Food Rules

Food Rules is a great, practical book on how to eat healthier. It is super short, which also makes it very cheap :) He gives "food rules" that we should abide by for greater health, like,

"Don't eat anything your grandmother wouldn't recognize as food" - That sounds pretty common sense but there are a ton of foods like that. An example he gives is a yogurt in a tube. Would your grandma (an old grandma) be able to discern that as food? Usually it means it is processed and full of sugar. So stay away from foods like that.

"Eat like an Omnivore" - He isn't saying don't eat meat at all, but try and incorporate as many fruits and vegetables into your diet as possible.

"Don’t eat breakfast cereals that change the color of the milk."

"Eat when you're hungry, not when you're bored."

"Do all your eating at a table."

"You can have all the junk food you want as long as you make it yourself." - The idea is that to actually make junk food takes a long time. Like french fries for example. If you were to take the time to make them, you probably would do it every couple of weeks, which is about how often you could have them anyways.

"Break the rules once in a while."

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” - Sums it all up.

His idea is that you eat real, natural foods, and stay away from the processed foods, and your body will love you for it.