Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has released a new food pyramid guide for Americans.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans released today meshes MAHA-influenced changes with longer-standing advice for people to cut sugar consumption while eating more protein, whole grains and colorful fresh vegetables and avoiding “highly processed” foods.
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If you don’t think about food as medicine for your body, eventually medicine will become your food.
Been keto/carnivore for 3 years,,,,dropped 33 lbs, a1c great, cholesterol great, brain fog and joint problems gone, no more statins,,more energy and clearer thinking
Same – 3 years on Jan 12.
I had a lifetime of being hungry… until I stopped eating vegetables and fruit.
Now, minimum 18% fat, ground beef with eggs is my regular meal.
Our digestive system burns the 2nd most energy (after the brain). Eating uncooked vegetables taxes our digestive system highly (we can’t process cellulose). That’s why people who eat lots of vegies, in accordance with the old, stupid food pyramid, are hungry all the time.
The best foods to eat, in rough order are…
Liver
Animal fat
Meat. Red first, white second
Fish
Mushrooms
Render organ fat (or beef fat at least) into tallow to cook, fry foods.
Be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
p.s. Tomatoes, cucumbers etc are FRUIT. They’re OK to eat and good for you. Other cellulose rich vegies MUST BE COOKED BEFORE EATING.
Keto for 8 years, lost 55 lbs, A1c was back to normal within 4 months.
Going full keto/carnivore. 73 yesterday. Thanks to all that have brought this into the light. Goal is to beat prostate issue and guide the family…God willing.
remember,,,those who have the lowest cholesterol are more prone to cancer, and diabetes, and dementia,,,,all 3 of those feed on sugars,,,,I keep my carbs under 50g per day
It’s about time. Poor eating choices are apparent everywhere one turns. Nice pyramid, thanks, RFKJr.
where’s the chips? All that chewing makes your teeth strong. Kidding
Yay!
Obviously poor nutrition has been a big factor in the last 40-50 years in the rise of chronic health issues.
“Public-private cooperation” in healthcare and nutrition (which is code for money under the table) accounts for most of that.
I also am suspicious of the explosion of marijuana use in all age groups since the 70’s and 80’s. I would like to see a legitimate, honest study done on the connection between weed and chronic illness/mental illness and to see the results broadcast far and wide.
Unfortunately the weed business (what I call Snoop Dog Inc.) is a trillion dollar industry. That industry is protected.
Hillsdale College
Imprimis
January 2019
Volume 48 Number 1
Marijuana, Mental Illness,
and Violence
Alex Berenson
Alex Berenson’s book is
Tell Your Children (2019).
One of my sons inhaled. I couldn’t believe the guys on the high school basketball team were vaping on the bus to games.
He had an “episode” and the psychiatrist said he’d need to be on psychotropic drugs for the rest of his life because studies show that’s the best way to prevent another “episode” We rejected that.
My son understood it was likely related to marijuana use-not that it was a lot- but it was enough, and it ended. He got focused, finished college in three years and has good job.
Pot ruins lives. You can’t drive around anywhere in Chicagoland without having that pot stink sucked inside your car.
The effects of marijuana use needs to be made known and the dispensaries and producers should be held liable like tobacco companies. Psychotropic drugs may have some effectiveness but the practice of putting someone on them for life- especially for someone who has had one episode in their teens is, imo, malpractice- because there is an incentive to keep the patient coming back for repeat business and for drug company kickbacks. Doctors are just as capable of corruption as anyone else.
It’s there. And the younger you start the worse it is. Also it interferes with Rx meds unpredictably and not in a good way.
Rx meds are the problem, not the solution.
Reasearch the Endocannabinoid System. Talk to someone with Crohn’s disease or IBS. Let’s focus on the science, not the gov’t propaganda from the past.
The weed they sell now is not what was around when we were kids. This stuff will kill so just grow it yourself or get it from someone you trust to make sure they did not add poison to it. Frankly hops works the same for pain and to help sleep but no thc in it just the cat’s. Easy to grow also.
Now there’s a pyramid I can get my mouth around.
What about this one 😎
The candy of meats.
Bacon is protein!
ISLAM REPELLENT!!
SIDE EFFECT 🤣😂🤣😂
Good evening Betsy. I had a nice, hearty belly laugh when I saw your pyramid. Thanks
Hey there, Pat …can’t have the best sandwich ever without it 😊
Heirloom tomatoes
Once toasted (home) sourdough
Bibb lettuce
Slivered white onion
Lite mayo
Drizzle olive oil
Fresh ground black pepper
THICK CUT BACON
cooked on side burner of your outdoor grille
Eat, with favorite beverage. Repeat
go with full on mayo, its carb friendly, I mean you’re eating bacon……..
Score!!!!!!
😁
🙂
There used to be someone from Europe(possibly an American working abroad) that lived all things bacon. Have not seen them in awhile. This is right up their alley
Next up on Starmerbannfurher’s “Ban List”.
Because, well, you know…
I think it was Zurich Mike
It’s not got much spam in it… 🙂
Ummmmm, you forgot Chocolate. It’s up there too!
amen betsy, amen
Back to health sanity!
About time. Prior to the industrial food revolution, people were healthier. Eat like you’re living in the roaring 1920’s. All good.
Yay. The gobberment tells me again what to eat.
There is a whole generation of people and their children who have barely eaten from the outer sides and back of the grocery store (produce, meat, and dairy/eggs). They have been raised to think that hot pockets and tater tots or eating from a Fast Food joint are a perfectly fine meals on a regular basis.
They weren’t telling you what to eat. This is mostly new rules for feeding the military, children in schools, hospitals, and other institutional food providers.
They were telling you that if you want to have a chance at a healthy life then these food choices will improve your odds.
Read “Grain Brain” by Dr. Perlmutter and “Wheat Belly” by Dr. Davis and you will seldom if ever eat grain again.
I grew up on biscuits and gravy but the wheat was grown in here on the ridge as was the pork so it wasn’t Frankensteined.
Is this the same Dr. p that has a whole line of food supplements for sale?
Don’t know. Don’t care.
First person experience tells me he’s on to something .
No bugs? Bill Gates feels left out.
Waiting for American heart association and American diabetes association (funded by coca cola) to condemn the pyramid
Many ancient Celts were cattle and pig herders, with a diet heavier in meat and cheeses than their Greek and Roman counterparts, who ate mostly cereal grains and olive oil. Did that diet account for the fact that Celts of that period were noticeably taller and more robust than either the Greeks or Romans?
Probably, because two thousand years later, 19th century Irish Celts who had been eating mostly potatoes for several generations were of smaller stature and poorer health than their better-fed English neighbors, even before the potato famine.
Despite a mountain of historical evidence showing that eaters of meat, eggs and saturated fats were larger, healthier and more robust than cereal and gruel eaters, our government decided decades ago to tell the American public that red meat, fat, eggs and butter were verboten and that their children will thrive best on corn, soybeans and oats sprayed with glyphosate!
That recommendation is arguably one of the greatest crimes against America of the last half century!
Way to go, Secretary Kennedy, for putting the truth out there!
don’t forget the Inuit in the Artic Circle,,,,seal meat and innards exclusively
MAHA!!👊👊
Be patient. I WILL address Sundance’s great post after I try to help some people.
I was accurately diagnosed with Celiac Disease (autoimmune) about 22 years ago. That meant absolutely NO wheat, rye, or barley (or anything even contaminated with them greater than 1 part per million).
I had already learned that I was ALLERGIC to wheat, dairy, soy, citrus, peanuts, and had issues with corn and legumes.
Now, picture the learning curve, some without internet availability, ahead of me!
I grew up on a ranch/farm, and it wasn’t uncommon to have chicken-fried steak, gravy, biscuits, and milk for BREAKFAST! Every single one of those was bad for my body! During my life, I suffered from anemia and some degree of malnutrition – because my body had been damaged by gluten so that it could NOT USE MUCH OF WHAT I ATE AND DRANK!
Later, as an adult who researches a lot, when I was diagnosed with Celiac, I learned that some of the LONG lists of symptoms and diseases possible if a person with Celiac ingests GLUTEN read like a “Who’s Who” of my medical history!
Doctors were not looking for Celiac, because they thought it was extremely rare. (It wasn’t.) When I was diagnosed, the average time to get an accurate diagnosis (if EVER) was 11 YEARS! During that time, people would be having enough problems that they were seeking answers!
BEFORE I CONTINUE, BE ADVISED :
*Celiac is NOT AN ALLERGY! It’s AUTOIMMUNE and frequently, but not always, GENETIC!
*PEOPLE CAN BE GLUTEN-INTOLERANT, but that is TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM CELIAC! If a gluten-intolerant person ingests gluten, they may become ill and feel bad. BUT, IF A PERSON WITH CELIAC INGESTS GLUTEN, THEIR BODY CAN BE DAMAGED FOR UP TO A YEAR, in addition to being in A LOT OF PAIN (or no pain, but silent damage)!
NOW, back to the larger topic, because of my situation, I eat a whole lot differently than most people, by necessity. When people ask me why I bring my own food and drinks, as they always do when I eat away from home, I briefly tell them the things I can’t have. Their eyes get big, and they ask, “WHAT CAN YOU EAT?” I tell them that I probably have the healthiest diet possible – that I eat WHOLE FOODS. No frying, no recipes, do not eat or drink anything out – and have very little spontaneity when I eat. It CAN BE A PAIN! But nowhere NEAR the REAL PAIN I SUFFERED FOR DECADES. And all those things in my medical history I mentioned, almost all resolved and went away! I LEARNED THAT FOOD AND DRINK ARE TO SUSTAIN THE BODY AND ARE DEFINITELY NOT FOR ENTERTAINMENT OR FUN! That idea was created by companies in order to make a lot of money! Both the food industry and the pharmaceutical industry have profited phenomenally from that OLD UNHEALTHY FOOD PYRAMID THAT THESE INDUSTRIES HELPED CREATE!
RFK, Jr. deserves respect and praise for fighting the tide and releasing this NEW, infinitely healthier food pyramid!
Because of this new, healthy food pyramid,
I fully expect that more amendments will be made to government-subsidized food programs! And the howling will be deafening, but government assistance with nutrition programs should be to HEALTHILY SUSTAIN PEOPLE – NOT ENTERTAIN THEM AND MAKE LARGE INDUSTRIES RICHER!
A closing tidbit: Do you know why wheat sustained much of the world for centuries, and suddenly, over the last century people developed autoimmune diseases when they ingested it?
Answer: Those “amber waves of grain” we sing about in “America The Beautiful,” were tall so they waved in the wind. They reached a horse’s belly. But, they were also beaten down by strong wind and heavy rainfall, where they spoiled on the ground. In order to increase production (and profits), genetic wheats were created! These didn’t “wave,” or fall over easily, because they were created to grow shorter.
That was the beginning. Then, decades later, pesticides were sprayed directly onto the wheat – pesticides specifically created to kill pests, but NOT the wheat.
And here we are…
I became gluten intolerant after taking prescription Claritin D for a very bad sinus infection in the early 2000’s.
It took time to figure out what happened to my system, but I could peg the reason.
Also a journey to get out of the gluten free foods that turn to sugar in the system…which leades to metabolic syndrome.
This is excellent to see health being promoted with the new pyramid.
Now we just need innovative and pioneering restaurateurs who will build great menus people would be willing to eat!!
Indeed, you HAVE to become your own health detective!
Many people with serious gluten allergy just can’t absorb any kind of natural wheat, barley, oats, or rye. The absorption through the inflamed microvilli becomes so bad, that the body just tries to throw all that nutrition away.
In many cases that means tiredness, nausea, & frequent diarrhea that can’t be controlled by old meds like paregoric, or even opiates. When diets change, issues emerge, or recede.
Pretty common in people from the British isles, among some other places. They might reproduce, but not live a long life. Teeth & bone weakness issues were common. Forget about the pesticides.
Change your diet, so your body functions can heal. Potatoes, rice, cassava/mangioca, corn all good for starches. Rum, wine ok.
By the way, I neglected to say that the genetically shortened wheat had up to 50 TIMES more gluten than those “waves of amber grain.”
hubs was diagnosed celiac in 2003,,,,,and I ‘became’ NCGS in 2017,,,,,,,it turns out the keto lifestyle we were forced to adopt was so much better
They always leave out beer. Where does that fit in?
I usually fit it in around 5 p.m.
As the late, great Jimmy Buffett said……….”it’s five o’clock somewhere.”
LOL. It doesn’t fit in if you have Celiac, because common beer and ales are made from BARLEY. There are gluten-free alternatives, made from sorghum, etc., that are not bad, but some of them are WAY too high in calories, etc.
Daura makes a great lager and IPA,,,high in carbs though, I just do as a once a year treat
I’m glad that someone is trying to inform/encourage the people in this country to make better food choices.
But seriously doubt they will pay attention to the new pyramid … even I only gave it a glance.
People do what they want to do.
I’ve always been seriously interested in healthy eating.
Now in my mid seventies, my generation has been through all kinds of experiments, trying to figure out what works or not.
One year ago today, I saw my primary doctor for physical. (He just retired, age 86!)
He told me about Dr. Dan Sorescu, heart transplant surgeon, Emory Hospital, Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. Sorescu has a number of YouTube videos regarding disease and nutrition.
They are absolutely wonderful, and I learned so much.
Last January, after watching many of Sorescu’s lectures and purchasing several books he referenced, I made radical changes to my diet. I feel so much better!
I shared the info and videos with my adult kids and grandkids … none are interested.
I believe that is where change will need to come for a healthier nation – not my generation, as it’s too late.
But the younger ones.
Though many people won’t make changes till forced.
Here’s a link to one of Dr. Sorescu’s lectures, if you’d like to check it out.
The others are on the ‘net.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmOHBrmEPu4
Link to part 1 of above lecture
Thanks so much – appreciate you!
I didn’t have it nearby …
What a lifesaver. Finally someone smart and honest! RFK Jr. is the best HHS Secretary ever!
I heard that four of the seven on his committee are connected to beef and dairy industry. I don’t know if it’s true.
100% of the old Food Guidelines committee were paid by producers of Cereals, grains, and ultraprocessed foods.
“If you don’t think about food as medicine for your body, eventually medicine will become your food”
Consider this sentence stolen and shared.
Okay. I love the “new” pyramid. I gave up refined and whole grains in April. Gave up ALL processed and ultra-processed food. I only eat WHOLE foods. Bloodwork in November showed a total cholesterol of 773. LDL was 709. I ONLY was eating ribeye, eggs, butter, pork belly, bacon and that’s it. I had to do something, so I quit the ribeye, butter, pork belly, and bacon. Switched to lean chicken and keep my carbohydrates (from vegetables and berries) well under 100g a day.
Went back on statins. In 6 weeks cholesterol dropped 400+ points. I’m focused on my fasting insulin, c-reactive protein, waist to height ratio and not worrying about the cholesterol. I’m rechecking in a few weeks and if cholesterol is still over 250, I’m going to just call it and live with it. I feel fantastic. I’ve lost 38 lbs. My visceral fat has dropped 4 points since May and my fasting insulin and c-reactive protein is below 3. My triglycerides are low and my BP is fantastic. I’m never going to go back to grain carbs and I want to keep my total carbs under 100g/ day indefinitely. Cholesterol is not the Devil, but I need to find out if it’s the big, fluffy kind or the damaged, dense kind. This change in the food pyramid is a GREAT first step.
Avoid damaged cholesterol by avoiding seed oils, especially Canola which oxidizes quickly.
Common sense, thank heavens!
I don’t really disagree with the new pyramid. I love meats and fats and eat everything. But I love bread, I eat granola and I love sweets and I have no intention of changing.
note – the lack of seed oils in the pyramid.
If and when the HHS take on the fast food mafia, then perhaps the western world would become a healthier place.
Wait! What? Where’s the tofu? Tofu can be made to taste like whatever one likes.
I’m waiting for the next one, where beer is next to salmon
Love salmon and beer……..
Major study out of France, of all places, that is generally in alignment with this. Major findings about the impact of widely used preservatives on cancer and Type 2 diabetes.
I am 90 years old, still climb ladders, paint, do sheetrock etc ertc. Every time some dietician tells me that I should eat something, I tell them that NO, they should be asking us 90 year olds what we eat. I eat whatever the hell my body tells me to eat.
Hi MtnMan!
Such a blessing to be active (very) at ninety!
All my grandparents were active at ages 90, 92, 93, and 98.
They were a huge inspiration to me, and I try to copy their examples.
My 98 y/o grandmother ate two vanilla cream cookies and a coke for lunch every day, haha!
She wasn’t big as a minute …
Bless you, MtnMan.
We are omnivores. People who exclude meat are malnourished. People who exclude fruits and vegetables are malnourished. People who exclude whole grains are malnourished. It’s a rational mix that makes an ideal diet. Individual variations will exist but some mix makes sense for everyone.