Talking Foods and Food Choices with Mark Bittman

True Health Revealed

They discuss how to become more aware of where food comes from; choose foods intelligently; pay attention to nutritional principles; snack judiciously on a plant forward diet plan and eat less ultra-processed food.

Say his name and most people recognize this award winning power house, chef extraordinaire, bestselling author of more than 20 books, teacher, lecturer and champion of culinary simplicity, healthy and socially responsible, guilt free pleasure and common sense advice. He has been writing about food and food policy for more than 25 years, has his own podcast and is a regular on all forms of media.

If you follow the New York Times food section, you know Mark’s column – he started his journey at NYT in 1984 and stayed for 30 years, creating delicious recipes, writing cookbooks and opinion pieces. About 20 years ago he became focused on a way to eat that is good for the environment, good for us and delicious. That journey continues today and in fact, his latest book How to Eat: All Your Food and Diet Questions Answered, is co-authored with Dr. David L. Katz, founder of the True Health Initiative.

Key Messages from Our Discussion about Foods and Food Choices with Mark Bittman:

Plant forward diet plans are best for health and the environment.

The more control you have over your diet, the better off you will be. Set up your personal rules, make a plan and get back into the kitchen.

Vegan diets are not the holy grail, what’s more important is to eat more plants. It is not an ideal.

60% calories produced in U.S. are in the form of ultra-processed foods.

Take care of yourself, enjoy the foods you love but be smart, no austerity required.

Try to use everything in the kitchen to reduce food waste.