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In the 1990s, the USDA food pyramid recommended people base their diet on breads and starchy foods (note the base of the original food pyramid). Over the last t
by maxlybbert 10y ago
In the 1990s, the USDA food pyramid recommended people base their diet on breads and starchy foods (note the base of the original food pyramid). Over the last twenty years, they have backed away from this recommendation. While most Americans eat too much meat, it turns out that eating too much starch isn't an improvement. The current USA recommendation appears to be "eat more fruits and vegetables" ( choosemyplate.gov ).
But since this recommendation came with a change in the graphic used (from a rainbow pyramid to a plate) people focused on the graphic and missed the new dietary advice.
- smcl 10y agoIt's kinda apples and oranges here though. The USA of 1990-2017 (and beyond) is overall wealthy and doesn't really need to think about its citizens starving. WW1 Denmark had slightly different set of health issues. I don't think this is being presented as a sort of solution to any health issues the USA might have
- maxlybbert 10y agoYou have a point. I just didn't want anybody reading this and thinking "I should eat like that." Modern nutritionists say that a high starch diet isn't a good idea.