> Beyond incompetence And economics. Expensive food (protein) has lower margins. Cheap food is profitable. The high margin pasta dishes and alcohol keep resta

> Beyond incompetence And economics. Expensive food (protein) has lower margins. Cheap food is profitable. The high margin pasta dishes and alcohol keep restaurants alive (steak houses famously have almost 0 margin on steak), and it's the same for the entire food industry. The USDA represents American agricultural industry - not consumers. Eight servings of carbs a day on the food pyramid was essentially a license to Americans to buy as much carbs as they wanted.