Pollan and Ray

In a recent Reader's Digest poll that asked 1000 readers who were the "most trustworthy," Rachael Ray ranked #31 and Michael Pollan ranked #83 - less trustworthy than Steve Harvey (#72), Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson(#54), andTim Tebow(#40).

While we certainly applaud Ray's efforts to encourage home cooking, given that Pollan has really motivated the healthy food movement, this is a litttle surprising. The Braiser, which reported the results, has some amusing theories on why the ranking difference. These include:

  • Ray's inventions of the garbage bowl is more impressive than Pollan's five NY Times best-selling books
  • Sex appeal
  • Rachael is often photographed with her dog - the true sign of trustworthiness
  • He doesn't use friendly, pithy abbreviations like Rachael's "EVOO" or "sammies" - somehow, Pollan's most famous quote "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants" doesn't really work as an abbreviation (EFNTMMP).

We think it might have something to do with hair (or lack thereof).