Michael Pollan: Quotes about food

Michael Pollan is American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism. Explore interesting quotes on food.
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“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

Michael Pollan

Source: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Food

“If you’re concerned about your health, you should probably avoid products that make health claims. Why? Because a health claim on a food product is a strong indication it’s not really food, and food is what you want to eat”

Michael Pollan

Source: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Health , Food , Strong

“Culture, when it comes to food, is of course a fancy word for your mom.”

Michael Pollan

Source: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Food , Moms

“Not everyone can afford to eat well in America, which is a literal shame, but most of us can: Americans spend less than 10 percent of their income on food, less than the citizens of any other nation.”

Michael Pollan book Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

Source: Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

Food

“Of course it’s also a lot easier to slap a health claim on a box of sugary cereal than on a potato or carrot, with the perverse result that the most healthful foods in the supermarket sit there quietly in the produce section, silent as stroke victims, while a few aisles over, the Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms are screaming about their newfound whole-grain goodness.”

Michael Pollan

[Unhappy Meals, 2007-01-28, The New York Times Magazine, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html?ei=5090&en=a18a7f35515014c7&ex=1327640400&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print, 2007-01-28]

Health , Food , Box