Get Out of the Supermarket, Whenever You Can!

Today's post comes from my new book: Food Rules, An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan.  It is the "coolest" little book with short little rules to help you decide what to eat today, because as he says: "Eating today has gotten complicated." I chose this little rule, because I have really enjoyed going to the Farmers' Market this summer, and it's almost over until the fall. : (
Have you visited your Farmers' Market?  It's fun. There are nice people to meet and see, great healthy produce and other baked goods, music, fresh warm summer air, and lots of other things to make you happy.
This is what Michael Pollan has to say about this topic of staying out of the supermarket.

"You won't find any high-fructose corn syrup at the farmers' market.  You also won't find any elaborately processed food products, any packages with long lists of unpronounceable ingredients or dubious health claims, anything microwaveable, or perhaps best of all, any old food from far away.  What you will find are fresh, whole foods harvested at the peak of their taste and nutritional quality--precisely the kind your great-grandmother, or even your Neolithic ancestors, would easily recognize as food.  The kind that is alive and eventually will rot."

I don't know, but this seems like a good idea to me. You may also want to check out the book too. Michael Pollan gives some great advice in a short concise way, making it an easy read.
Stay away from over processed foods, because they are really bad for you. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and try to do more of your shopping at the farmers' market and small produce stands. As he says, "Get out of the supermarket, whenever you can."