peacefinder's Journal: The Silence of the Yams

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

This is the dietary advice of Michael Pollan, who has an interesting essay on the ideology of Nutritionism and its perils.

(Among other virtues, this article displays the author's gift for witty turns of phrase, such as the title of this JE.)

A better set of advice comes at the end

[Marxist Hacker 42]

1. Eat stuff your great-grandparents would recognize as food, instead of heavily packaged and advertised stuff.
2. Beware health claims, especially in black or red 72-point font on the package. Don't mistake the silence of the yams for no health benefit.
3. Avoid foods that have more than five ingredients you can't pronounce, or high frutcose corn syrup.
4. Go to your local farmer's market & support local agribusiness rather than the corporations that harvest food a long ways away and a long time a