food pyramid - usefullness?

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Yes, checklist is a better name. I never liked "food pyramid" , because it conveys no useful info. The only diet book that conveys a "program" that people can follow (notice the word follow), is the DASH diet for hypertension. It was developed for HTNer's but is a food intake stemming from the "Mediterranean diet" that can be used by all. It has all the "good" features like veggies, fruits, low fats, etc, in menus that people can actually DO. It's not for the atkin's folks.

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From: Francesca Skelton

Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 7:52 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re:My food pyramid

terrific idea MM. I suggest we refer to Suz's "Checklist for CRON Variety"(in the files) to make up this pyramid.on 1/17/2003 4:11 AM, Mambo Mambo at mambomambo@... wrote:> Hello all,> This would be a great moment for all of us to make a collective top twenty> food (and drink) pyramid. It would make all of us think and be informative> as well.> My foods, not in order, would probably include:> sourkraut> green leafy vegetables> turnips> nuts> Low GI fruits:mixed berries (blue, straw, wolf, black),citris fruits,apples> cruciferous veggies> sprouts (particularly broccoli)> peppers> legumes> roots (beets, carrots)> Parsley> coriander> onions> cooked tomatos> garlic> spices> fish> egg whites> > near the top few. I would have a grain to go with the legumes, but in> minimal amounts. Dairy too.> > At the very tiniest top would go some of my favorite mouth foods:> pasta, potatos, rice, popcorn.> > Desserts would be off the chart completely as non nutritious delights.> > Drinks would be Water, Green tea, Coffee very sparingly.> > This more or less reflects what I normally eat.> Comments? What did I forget? Other opinions?> MM>