In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Book Review: What & How We Should Eat
Summary: 4 Stars
I already knew I would like this book before I read it. What food items we see advertised on television and what colorfully and cleverly packaged items we find in mass quantities on our grocery store shelves is not really food. To quote the author-Instead of food, we are consuming "edible foodlike substances"-no longer the products of nature but of food science. I have believed for years that we have over processed and over industrialized our diets. If you really want to learn some cold hard facts, check out the Nutrition Action Newsletter, published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
There is real food out there and that is what we should be eating...
Book Review: Shame on the reader!
Summary: 1 Stars
Love the book, despise the reader, Scott Brick. Talk about a condescending, drippily sarcastic, over-pronounced performance - it's not listenable. Pollan's voice in my head when I read the book was reasonable in spite of its strong message. Brick makes it as nasty as right wing radio. What a waste of money and time. Book Review: Eat better, live longer
Summary: 5 Stars
Here's a quick synopsis, but I strongly recommend you read this book and formulate your own opinions.
Don't shop supermarks..but if you must, stay outside of the middle aisles. Keep to the produce/meat/dairy sections which undoubtedly are located on the perimeters. Eat organic, if you can and your budget permits. Organic vegetables/fruits contain more micronutrients than those that are laced with pesticides and grown in chemically enriched soils. Utilize your local farmers' market, keep money in your community and out of corporations. Eat a diverse diet. Don't eat fat-free versions of food that shouldn't be fat-free (eg. fat free cheese, fat free chocolate, fat free butter). Eat less but better quality meats. Cereal isn't as good as advertised. Food should expire [with the exception of honey], if it doesn't, don't eat it. And most importantly, eat ethnic foods, the Western diet is the downfall of health care in America.
Book Review: Interesting and Well Written
Summary: 4 Stars
First, it's obvious the author put in his research. This is the first book I've read by Mr Pollan and I found it to be a quick, enjoyable read. The book doesn't really bring anything new to the table (no pun intended) but does bring it all together quite concisely. The information on misguided nutritionism is very interesting. I recommend this book to anyone who cares about what they put into their body.Book Review: Food has a new meaning for me now
Summary: 5 Stars
Easy to read, straight to the point, a must-read for anyone who cares about what they ingest! I wish Pollan had provided a distillation of his main points in a tear-out sheet one could take to the grocery store. He didn't, but it was easy to make one for myself from his chapter on the basic ways to get REAL food.