New food pyramid from FDA

glatt · 04-19-2005, 12:39 PM

Remember when we had the four food groups, and the FDA tossed them out in favor of the food pyramid?

Well, it's tossed the food pyramid out now too.

Now they have 12 different food pyramids, based on individual lifestyles and nutritional needs.

They have a website that you can visit and fill in some info to see your own personalized food pyramid. It's a little slow right now, since it was just unveiled, but it's worth checking out.

OnyxCougar · 04-19-2005, 01:09 PM

it's all broke n stuff. remind me in a few months

Perry Winkle · 04-19-2005, 05:34 PM

SSDD

hot_pastrami · 04-19-2005, 05:46 PM

It's probably worth mentioning that these new food pyramids were not produced by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), but rather the USDA (US Dept of Agriculture). So they should, at the risk of punning, be taken with a grain of salt. The USDA's committment is to Agriculture, not the individual, so their views are a bit biased.

Also, I hate the new design... the stacked pyramid communicated the relative amounts of each section more clearly. This new design is like a retarded 1/4 pie chart.

jaguar · 04-20-2005, 04:30 AM

the guy who designed the layout of that thing should be sent to graphic design purgatory.

Clodfobble · 04-20-2005, 08:24 AM

Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, work for the government.

breakingnews · 04-20-2005, 08:44 AM

The new graphic is ... well, pointless. Why they stuck with the pyramid thing is beyond me - what they are purporting to show is much better suited for a pie graph, no?

Mmm ... apple pie ...

Anyway, brilliant use of government money. Many kudos (mmm ... kudos ...) to Washington.

melidasaur · 04-20-2005, 01:05 PM

This has got to be the stupidest thing I have ever scene. First, there is no reason why I need to eat 2200 calories a day. Second, the lay out is so dumb... apparrently, I'm supposed to eat an equal amount of everything - so yay for the government's permission to eat as much candy as leafy, green veggies.

breakingnews · 04-20-2005, 01:23 PM

The sections aren't actually equal. If you look closely, some are bigger/smaller. But not so obvious from the retarded graphic, is it??

russotto · 04-20-2005, 03:32 PM

My food pyramid

Meats and Greasy Foods: 5 servings a day
Starch: 3 servings a day
Salty snacks: 3 servings a day
Alcohol: 1-2 servings a day
Fruits: 1-2 servings a week
Vegetables: Use sparingly (e.g. accidentally eating some of the garnish)

wolf · 04-21-2005, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by russotto

Vegetables: Use sparingly (e.g. accidentally eating some of the garnish)

What, you don't like ketchup?

It's a pain in the ass to try to pick the onions and peppers out of the cheesesteak.

I find it's easier to order it without them.

russotto · 04-21-2005, 03:43 PM

Peppers are fruit and onions are starches in my taxonomy. And I actually don't like ketchup.

02-16-2010, 03:16 AM

Why is the United States age-sex population pyramid so much different than that of Mexico? When you look at Mexico's age-sex population pyramid it looks more like a pyramid, whereas the United States does not? Why would you say there is such a difference?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-16-2010, 04:06 PM

What does the age-sex population pyramid have to do with food? Just googling pyramid for a place to land? What does India's pyramid look like?

lumberjim · 02-16-2010, 04:11 PM

Or the Egyptians!

04-19-2005, 12:39 PM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	New food pyramid from FDA Remember when we had the four food groups, and the FDA tossed them out in favor of the food pyramid? Well, it's tossed the food pyramid out now too. Now they have 12 different food pyramids, based on individual lifestyles and nutritional needs. They have a website that you can visit and fill in some info to see your own personalized food pyramid. It's a little slow right now, since it was just unveiled, but it's worth checking out.

04-19-2005, 01:09 PM	#2
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	it's all broke n stuff. remind me in a few months __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

04-19-2005, 05:46 PM	#4
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	It's probably worth mentioning that these new food pyramids were not produced by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), but rather the USDA (US Dept of Agriculture). So they should, at the risk of punning, be taken with a grain of salt. The USDA's committment is to Agriculture, not the individual, so their views are a bit biased. Also, I hate the new design... the stacked pyramid communicated the relative amounts of each section more clearly. This new design is like a retarded 1/4 pie chart. __________________ Hot Pastrami!

04-20-2005, 04:30 AM	#5
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	the guy who designed the layout of that thing should be sent to graphic design purgatory. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

04-20-2005, 08:44 AM	#7
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	The new graphic is ... well, pointless. Why they stuck with the pyramid thing is beyond me - what they are purporting to show is much better suited for a pie graph, no? Mmm ... apple pie ... Anyway, brilliant use of government money. Many kudos (mmm ... kudos ...) to Washington. __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

04-19-2005, 05:34 PM	#3
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	SSDD

04-20-2005, 08:24 AM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, work for the government.

04-20-2005, 01:05 PM	#8
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	This has got to be the stupidest thing I have ever scene. First, there is no reason why I need to eat 2200 calories a day. Second, the lay out is so dumb... apparrently, I'm supposed to eat an equal amount of everything - so yay for the government's permission to eat as much candy as leafy, green veggies. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

04-20-2005, 01:23 PM	#9
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	The sections aren't actually equal. If you look closely, some are bigger/smaller. But not so obvious from the retarded graphic, is it?? __________________ Gone crazy, be back never.

04-20-2005, 03:32 PM	#10
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	My food pyramid Meats and Greasy Foods: 5 servings a day Starch: 3 servings a day Salty snacks: 3 servings a day Alcohol: 1-2 servings a day Fruits: 1-2 servings a week Vegetables: Use sparingly (e.g. accidentally eating some of the garnish)

04-21-2005, 03:43 PM	#12
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Peppers are fruit and onions are starches in my taxonomy. And I actually don't like ketchup.

02-16-2010, 03:16 AM	#13
deenky Guest Posts: n/a	Why is the United States age-sex population pyramid so much different than that of Mexico? When you look at Mexico's age-sex population pyramid it looks more like a pyramid, whereas the United States does not? Why would you say there is such a difference?

02-16-2010, 04:06 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What does the age-sex population pyramid have to do with food? Just googling pyramid for a place to land? What does India's pyramid look like? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-16-2010, 04:11 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Or the Egyptians! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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