Friday, January 4th, 2008
Michael Pollan - In Defense of Food
Chances are that your holiday meals weren't completely natural. But where is the dividing line between 'real' food and some sort of artificial pseudo-food-substitute? In this segment, Ira talks with author Michael Pollan about his latest book, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto." He suggests that people can improve their eating tremendously through relatively simple rules, including 'Don't eat anything that your great-grandmother would not recognize as food.' Pollan boils down his philosophy of nutrition to just seven words: 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.' We'll find out more about his ideas, and how to apply them to your local grocery store.
Guests
Michael Pollan
Author, "In
Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" (Penguin Press HC, 2008)
Contributing Writer, The
New York Times Magazine
Knight Professor of Journalism,
University of California
Berkeley, California
Related Links
Segment produced by:Annette Heist
Listen:
Friday, January 4th, 2008
-
NPR News Special: Iowa Caucus Recap
-
Towards a Saliva Test for Cancers?
- Michael Pollan - In Defense of Food
Elsewhere on Sciencefriday.com
Bird of a Different Feather
Sizing Up Sustainable Food
Food Shortages and Civilization
Tomatoes and Salmonella
Beer: The Foam is Sexy
The Science of Brewing
Urban Agriculture in Milwaukee - Growing Power Eat Local? Or Eat Differently?
Cheese: Not the Same Mold Story
Your Video: Blue Dog Greens















