1. Complete your first draft of Writing Project 1: Creative Nonfiction. Bring 3 copies to class.
2. Flip through Chapter 8 from Between Worlds. Some of the topics (such as "finding a focus," "ordering ideas," and "developing a paragraph") may be useful to you in writing your first draft.
3. Read "Six Rules for Eating Wisely" by Michael Pollan (pgs. 214 - 217).
Care to Comment?
Which of Michael Pollan's six rules for eating wisely is most persuasive? Which idea is least convincing or appealing to you? Which of these rules do you incorporate into your own eating habits already? Which would you consider?
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All of Michael Pollan's six rules are persuasive to me because for the past couple of months I myself have been trying to change my eating habits and have been reading food labels more and have also been to see a nutrisionist to help me to cut out all the foods that are bad for me.
ReplyDeleteI thought that "spend more, and eat less" was a good idea because Pollan said that Americans spend more money on health insurance than they do on food. And the cheap food is making us fat and sick. I agree with this and I think that if we eat more quality food we would be healthy.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic article! I love it! It’s going to be very useful to me. I have a lot of things to say about it… First, I totally agree the idea “Eat food, not food products”. People think that eating those products can get more nutritional benefits and not necessarily so, I firmly believe that organic and natural products provide more vitamins and carry less risk to health. Unfortunately, I must confess, I love ketchup and salad dressings, especially the "Vinaigrette Salad Dressing" of Oak Hill Farms, plenty of sodium (125mg per 2 tablespoon), sugar, with zero vitamins but plenty of tasty flavor. The only effort I’ve made about it, is to eat once a week and I also promised my husband I won’t give it to my daughter. Moreover, we also do the best to always cook our food and cut out highly processed food. This is one of the things recommended by Pollan. With regard to foods containing high-fructose corn syrup, I hate those products and have always considered that are highly injurious to health. About "Spend more, eat less" is a great truth. In fact, many people prefer to invest their money on clothes and items that are not as necessary as food. A common example is seeing people making large purchases at the mall and then they only buy frozen potatoes and frozen chicken for their refrigerator. Similarly, I see many teenagers having French fries with ketchup as lunch but they bought tennis of US70. I'm not a saint; there are times when I reduce the grocery budget to buy an ornament for the house… I usually do pay heed to nutritional science at labels. This is essential to know what we are going to eat. Finally, the phrase that I liked and I will apply is "How you eat is as important as what you can eat". I think eating is one of the great pleasures of life. So, I encouraged to follow Pollan's advice about the life style of Frenchs and Italians "Relax, Eat FOOD and Savor it!”, This is the part that I would gladly continue applying every day. Of course, in moderate portions
ReplyDeleteSorry, I started writing and I for got to answer properly:
ReplyDeletemost persuasive rule?: Spend more, eat less.
least convincing rule?: None.
rules to incorporate?: Definitely, All of them.
Most I would consider?: Eat moderate portions, Eat Food. And savor it.