"Food Rules" and more

I just got the book "Food Rules: an Eater's Manual" by Michael Pollan, auther of "The Ominvore's Dilemma". He gives basic priciples to help identify real, whole foods. He is a journalist, not a nutritionist, but has done thorough research on where our food comes from, and how it is processed. Many of the "rules" are just common sense, based on a web survey in several major cities. They are based on his synopsis that you should "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." The reality is that most western cultures eat too much food, but are slowly starving themselves and becoming succeptable to various obesity related disease due to lack of nutrient-dense whole ingredients. The rules vary from the basic "Don't eat anything that your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food." to the silly, but true "It's not food if it arrived through the window of your car.". It is a fairly simple read with easy to understand concepts. The reality is that everyone needs to be aware of what is in your food (reading labels) and if possible, where it originated. The farther the food has to travel to the store, the less fresh it is.

One another note the Green Valley Book Fair is open until 3/28. You can find more info at www.gvbookfair.com Here is the 2010 schedule:
March 13 thru 28
May 15 thru 31
July 3 thru 18
August 21 thru September 6
October 9 thru 24
Nov. 26 thru Dec. 18, 2010

Open Only during Scheduled Dates
from 9am - 7pm Daily (including Sundays)

Often I can get nutrition books, cookbooks, and other resources for less than $5 per book. People come from all over to check out their great selection.