1"] [URL='https://thereader.com/uncategorized/eat-food-not-too-much-mostly-plants'][B]“Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.” - The Reader[/B][/URL] If author Michael Pollan were asked for his idea of nutritional advice, it could be found in the elevator pitch serving as a tag line on his book [I]In Defense of Food[/I] that serves as the title of this column. Succinct. To the point. Full. Let’s examine. [B]Eat Food.[/B] That simply means eat only that which is actually real food, not [I]faux food.[/I] My rule of thumb starts with this: Unless it comes in its own skin, it’s not real food. If what you’re eating comes to you in cellophane, cardboard, metal or such, there’s a good chance it’s not real food but a composite of processed derivatives, flavorings, fillers, preservatives and who knows what else, including pesticide residues. Here are some examples. An avocado, a pineapple, a stalk of celery and a potato are all real food. A potato chip, can of cream of celery soup, store-bought guacamole and yes, even pineapple yogurt are going to have ingredients that are probably not real food. Even the best steak at the supermarket has a good chance of being packaged in carbon monoxide modified packaging in order to keep it looking fresh for days or weeks past its prime. It will take some self-educating to become discerning about real food versus [I]faux food.[/I] Take heart. It’s worth it. [/QUOTE]
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