The original food pyramid was designed when starvation was a major concern, and so makes sense in that context.
The “my plate” was a fair adjustment that refocused on quality of food in a world of plenty.
I have no idea what a “upside down pyramid” is supposed to be.
The food plate can still suck my theoretical dick. It includes an entire portion for something 70% of the world can’t digest.
The site’s echoes language echoes that of Kennedy’s rhetoric, saying the update ends “the war on protein.”
W
T
A
F
LOL, talking about a “war on protein” as if that’s a thing is like idiot cons talking about a “war on xmas”. 🤣
If anything, marketing and the culture is pushing wayyyyy too much protein at every turn.
Didn’t South Park do this years ago?
This is from realfood.gov, which the article links to.
I mean it seems sensible. Eat more veggies and fewer grains. The infographic isn’t as informative as the old pyramid, but broken clocks and what not, he’s right that the old one was more informed by lobbyists.
They stopped using the pyramid a longtime ago, but yeah this one isn’t bad:
As a pile of (mostly) healthy food it’s fine. But as an infographic it completely sucks.
EDIT: It’s interesting they would have frozen peas at the top (mostly empty starch) but whole grains at the bottom (assuming the bottom means “sparingly”). Also red meat and butter should not be a large part of anyone’s daily calories.
Yeah it seems to overvalue dairy and red meat for what I believe is a healthy diet, but I’m also an unhealthy layman, not a nutritionist.
Some guidance on portions or quantities seems useful and totally absent here, but “eat more fruits and veggies” seems like good advice.
I’d put eggs and fish above steak and cheese, but, yeah, as another poster replied, I’m not being paid by any cattle lobbyists.
