my plate

i know this is last week’s news but i wanted to post about it here and see what you all think! the USDA has replaced the old food pyramid (which originally came out in 1995) with a plate! this plate features new daily food ration recommendations with the biggest difference that dairy is now a side-dish! not even recommended as a staple! i’m surprised they found the chutzpah to stand up to the huge and powerful dairy companies. usually those guys are all in bed together, rolling around in cheeeeese.

the good news is you can easily look at this plate and see how to portion your food groups, AND, not that i’m preaching, it’s very easy to eat vegan on this plate too! whole grains are a staple in any vegan lifestyle and beans are protein peeps! check out the Mr. Kate recipe section for some yummy healthy foods to fill up your plate!

what do you think?

read more here USDA

update: check out PlanetBox which is a company that makes a stainless steel, to-go, lunch box tray for kids with pre-made conpartments for all the food groups. a great idea i think! school cafeterias should use these too!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/joeyzehr Joey Zehr

    i think the dairy as a side dish is a huge move and i’m sure the dairy industry is pisssed, however its a little confusing.  Like am I supposed to have a side dish of dairy every day? i know i’m not, but will people who aren’t as studious as me (jk) know this by looking at this new breakdown? i mean americans love them some side dishes! still a step in the right direction!  its funny to try to imagine a fast food meal fitting into this dish.  i think the best part of this is that you can actually put it into action pretty easily, as opposed to attempting to relate a pyramid to what’s in front of you. unless of course you are like me and have pyramid shaped plates.

  • http://www.thedailyjulie.com Julie

    I don’t think the dairy is so much a side dish as it is a glass of milk in this rendering. Sending the message, “have a glass of milk with your meal!” I’d like to be optimistic and think that the gub’ment and dairy peeps are out of bed, but sadly I don’t think that’s the case. BUT, if America’s perception is that it’s a side dish and not a glass of milk, then I guess this (possibly/probably unintentional) move is a still a big hoorah!

  • Anonymous

    yes i agree, it does seem like a glass of milk. hmmm so that still caters to the rampant ‘got milk’ campaign. i hope people don’t think that they need a glass of milk at every meal… that will turn you into well, a cow! it’s much more relatable and yes, a big mac would spill into the fruit section and last i checked, it’s not made of strawberries… 

    aslo check out these re-usable pre-portioned lunchbox trays for kids! http://www.planetbox.com/thanks for your thoughts!!! 

  • http://www.facebook.com/joeyzehr Joey Zehr

    USDA’s new food plate contradicts federal subsidies…go figure  http://www.thisdishisvegetarian.com/2011/06/1642usdas-new-food-plate-contradicts.html