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They used different units of measurement for each category. It makes direct comparison unnecessarily difficult, maybe misleading. Meat->Ounces; Vegetable->cups
by vezycash 10y ago
They used different units of measurement for each category. It makes direct comparison unnecessarily difficult, maybe misleading.
Meat->Ounces; Vegetable->cups; Fruits->cups; Grains->ounces; Dairy->cups; and finally, Fat->Grams
Let's look at 2008.
Meat->Chicken->2.10 ounces; Vegetable->Potatoes->0.59cups; Fruits->Apple->0.11cups->Grains->Wheat Flour->4.07ounces; Fat->Cooking Oil->45.10grams;
In other words, they ate more cooking oil than every other category combined! To me, it seems like this was cooked up to support the "Fat is BAD" fad.