Walter Willett, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and chair of the Department of Nutrition at HSPH said “Unfortunately, like the earlier U.S. Department of Agriculture Pyramids, MyPlate mixes science with the influence of powerful agricultural interests, which is not the recipe for healthy eating. The Healthy Eating Plate is based on the best available scientific evidence and provides consumers with the information they need to make choices that can profoundly affect our health and well being.”
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I agree with/and prefer the Healthy Eating Plate over "my plate". I too agree that dairy should be limited. Not just for the fat content, but for the amount of hormones that today's dairy cows are being injected with. Additionally, 1% and skim milk have sugar added to make up for the loss of taste due to the amount of fat content removed. I've also tried to ween myself off of most meat products (which is hard) and have been finding alternate sources for protein such as soybeans, quinoa, etc. And of course the mighty mighty dark greens. Thank you coqui for all of your informative insights. I've said it before that we as a people who are already predisposed to heart disease and diabetes need to take better care of ourselves. It can be hard to break away from old school traditions. Fried chuletas, pernil, tostones (my favorite) are good in moderation, but we have to take a more active role in our health.
ReplyDeleteHola Victor, it is really comforting to see people like yourself taking the initiative to change their diet. It is not easy to leave behind what we grew up thinking it was ok to eat but everything in moderation is good except creativity :)
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