The United States Department of Agriculture released their 2010 Dietary Guidelines this morning. I have no idea if they realize this is 2011 already or maybe this is just a case of them being human and still writing 2010 on everything like we do with checks until about the 2nd week in January.
Anyway, they finally noticed that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and one-third of American children are also overweight.
Here are some of their recommendations, there's nothing there that most people don't already know, but putting this knowledge into practice is another thing.
-Increase vegetable & Fruit intake.
-Eat a variety of vegetables, especially dark greens, reds, and orange colored veggies.
-Make half your plate Vegetables.
-Eat Whole Grains.
-Switch to Low-Fat dairy products
-Choose a variety of protein foods such as Lean Meats, fish, beans, soy products, eggs, peas and unsalted nuts.
-Use oils in place of solid fats.
-Drink water instead of sugary beverages.
Like I said no new knowledge here, but maybe since it's from the government, some people will listen. Oh yea, they said there's a new next generation Food Pyramid coming in the next few months. Personally, I can't wait to see it.
They should add somewhere.... "French Fries are not considered a healthy vegetable", since that is the number one "vegetable" eaten by Americans.
No comments:
Post a Comment