Michael Pollan is the author of two of my favorite books about food and eating (In Defense of Food and Omnivore’s Dilemma). A few days ago, I picked up a book another Michael Pollan book that camee out in 2009 called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. This book is fantastic because it’s simple. At top of each page is a food rule, written in big letters and in one sentence. Beneath it is a deeper explanation of the rule. I highly recommend this book. Here’s a a great rule to remember when you need to quickly make a decision about what to eat.

“Eating what stands on one leg (muchsrooms and plant foods) is better than eating what stands on two legs (fowl), which is better than eating what stands on four legs (cows, pigs, and other mammals).”