Think about the simplicity and wisdom of that advice. This rule takes a lot of guesswork out of what to eat everyday. Those words are clever and I can’t claim them as mine. They belong to Michael Pollan. He wrote them in his 2009 book, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manuel.
If we followed that rule, we would never have to wonder if we should eat something or not. Almost everything in the center of the grocery store was made in a plant. We would all be much healthier if we stopped eating those items for a while. To the rule, I do add meat, fish, poultry and dairy products.
The other day I was at an event and saw someone I hadn’t seen in a while. She commented on the fact that I was thinner than the last time she saw me. Her first question was, “What did you do to lose weight?” I have asked that question to others countless times. I hadn’t thought about it until then, but when I was testing the recipes for my new cookbook I basically followed Michael Pollan’s advice. I stopped eating any salty snacks and sugar foods. I made a decision to eat only the menus I was creating.
The food I ate was delicious, nutritious and none of it was made in a plant; it was all cooked in my kitchen. Now I eat salty snacks occasionally and every day I eat one very small sweet treat. I’m not against foods made in a plant I just don’t eat them all day every day.
Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family are worth the time and effort it takes.
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