La crítica ha opinado:
"Un manual práctico que reemplazará todos los libros de dieta en tu estantería." -The New York Times-
"Destinada a convertirse en una guía de referencia para comer bien, sin necesidad de leer largos manuales sobre nutrición" -Los Angeles Times-
"In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, easy-to-digest new book called Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, by Michael Pollan." Jane Brody, The New York Times
"The most sensible diet plan ever? We think it's the one that Michael Pollan outlined a few years ago: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” So we're happy that in his little new book, Food Rules, Pollan offers more common-sense rules for eating: 64 of them, in fact, all thought-provoking and some laugh-out-loud funny." The Houston Chronicle
"It doesn't get much easier than this. Each page has a simple rule, sometimes with a short explanation, sometimes without, that promotes Pollan's back-to-the-basics-of-food (and-food-enjoyment) philosophy." The Los Angeles Times
"A useful and funny purse-sized manual that could easily replace all the diet books on your bookshelf." Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times