Do you not have to worry about botulism, since the oil prevents air circulation? That has always been my concern with making things that are covered in oil, especially if I am planning to keep them for longer than a week.
I saw a copy of this book in the Atlanta airport on December 29, and was surprised that Pollan had a new book out that I'd never heard of. The first chapter and a lot of his rules sounded familiar to me, as though he is compiling them from other things he has written and lectures he has given. I didn't buy it (airport book prices! Yikes!) but will probably check it out from the library sometime this year ...
Plain yogurt is my favorite healthy food. I eat it for breakfast every single day, with a palmful of wheat bran mixed in. It is delicious and so good for me!
Are you kidding? When I lived in Vegas I loved eating out (and that was last year, so it wasn't that long ago). So many good places to eat! For funky, try the Mediterranean Cafe (& Hookah Lounge) on the corner of Maryland and Flamingo.
I mean yes, there are lots of overpriced restaurants with bad food in Vegas, especially on the Strip. But there are just as many great small local places -- you are so lucky to be living there!
As a person who buys both Gogurts and Sara Lee Soft & Smooth whole wheat white bread for my kids, I was a little overwhelmed by the scale of changes needed to follow these recommendations. Since reading this very interesting book, it has been a challenge to find food products with less than five ingredients and that fit all the other criteria (e.g., no high fructose corn syrup). I would be interested in strategies for moving in the whole food direction, that would not require me to quit my full-time job and/or spending the entire weekend shopping, preparing and cooking.
Unlike the wise greentwist who commented above, I did make the airport impulse buy last weekend . . . but the book was worth it and I wrote a review on my blog here. Cheers to another year of Serious Eats.
I sympathize with Pollan's reaction against phony nutritionism. I like the way the French eat too. But I get tired of that worldview where everything we approve of lines up on one side, and everything we don't approve of lines up on the other. Claiming that Big Money, Big Oil, Corporations (hiss) foster obesity make it easy to criticize. But he has nothing to say about the great cultural shift which has liberated women from domestic chores and permitted them some independence, i.e., a job. Grandmother didn't cook with guar gum, and yes, the farming "grandmother" of his imagination prepared all the families' food from scratch -- but she spent at least 5 hours a day doing so.
I love a mix of fresh berries with Greek yogurt. My favorites are usually blackberries and blueberries from the local farmers' market.
The most important thing--always--is the company I keep, even if it's just myself. Sharing a little paper sack full of hot salty fries at a fast food joint in the Tenderloin with my best friend who is in serious need of some girl talk is way more wholesome than any multi-grain, fat-free, non-whatever eaten in distress. That being said, a ripe red tomato, just picked and still warm from the garden, sprinkled with a little salt and eaten like an apple over the sink is heaven on earth. Oh, and it doesn't hurt to have a little Devendra Banhart on the stereo and my honey walking through the front door. Yum.
I definitely have a sweet tooth, so when I reach to satisfy it, but keep my health in mind, I'll do one of two things: A big bowl of berries with some Splenda and cinnamon sprinkled on top OR a bowl of sugar snap peas raw or steamed. Mmmm...and the natural sugar is so much kinder on my tummy!
A big bowl of steamed green beans. Or raw sugar snap peas. I can never buy enough!
roasted nuts - especially cashews! yum!!
My morning smoothie/shake, soy milk and any and all fruits I want. I can change it any time I want, and make it fancy or simple. AAAnd there's no guilt, ever!!
Extra virgin olive oil. The cardiovascular benefits are vast, and I don't know how I would cook without it!
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