Our First Lady Michelle Obama, a long time crusader against yucky school lunches, and the US Agriculture Department have trashed the Food Pyramid that our generation have grown to recognize as our guide to healthy eating. Instead, they present a Plate that they hope better represents how we should portion our food.
Half the plate is fruit and veggies, while grains play a lesser role than what the food pyramid suggested. Portions in general, should be smaller.
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| The new healthy eating guide, presented to America on 2 June 2011 |
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| The eating module we were taught since middle school; now dismissed. |
“It’s better than the pyramid, but that’s not saying a lot,” said Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition at New York University. Let's hope this new USD $2 million project plating leaves us with less obese people.
See more here, New York Times' coverage.