Posts tagged ‘real food’

May 31, 2010

Food Rules by Michael Pollan: Rule #13 Eat Only Foods that will Eventually Rot

Have you ever seen the picture of the Happy Meal after one year of sitting on a shelf?  Well, it turns out that not too much had changed, in other words, most of that stuff in the food was NOT FOOD, but preservatives.

Food rotting or decomposing, because of bacteria or fungi, is a natural process – it is just the way our eco-systems work.  Food rotting is a sure sign that the food you have is natural, healthful, and WHOLE food, or food that is good for you.

So, when you go shopping, avoid the middle aisles, typically where “most of the immortal foodlike substances in the supermarket are found”(Pollan, 2009).

Pollan, M. (2009). Food Rules – An Eater’s Manual. New York, NY: Penguin Books.