Food Rules

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I recently read Michael Pollan's 'Food Rules'. Michael is a journalist and penned the quote; "Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much."                                                            (picture: my recent holiday reading)
 
There are 83 "rules" in the book. The last one being "Break the rules once in a while". I wanted to share with you the rules I found the most useful. The book is broken into 3 parts to go with his quote. Here are my favourites: 
 
Q. What should I eat? 
A. Eat Food
 
- Avoid food products that contain more than five ingredients 
- Shop the edges of the supermarket and stay out of the middle
 
Q. What kinds of food should I eat?
A. Mostly plants
 
- Eat your colours 
- Only snack on fruit, vegetables and nuts 
- Make water your beverage of choice 
- Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself 
 
Q. How should I eat?
A. Not too much
 
- Stop eating before you're full 
- Eat slowly 
- Do all your eating at a table  (No, a desk is not a table. Not while driving, working or watching TV)
- Treat treats as treats 
 
 
Which rules do you like? My favourite is of course 'Eat your colours'. Do you have any food rules that guide you?