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How to eat?

September 16, 2008 on 4:10 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

You’d think that one woulnd’t need to ask but we are bombarded with different messages about what to eat and it can be confusing and even contradictory. And what to make of vitamin enriched water and anti-oxidant drinks? Marion Nestle has a new column up today and she has some sage advice for us:

Michael Pollan summarizes all this in seven words: “Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much.” I need a few more words to make some additional nutritional points: “Eat less. Move more. Eat lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Don’t eat too much junk food.” The great thing about this advice is that it is easy to follow and leaves plenty of room to eat what you like and enjoy your dinner.

You can read the rest of the article, here.