Friday, April 20, 2012

FOOD RULES - RULE #63

from, "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual," by Michael Pollan

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PART III: How Should I Eat? (Not too much.)

Rule #63 - Cook.

In theory, it should make little difference to your health whether you cook for yourself or let someone else do the work. But unless you can afford to hire a private chef to prepare meals exactly to your specifications, letting other people cook for you means losing control over your eating life, the portions as much as the ingredients. Cooking for yourself is the only sure way to take back control of your diet from the food scientists and food processors, and to guarantee you're eating real food ad not edible food-like substances, with their unhealthy oils, high-fructose corn syrup, and surfeit of salt. Not surprisingly, the decline in home cooking closely parallels the rise in obesity, and research suggests that people who cook are more likely to eat a more healthful diet.

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Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

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