In your daily life are you constantly coming across very few people who know the truth about real food and healthy fats? Those who assume that the USDA Food Pyramid is right on?
Here in this online Real Food circle I get excited thinking that the truth is finally spreading, and it definitely is to some extent, we’re getting there! But then I go out into the world and again find many who still believe the misinformation we’ve been fed for years, and their carts are full of low-fat foods because they think they’re making good choices. Maybe you’re still unsure yourself about all this. If so, that’s OK – it’s not easy to wrap your brain around the opposite of what “they” have beat into us, our doctors included! And there’s so much conflicting information coming at us, it’s not easy knowing what to believe. But the fact is, so many are getting sick, how many in your family have diabetes, heart disease, or struggle with obesity? Could it be that the REAL FOODS our great grandparents ate were much better for us? Back before fat-free milk and lean meats?
Check out my guest post over at Jenny’s place and maybe the USDA Food Pyramid will drive you as crazy as it does me.
(My other post on the topic: What’s wrong with the current food pyramid?)
$40 worth of Safe Sexy Stainless Steel!
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Here’s a Real Food Pyramid-
http://www.nourishingourchildren.org/Pyramid.html
with the detailed explanation as to why it’s right, too.
Thank you for posting this in Jenny’s comments too, this one is AWESOME!
I think it is important to remember to listen to our own bodies and remember the
pyramids are guidelines. I do best on a high protein diet, but I have a sister who is 62 years old, in great health and functions best when she includes lots of carbs in her diet.
Yes, the lobbyists won with the pyramid. Sigh.
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