BACK TO THE BASICS: FOOD RULES 3 & 4

RULE #3

AVOID FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAINING INGREDIENTS THAT NO ORDINARY HUMAN WOULD KEEP IN THE PANTRY

                 According to Michael Pollan it is best if you try to stay away from the foods that are hard to pronounce such as ethoxylated diglycerides, cellulose, xanthan gum, calcium propionate, ammonium sulfate, etc. If you wouldn't cook with them yourself, WHY let others use these ingredients to cook for you? These types of chemicals are placed into foods to enhance shelf life, make old food look fresher then it actually is (practically tricking you into eating more!). All in all whether or not any of these additives pose a hazard to your health or not you must realize that these types of chemicals that can be found in many processed foods HAVEN'T been eaten by humans for very long, so it is suggested that they are avoided.

 

 

 

WHAT DOES YOUR PANTRY LOOK LIKE?

 

RULE #4

AVOID FOOD PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP.

 

                 Not because high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is any worse for you than sugar...but because it is, like many of the other unfamiliar ingredients in packaged foods. Michael Pollan states that HFCS is actually a pretty reliable marker for a food product that has been highly processed. It typically is added to hundreds of foods that are not usually sweetened--breads, condiments, and many different snacks--therefore if you avoid products that contain it you will cut down on your sugar intake. NOW on another note Michael Pollan also suggests that we do not fall for the bait or the latest industrial scam: "products reformulated to contain no HFCS or real cane sugar." Somehow they make these claims trying to say that certain foods are healthier, but they are not. SUGAR is SUGAR!!





Referring back to Rule #1 and Rule #2 do you think that these RAINBOW pancakes would be something your great-grandma would recognize as FOOD?!

 

BACK TO THE BASICS: FOOD RULES

 

SELF-QUIZ

 

a. WHAT IS FOOD RULE #1?

 

b. WHAT IS FOOD RULE #2?

 

c. EAT OR NOT TO EAT...

DEL MONTE CANNED FRUIT or a FRESH BANANA?

 

 

KEEP CHECKING IN AS MORE FOOD RULES WILL BE COVERED!!

 

 

 

 

* FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT MICHAEL POLLAN'S BOOK: FOOD RULES