The food-pyramid is honestly creepy. First, the order of foods is determined by invested corporations. Second, it’s arranged in a convenient shape (triangle) li

The food-pyramid is honestly creepy. First, the order of foods is determined by invested corporations. Second, it’s arranged in a convenient shape (triangle) like some poser illuminati cult. Third, it’s taught to kids when they don’t know any better. Also, it’s even less readable than a pie-chart (angles are now replaced with surface area calculations), further giving it more mystical properties than quantitative guidance. It’s an appeal to psuedo-science. I agree we should be teaching food fundamentals in schools, but it’s pretty hard when cereal and soda are so normalized. Normal food just tastes worse in comparison (I’ve lost count of the number of people who limit their food to chicken tenders). If you have parents who don’t cook, it’s pretty hard to break the cycle and your food preferences will likely shift to what’s readily available. I think it’d at least be enlightening to show people how the food is made, so they could see for themselves. Perhaps they could have a lab where you make soda out of cups of sugar (or fry food)?