first read: march 2013 ( )

Read the illustrated edition by Maira Kalman. I'm a big fan of hers. Enjoyed the rules and the paintings! ( )

We westerners have an increasingly unhealthy relationship with our food. Just look at our collective waistlines for proof. Pollan has pulled together a group of rules that can help anyone get back on to the right track again. Your body will thank you. ( )

Nutrition seems complicated and confusing (it is so hard to stay healthy these days!) but the author argues that following contemporary, modern nutrition research and fads is akin to letting a medieval doctor operate on you—more likely than not, you'll be better off not letting him. Instead, the author claims it is all quite simple: Just "Eat food. Not too much. Most plants." The 64 rules are just guidelines to help you do that. ( )

Overall, a good set of rules on what to eat (and not eat), but not very substantive past that. This is essentially In Defense of Food boiled down into some guidelines for eating. Nothing really new here, but good to have it reiterated. ( )