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Busting
Up the Official USDA Food Pyramid
It's
old news that the official USDA Food Pyramid
has split into twelve different directions
in order to provide clarity to diet and
nutrition. The twelve mini-pyramids are
intended to better-meet we-humans busy lifestyles.
Although
breaking up the Pyramid may have been a
good idea to help people get more specific
information to meet their personal lifestyles,
there is a huge gap in the overall plan
to skinnize the populous, as well as make
us all healthy. The gap lies between
the small pyramids and the individual. We
have good information that outlines what
we should eat each day, and we have a subject
- in fact billions of subjects. But
there is no way to get the message to the
subject in need, because the subject in
need is busily munching on a deluxe brownie
and doesn't give a whang about a stupid
pyramid. And if one must criticize,
they must also offer suggestions for solutions.
Ours include:
- Insurance
companies should treat an annual
visit to the nutritionist the same
as an annual visit to the doctor's
office and offer incentives to those
individuals who opt to do such.
The big pay off? It's
HUGE!
- For
Insurance Companies - Insurance
companies win because health
costs decrease in most cases
when individuals are healthy.
- For
individuals - Losing weight
automatically increases a person's
level of health and well-being.
- Although
the twelve pyramids have potential
to increase awareness of nutrition,
daily food requirements should be
based on more than a person's sex,
age and level of activity. If I
ate as much as my pyramid recommends,
I'd be bigger than Bullah the Cow.
- In
addition, a recommendation for 2
cups of vegetables and 1.5 cups
of fruit just doesn't cut the Diet
Mustard because not all foods are
created equal. Example: A
banana on a per cup basis contains
far more calories than a cup of
strawberries. And even though
I am an advocate of measuring foods
until one is used to portion size,
who is actually going to carry around
a set of measuring spoons and cups?
- Restaurants
and fast food establishments should
be required to post the nutritional
values of their foods so the public
can make better nutritional choices.
- It's
odd how the government can get that
annual tax packet to us with no
problem at all. Why not health
packets?
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