Lil Miss Hot Mess

I admit it: I’ve become a bit of a foodie.  Or maybe just a Michael Pollan follower.  Well, I guess I’ve been a vegetarian for ten years, and I’ve been into organic food since I first learned about the co-op in Albany, NY.  So some might say I was country before country was cool.  But I have been reading more lately about food production and sustainability, including Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, and also Marion Nestle’s blog.  And I’ve become a pretty devoted farmers’ market shopper.

I just came across Pollan’s little project in the New York Times, where he asked people to share their “Dietary Dos and Don’ts.” I feel like he might say that in some ways it doesn’t really matter what one’s food philosophy is, as long as they have one.

Here’s mine — it’s a little flippant, but probably the most honest for me:

Do look at the ones he’s put together though — I keep trying to pick a favorite one to post, and I really can’t!