Michelle Obama to Destroy Food Pyramid With Her Vegetable Plate

[kpete]

The Obama administration is about to ditch the food pyramid, that symbol of healthy eating for the last two decades. In its place officials are dishing up a simple, plate-shaped symbol, sliced into wedges for the basic food groups and half-filled with fruits and vegetables.

The circular plate, which will be unveiled Thursday, is meant to give consumers a fast, easily grasped reminder of the basics of a healthy diet. It consists of four colored sections, for fruits, vegetables, grains and protein, according to several people who have been briefed on the change. Beside the plate is a smaller circle for dairy, suggesting a glass of low-fat milk or perhaps a yogurt cup.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/health/nutrition/28plate.html
via:
http://wonkette.com/446629/michelle-obama-to-destroy-food-pyramid-with-her-vegetable-plate#more-446629

[peace13]

1. The food pyramid has been trying to evolve for years.

This book is great. It explains the ideas that the First Lady is putting into practice. Finally!!!

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating
Walter C. Willett M.D. (Author)

[Newest Reality]

2. Great to see this,

even though the price of produce just so happens to be increasing to the point where it can be on a lower priority, (bulk-wise) for those who cannot afford the steep prices or grow their own.

[Parker CA]

3. Soshulist food nany!11!!

;-)

[Abq_Sarah]

4. The food pyramid had to go

But the newest recommendations aren't much better.

[Johonny]

5. I learned from those guys on Venice Beach

the food Pyramid is a Mason plot! ;)

[sense]

6. Yes!

The food pyramid is a disaster for most people and completely contradicts science. As do most of the organizations who're supposed to be providing us with factual nutritional information.... ada, ama, aha, etc.

[madmom]

7. That's kind of like what a dietitian told me when I was diagnosed as diabetic..... since we

eat off a plate and not a triangle, it is much easier to visualize IMO.