Re: A hopefully improved food pyramid

[Guest guest]

Nice job! I totally agree with this and I've noticed that I feel my

best when I eat as you have depicted.

Becky

> Hey all,

>

> I recently spent some time putting together a food pyramid

> replacement that I'd like some feedback on. It's based mostly on

the

> Weston Price/Nourishing Traditions model of diet with a dash of

> Paleolithic diet (I emphasize non-grain, non-legume sources of

carbs

> and maybe slightly lower overall carbs than does Nourishing

> Traditions).

>

> My goal was to provide a relatively easy to understand, very highly

> condensed summary of this way of eating for family, friends, etc.

> For this reason, I didn't want to be overly militant about anything

> (ie very little focus on " Never eat this! " or " Always do that! " )

>

> At any rate, I just posted it in Jpeg format in the files section

of

> this list's web page:

> /files/

> I wrote the entire thing off the top of my head without quoting

> anything. I am claiming no rights to it so if you like it, feel

free

> to keep it, distribute it, publish it, burn it or whatever you

want.

> But good or bad, I'd love to hear what you think of it either via

the

> list or off-list.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Kroyer

[Guest guest]

,

Your pyramid is a great way to demonstrate the " overturning " of the diet

recommendations we're used to seeing!

I think I would add a section, in one corner or another, entirely devoted

to fats. I find myself often considering if I'm getting enough fats as I

make my food choices each day, so my pyramid feels like it would have a

" Fats " section in it, rather than mentioning fats only in a sidebox.

Schwarzbein has a " food cube " in her " The Schwarzbein Principle " , one

section of which is entirely devoted to fats, which I think includes

avocado, butter, olives, cheese, etc. (The other sections are protein,

non-starchy vegies, and carbohydrates, if I remember correctly.)

What do you think?

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[Guest guest]

I struggled with the question of fats long and hard as I put this

together. My reasoning, right or wrong, behind not including it as a

separate section was this:

It seems to me that we should not generally be seeking out isolated

fats in our diet. For the most part, our fats should ideally come

from foods which already exist in other categories of the pyramid. I

thought that creating a section near the base devoted to just " Fat "

would over-emphasize fat (especially isolated fats) while putting it

near the top would serve to under-emphasize it. I agree with you

though, I'm still not satisfied with the representation it has...

I'll see if I can find the Schwarzbein food cube to see if it gives

me any ideas. If possible, I'd like to stick with the pyramid

paradigm though. I think using the same paradigm as is used for the

government recommendations makes a more starkly obvious contrast as

to the differences between the two.

Thanks!

Kroyer

>

> ,

>

> Your pyramid is a great way to demonstrate the " overturning " of the

diet

> recommendations we're used to seeing!

>

> I think I would add a section, in one corner or another, entirely

devoted

> to fats. I find myself often considering if I'm getting enough

fats as I

> make my food choices each day, so my pyramid feels like it would

have a

> " Fats " section in it, rather than mentioning fats only in a sidebox.

>

> Schwarzbein has a " food cube " in her " The Schwarzbein

Principle " , one

> section of which is entirely devoted to fats, which I think includes

> avocado, butter, olives, cheese, etc. (The other sections are

protein,

> non-starchy vegies, and carbohydrates, if I remember correctly.)

>

> What do you think?

>

>

>

>

>

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