Eat Food

I pinched this from a farmer's market newsletter I subscribe to:

My favorite piece of advice from Michael Pollan's recent article in the New York Times magazine is deceptively simple: "Eat Food." And how does he define food? As anything that your (or someone's) great-great-grandmother would have recognized as such. His point is that rather than buying processed, food-like substances, which have literally had their nutrients leached out and then supplemented in accordance with this week's health fad, it's probably wiser to consume whole, unprocessed, foods. Rather than heeding the health claims on the box of cereal bars, pay attention to traditional diets and their collective wisdom, which generally stress fresh fruits and vegetables, practically the only items at the supermarket that don't boast about their health value, but most deserve to.


Shopping at farmers markets is one of the easiest ways to incorporate this piece of advice into your diet. And with Spring upon us and new items popping up weekly at the market, there's no better time of year. This past week we welcomed Gama Farms back to the market, bringing with them potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, garlic and onions, as well as free-range organic eggs and a host of delicious citrus. Sidney Spencer also brought loquats to the market for the first time this year, a fruit that you should try if you never have.