(b. 1955– )
U.S. writer, activist, and professor“The healthiest food in the supermarket—the fresh produce—doesn’t boast about its healthfulness, because the growers don’t have the budget or the packaging. Don’t take the silence of the yams as a sign they have nothing valuable to say about your health.”
more infosource: Food Rules (New York: Penguin, 2009), 19.
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“It’s not food if it’s called by the same name in every language. (Think Big Mac, Cheetos, or Pringles.)”
more infosource: Food Rules (New York: Penguin, 2009), 45.
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“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
more infosource: Food Rules (New York: Penguin, 2009), Introduction, xv.
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“If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t.”
more infosource: Food Rules (New York: Penguin, 2009), 41.
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“Eating what stands on one leg [mushrooms and plant foods] is better than eating what stands on two legs [fowl], which is better than eating what stands on four legs [cows, pigs, and other mammals].”
more infosource: Food Rules (New York: Penguin, 2009), 55.
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“Avoid food products that make health claims.”
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Michael Pollan