SubscribeThe New Food Pyramid: MyPyramid
It's finally been released - the new USDA food guidelines:
The U.S. Agriculture Department updated its well-known Food Guide Pyramid with a triangular symbol that emphasizes exercise and urges consumers to use an Internet site to design a personalized plan for healthy eating.
Already it has it's critics:
"This is a complete pandering to the food industry and does not help consumers who are enormously confused about what to eat," said Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition and food studies at New York University.
Some will also be unhappy that the guide is still a pyramid shape - however this is something that does stick in the mind of consumers.
The triangle is divided by six-different colored bands representing different food groups, and has a set of steps beside it with a stick figure walking up them to emphasize exercise.
Food proportions are shown by the different widths of the bands with grains (orange) the largest, followed by dairy (blue), vegetables (green), fruits (red), meat and beans (purple), and fats, sugars and salt (yellow).
Everything has it's critics, but I think it's a step in the right direction - despite being a little carb-heavy for some.
Note that the idea is to "personalize" the pyramid by logging onto the MyPyramid.Gov website and entering your details (note that the site is currently completely overloaded).
ReplyGreat. The "rainbow coalition" is not satisfied just messing with traditional marraige, now they want to mess with the Pyramid? Pretty colors but it looks too much like Queer Eye for the food guy.
I think of all the big things going on, on this Earth I think obesity is the most biggest thing that is wrong with the world...... It is taking over how people live and have their lifestyles. And I think someone should put a stop to it.....
ReplyI don't know whether to laugh or to cry at Phil's comment. It is a gay food pyramid! Who said that, Jerry Falwell? SpongeBob Square Pants must have drawn it himself, since he is a gay cartoon sponge or something.
ReplyMy question is how much is milk paying the USDA to include it? It seems to me that milk shouldn't be a basic category.
Replyhttp://www.strongbones.org/
Spongebob's not gay!!
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