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- adjective Resembling
food .
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Examples
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The "foodlike" substances that Michael Pollan describes so eloquently in his writing have little or nothing to do with food in its natural state and everything to do with why we are so fat and getting fatter.
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The "foodlike" substances that Michael Pollan describes so eloquently in his writing have little or nothing to do with food in its natural state and everything to do with why we are so fat and getting fatter.
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Will 2010 be the year that real food triumphs over "edible foodlike substances?"
Kerry Trueman: 2010: The Year Real Food Makes a Comeback? 2010
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And our number one health issue feeds the greedy machine of diet products to the tune of more than $60 billion a year in products, services, plans and foodlike substances.
Christina Pirello: How Can We Expect Our Kids to Make Healthy Choices? 2010
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Only the biggest food manufacturers can afford to advertise their products on television: More than two thirds of food advertising is spent promoting processed foods (and alcohol), so if you avoid products with big ad budgets, you'll automatically be avoiding edible foodlike substances.
Michael Pollan: "Food Rules": A Completely Different Way To Fix The Health Care Crisis 2010
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In his book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto," Michael Pollan demotes products such as Wonder Bread from food to "foodlike substances."
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It may be simply a quantitative effect in that the increased yields cause the Food Industry to stuff more wheat (and wheat starch) into every foodlike substance, or might there be a question of quality changing in recent years so the toxic component(s) are higher for the same quantity?
Rapid health improvements with a Paleolithic diet | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Developing the next generation of food and foodlike products.
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Acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan argues that what most Americans are consuming today is not food but 'edible foodlike substances.'
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Michael Pollan: Don't Eat Anything That Doesn't Rot 2008
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Acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan argues that what most Americans are consuming today is not food but "edible foodlike substances."'
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Michael Pollan: Don't Eat Anything That Doesn't Rot 2008
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