RE: New Food Guide Pyramid coming June 2

May 26, 2011

Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread a

high sodium item.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 26, 2011

Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread a

high sodium item.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 26, 2011

Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread a

high sodium item.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 26, 2011

Well, depends on what your total sodium intake should be. My colleague

recently researched this in the store as we work with ESRD patients and most

breads were 200mg slice of sodium.

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Jackie Chase wrote:

>

> Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread

> a high sodium item.

>

> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham, AK

>

> >

> > There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

> >

> > - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> > - Avoid oversized portions.

> > - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> > - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> > - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> > the foods with lower numbers.

> > - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

> >

>

May 26, 2011

I think they should have said " GRAIN FOODS " because bread is high in sodium,

but bagels, tortillas and many cereals are also high. It is hard to find

low-sodium tortillas!!

I saw somewhere that the grain foods are the highest contributors for sodium

- I will try to find that reference - we have it somewhere.

Judy

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On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Jackie Chase wrote:

>

> Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread

> a high sodium item.

>

> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham, AK

>

> >

> > There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

> >

> > - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> > - Avoid oversized portions.

> > - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> > - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> > - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> > the foods with lower numbers.

> > - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

> >

>

May 26, 2011

I think they should have said " GRAIN FOODS " because bread is high in sodium,

but bagels, tortillas and many cereals are also high. It is hard to find

low-sodium tortillas!!

I saw somewhere that the grain foods are the highest contributors for sodium

- I will try to find that reference - we have it somewhere.

Judy

Judy Doherty, Food and Health Communications

Email: judydoherty@...

http://foodandhealth.com

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On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Jackie Chase wrote:

>

> Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread

> a high sodium item.

>

> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham, AK

>

> >

> > There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

> >

> > - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> > - Avoid oversized portions.

> > - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> > - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> > - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> > the foods with lower numbers.

> > - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

> >

>

May 26, 2011

I think they should have said " GRAIN FOODS " because bread is high in sodium,

but bagels, tortillas and many cereals are also high. It is hard to find

low-sodium tortillas!!

I saw somewhere that the grain foods are the highest contributors for sodium

- I will try to find that reference - we have it somewhere.

Judy

Judy Doherty, Food and Health Communications

Email: judydoherty@...

http://foodandhealth.com

Sales: | Judy:

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http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/salad-secrets-for-ipad/id431028101?mt=8#

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On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Jackie Chase wrote:

>

> Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread

> a high sodium item.

>

> Jackie Chase RD

> Dillingham, AK

>

> >

> > There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

> >

> > - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> > - Avoid oversized portions.

> > - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> > - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> > - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> > the foods with lower numbers.

> > - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

> >

>

May 26, 2011

Some are, Jackie, as high as 500mg. I would have to look up the ones but

remember it from doing menu analysis and writing out instructions for CKD.

However, if using dry cereals and yeast breads may be lower. It's not the

salt as much as the fast rising baking soda and baking powder I think.

Digna

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of

Jackie Chase

Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 6:23 PM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: New Food Guide Pyramid coming June 2

Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread a

high sodium item.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 26, 2011

How about " Get off the bread/starch/cereal wagon and look at what all those

carbs are doing in your diet? " Â How about try naturally low sodium fruits and

veggies and change your mindset that we need 6 carbs a day when we do a drastic

amount of sitting on our butts?

Dawn Privett, RDLD, CLT

http://www.symmetrydirect.com/dprivett

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 26, 2011

How about " Get off the bread/starch/cereal wagon and look at what all those

carbs are doing in your diet? " Â How about try naturally low sodium fruits and

veggies and change your mindset that we need 6 carbs a day when we do a drastic

amount of sitting on our butts?

Dawn Privett, RDLD, CLT

http://www.symmetrydirect.com/dprivett

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 26, 2011

I don't think that is the plan. If anything it is to increase our intake of

carbs. I see the plan as getting meat off the plate, keeping fat intake low.

That leaves carbs. Beans are 1 meat and a carb. Soybeans are GMO and already

causing problems. Corn is GMO and we are a corn based society, big problems. It

won't be long before we start seeing protein malnutrition in school age children

that are being encouraged to not eat meat, no fat milk if any at all, soy or

rice milk preferred. God forbid peanut butter has been proscribed. Salad is

considered a vegetable. I have real trouble convincing vegan med students that

iceberg lettuce is not a good food source. " But it is healthy " It is scary when

they come in and the biggest part of their arm is the elbow, they cry because

they gain 20 pounds in 6 weeks because they are always cold and leave with the

elbow still the biggest part of their arm. We are raising a generation of kids

so focused on what not to eat and how many calories each food item contains,

where you BMI is more important then you are. Not pretty.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham AK

> How about " Get off the bread/starch/cereal wagon and look at what all those

carbs are doing in your diet? " How about try naturally low sodium fruits and

veggies and change your mindset that we need 6 carbs a day when we do a drastic

amount of sitting on our butts?

>

> Dawn Privett, RDLD, CLT

>

> http://www.symmetrydirect.com/dprivett

>

> -

May 27, 2011

Also, aren't 2 of the 6 the basically the same recommendation?

1 Enjoy your food, but eat less.

2 Avoid oversized portions.

What happened to stressing whole grains and unprocessed foods over

highly processed ones?

--

Jane Korsberg, MS,RD,LD

May 27, 2011

Lots of crackers and other " bread " foods are relatively high in sodium.

I use a guideline that if the sodium mg is higher than the calories, that is

" high sodium "

Holly

Â ----------

Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE

Pediatric Dietitian, Diabetes Educator

Medical Nutrition Therapist, Las Vegas, NV

Maj Holly Brewer, USAFR BSC http://hollyinbalad.blogspot.com

301st MDS, NAS JRB Fort Worth (Carswell), TX

Joint Base Balad, Iraq (Jan-Jul 2009)

________________________________

To: rd-usa

Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 6:22:30 PM

Subject: Re: New Food Guide Pyramid coming June 2

Â

Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread a

high sodium item.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 27, 2011

I like that, Na not higher then Kcal

thanks for sharing.

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

A dietitian, not the food police.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/meravlevi

" Life is not measured by the number of breath you take, but by the moments that

take your breath away. " - Carlin

" People don't forget the truth, they just become better in lying " (Revolutionary

Road)

To: rd-usa

From: hlbrewer@...

Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 06:38:22 -0700

Subject: Re: New Food Guide Pyramid coming June 2

Lots of crackers and other " bread " foods are relatively high in sodium.

I use a guideline that if the sodium mg is higher than the calories, that is

" high sodium "

Holly

----------

Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE

Pediatric Dietitian, Diabetes Educator

Medical Nutrition Therapist, Las Vegas, NV

Maj Holly Brewer, USAFR BSC http://hollyinbalad.blogspot.com

301st MDS, NAS JRB Fort Worth (Carswell), TX

Joint Base Balad, Iraq (Jan-Jul 2009)

________________________________

To: rd-usa

Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 6:22:30 PM

Subject: Re: New Food Guide Pyramid coming June 2

Choose lower sodium bread. You have got to be kidding. Since when is bread a

high sodium item.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 27, 2011

Good tip Holly!

Yes bread is a BIG culprit for sodium. People are surprised when I tell them an

ounce of salted nuts has LESS sodium than a slice of bread.

I do recipe analysis and the sodium content in sandwiches soars with bread. A

ciabatta sandwich roll common in paninis adds 730mg sodium. So definitely look

for low sodium bread.

Neily, MS, RD, CSSD, LDRegistered and Licensed DietitianBoard Certified

Specialist in Sports DieteticsNutrition Consultant to Meals to Live, LLC

www.mealstolive.com Nutrition Entrepreneurs DPG Treasurer 2009-2011Cell:

Â Website:Â www.jenniferneily.com Follow me on Facebook!Â

www.facebook.com/NeilyonNutrition Â Â

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

May 27, 2011

So, any thoughts to the " new " icon?Â I've been using a " plate " for years: half

the plate vegetable, 1/4Â " fist " complex starch, 1/4 " palm " protein.Â With a

" fist " at the top left for milk & anotherÂ " fist " at the top right for fruit

(dessert) =Â looks like a mouse head (LOL).

Holly

Â ----------

Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE

Pediatric Dietitian, Diabetes Educator

Medical Nutrition Therapist, Las Vegas, NV

Maj Holly Brewer, USAFR BSC http://hollyinbalad.blogspot.com

301st MDS, NAS JRB Fort Worth (Carswell), TX

Joint Base Balad, Iraq (Jan-Jul 2009)

New Food Guide Pyramid coming June 2

In an exclusive interview with WebMD, the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA) says the replacement for the Food Pyramid will be announced on June 2

-- and that the new icon heralds a " monumental effort " to improve America's

health.

Why a new icon? The pyramid really does not capture the public's attention

anymore, C. Post, PhD, deputy director of the USDA Center for

Nutrition Policy and Promotion, tells WebMD.

" Consumers can look forward to a new, simple, easy-to-understand cue to

prompt healthy choices, " Post tells WebMD. " You will get this monumental

effort across all agencies as well as the private sector. A partnership with

the goal of improving the health of all Americans. "

One of the few people who already has seen the icon is WebMD Director of

Nutrition Kathleen Zelman, RD.

" This icon really has the potential to trigger an 'aha!' moment, where

people say, 'Hey, this is not that hard, I can do this,' " Zelman says.

" These 'aha!' moments are what make people finally change their behavior. "

The release of the icon marks the launch of a massive effort to promote the

USDA/HHS dietary guidelines announced last January.

*New Diet Icon Marks New U.S. Health Strategy*

You'll be seeing the icon everywhere. Every relevant federal agency will be

doing its part. The White House will play a leading role, coordinating the

new USDA/HHS dietary guidelines with Obama's Let's Move initiative.

The old diet plan was to tell Americans what they should eat and hope for

the best. The new plan is vastly more active and will reach people at home,

at school, at work, at play, and especially at supermarkets and restaurants.

" What we learned is it is not just giving information, it is a matter of

making people understand there are options and practical ways to apply this

to their lifestyle, " Post says. " There will be a 'how-to' that will resonate

with individuals. That is the behavioral part that is needed. We need to

transcend information -- 'here's what the science says' -- and give people

the tools and the opportunities to take action. "

There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

Â - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

Â - Avoid oversized portions.

Â - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

Â - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

Â - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

Â the foods with lower numbers.

Â - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

Doing all of this at once may be too much to swallow. So the USDA plan is to

stress one idea at a time.

First up will be the " make half of your plate fruits and vegetables " advice.

It will be supported by a wide array of guidance on exactly how to do this.

For example, one might add fruit to a leafy green salad. Or replace a sugary

dessert with a bowl of fruit.

Post notes that the government can't do this alone. Key to the plan is a

myriad of private/public partnerships with a wide variety of businesses

ranging from grocery to media companies.

" The fact they are reaching out to a broad partnership is important, because

we need all the ammunition we can get to fight the epidemics of obesity and

diabetes, " Zelman says.

SOURCES:

C. Post, PhD, deputy director, Center for Nutrition Policy and

Promotion, USDA.

Kathleen Zelman, RD, director of nutrition, WebMD.

USDA and HHS, 2010 Dietary Guidelines, released Jan. 31, 2011.

www.medscape.com

--

Ortiz, MS, RD

*The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

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May 27, 2011

I'm still a big fan of everything in moderation. I don't like to say that

there are any bad foods. Obviously some are better than others. I work

with dialysis patients and I even work with them to be able to include some

of the " forbidden " foods for that diet.

I also like to talk about less processing, more scratch foods etc.

>

> So, any thoughts to the " new " icon? I've been using a " plate " for years:

> half

> the plate vegetable, 1/4 " fist " complex starch, 1/4 " palm " protein. With a

>

> " fist " at the top left for milk & another " fist " at the top right for fruit

>

> (dessert) = looks like a mouse head (LOL).

>

> Holly

> ----------

> Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE

> Pediatric Dietitian, Diabetes Educator

> Medical Nutrition Therapist, Las Vegas, NV

>

> Maj Holly Brewer, USAFR BSC http://hollyinbalad.blogspot.com

> 301st MDS, NAS JRB Fort Worth (Carswell), TX

> Joint Base Balad, Iraq (Jan-Jul 2009)

>

> New Food Guide Pyramid coming June 2

>

> In an exclusive interview with WebMD, the U.S. Department of Agriculture

> (USDA) says the replacement for the Food Pyramid will be announced on June

> 2

> -- and that the new icon heralds a " monumental effort " to improve America's

> health.

>

> Why a new icon? The pyramid really does not capture the public's attention

> anymore, C. Post, PhD, deputy director of the USDA Center for

> Nutrition Policy and Promotion, tells WebMD.

>

> " Consumers can look forward to a new, simple, easy-to-understand cue to

> prompt healthy choices, " Post tells WebMD. " You will get this monumental

> effort across all agencies as well as the private sector. A partnership

> with

> the goal of improving the health of all Americans. "

>

> One of the few people who already has seen the icon is WebMD Director of

> Nutrition Kathleen Zelman, RD.

>

> " This icon really has the potential to trigger an 'aha!' moment, where

> people say, 'Hey, this is not that hard, I can do this,' " Zelman says.

> " These 'aha!' moments are what make people finally change their behavior. "

>

> The release of the icon marks the launch of a massive effort to promote the

> USDA/HHS dietary guidelines announced last January.

>

> *New Diet Icon Marks New U.S. Health Strategy*

>

> You'll be seeing the icon everywhere. Every relevant federal agency will be

> doing its part. The White House will play a leading role, coordinating the

> new USDA/HHS dietary guidelines with Obama's Let's Move

> initiative.

>

> The old diet plan was to tell Americans what they should eat and hope for

> the best. The new plan is vastly more active and will reach people at home,

> at school, at work, at play, and especially at supermarkets and

> restaurants.

>

> " What we learned is it is not just giving information, it is a matter of

> making people understand there are options and practical ways to apply this

> to their lifestyle, " Post says. " There will be a 'how-to' that will

> resonate

> with individuals. That is the behavioral part that is needed. We need to

> transcend information -- 'here's what the science says' -- and give people

> the tools and the opportunities to take action. "

>

> There are six how-to messages to guide healthy eating:

>

> - Enjoy your food, but eat less.

> - Avoid oversized portions.

> - Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables.

> - Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.

> - Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose

> the foods with lower numbers.

> - Drink water instead of sugary drinks.

>

> Doing all of this at once may be too much to swallow. So the USDA plan is

> to

> stress one idea at a time.

>

> First up will be the " make half of your plate fruits and vegetables "

> advice.

> It will be supported by a wide array of guidance on exactly how to do this.

> For example, one might add fruit to a leafy green salad. Or replace a

> sugary

> dessert with a bowl of fruit.

>

> Post notes that the government can't do this alone. Key to the plan is a

> myriad of private/public partnerships with a wide variety of businesses

> ranging from grocery to media companies.

>

> " The fact they are reaching out to a broad partnership is important,

> because

> we need all the ammunition we can get to fight the epidemics of obesity and

> diabetes, " Zelman says.

>

> SOURCES:

>

> C. Post, PhD, deputy director, Center for Nutrition Policy and

> Promotion, USDA.

>

> Kathleen Zelman, RD, director of nutrition, WebMD.

>

> USDA and HHS, 2010 Dietary Guidelines, released Jan. 31, 2011.

> www.medscape.com

>

> --

> Ortiz, MS, RD

> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

> Join me on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalDietitian?ref=ts>

>

> Polo Shirt with your logo: $2.95 shipped Great Father’s Day

> Gift<http://thefrugaldietitian.com/?p=20750>

> * " Nutrition is a Science, Not an Opinion Survey " *

>

May 27, 2011

I draw the plate on the back of the printed instructions I give my clients. I

hadnâ€™t thought of the other two. Thanks.

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of hl

brewer

Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 9:57 AM

To: rd-usa

Subject: Re: New Food Guide Pyramid coming June 2

So, any thoughts to the " new " icon? I've been using a " plate " for years: half

the plate vegetable, 1/4 " fist " complex starch, 1/4 " palm " protein. With a

" fist " at the top left for milk & another " fist " at the top right for fruit

(dessert) = looks like a mouse head (LOL).