USA new "Food Pyramid" advice
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Out: Carbs. Processed snacks & USA breakfast cereal.
In: Veggies, proteins, dairy.
Old one said "cereals" to mean grains, except it was language-programming to give kids hi-sugar, processed "breakfast cereal" products. Then stuff yourselves with pasta, white bread, snacks like commercial pretzels.
New one
cuts that, says Whole grains.
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The official UK NHS dietary chart is 25% carbs, 25% protein & healthy fats, and 50% fruit and veg.
No more than 10% of that is to be processed, but they recommend that you keep it as close to 0% as you can.
They changed the chart sometime during covid, so any chart before that will be different; ie a lot more carbs and less of the other stuff.
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@raphjd wait, you mean it's another Health thing where UK got it right ahead of USA?
Interesting.
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I always thought the major food groups were alcohol, chocolate, caffeine, and fat. I'll have to give this some study.
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@eobox91103
tho Bacon should be its own group -
@blablarg18 You're right, I forgot that one.
Back to the pyramid itself, I'm not sure how to interpret it: Are things better for us at the top of the pyramid? Or should we eat more of things at the top and less from the bottom. If so, I'm pleased to see broccoli and peas at the top, as they are favorites of mine.
Also, the image shows canned green bean and canned tuna. That implies at least some level of processing. It mystifies me. Fortunately my partner is a professional chef, and he worries about this stuff for me.
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@eobox91103 Wide area is more of what to eat, narrow area is less.
"Processed" foods - ur right, it's shaky concept.
Fresh green beans & tuna are prob better than canned. But, canned are not bad, their nutrition is not destroyed. & are what some people buy.
Snack foods, on other hand, may be (but aren't always) processed so much that their nutrition is destroyed, except calories, & except anti-nutrition elements like their added chemicals.
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Canned tuna in spring water, tinned fruit in natural juice, and tinned veg in salted water tend to be "acceptable" processed foods.
