What we think is a balanced diet is not what it seems. I am now on a gluten-free diet and I feel much healthier after omitting all that wheat. A very interesting read on our diet. Especially about the food pyramid: "Wheat was given a huge boost by the US government in the 1950s. The US Department of Agriculture invited food industry executives to participate in drawing up the ‘four food groups’. The regulators “felt that food industry groups would have a vital interest in any food guide sponsored by the government”.Indeed, the food industry was interested, and delighted when both dairy and grains each scored an entire food group! Kellogg’s, General Mills and Post rushed to bring cereals and other grain-based foods to the market. Nearly a half century later, the food industry still held sway over what the government told people was “good” for them. Luise Light, a nutritionist who drafted early versions of the 1992 food pyramid, stated: Our recommendation of 3-4 daily servings of whole grain breads and cereals was changed to a whopping 6-11 servings forming the base of the Food Pyramid as a concession to the processed wheat and corn industries. Moreover, my nutritionist group had placed baked goods made with white flour -including crackers, sweets and other low-nutrient foods laden with sugars and fats - at the peak of the pyramid, recommending that they be eaten sparingly. To our alarm, in the “revised” Food Guide, they were now made part of the pyramid’s base"
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:39:03 +0000
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