Food Pyramid

I read an article and it said the first food pyramid appeared in the US thirteen years ago. When I was in grade school taking health we had a food pyramid posted on the black board 60 years ago. I don't know if it was the teacher or the government that suggested it??? As a diabetic all I know is I must have lots of carbs some protein and fat. 9 to 10 servings of carbs 7 to 9 servings of protien and 3 to 4 servings of fat. and my 4 snacks every day to keep my blood at the proper level. George

Originally posted by Leonard Jansen Yow! You must have the constitution of a draft horse. No way could I eat that and train. I did a long swim yesterday and stopped at Burger King for some fries after since I wanted some fast calories and it didn't sit well. Man, I'm envious. -LBJ Never had a sick stomuch except when I ate cucumbers or oatmeal before a race. As for fries you must put viniger on them as Canadians do and u will not have any trouble with the fries. My favourite snack after a hard workout is Poutine,(fries, cheese curds and gravy). George

Originally posted by Scansy I remember reading somewhere that the whole pyramid thing came out at about the same time as the low fat craze in the US. Both were pushed by the government. Now, scientiests and nutritionists are saying these are a recipe for obesity. Has anyone else read this? If so, please pass it along - I couldn't find it again myself.:( Of course now the craze is low carb. In 20 years we will probably learn more about the negative impacts of that type of diet. Balance people, balance! Eating *too much* of anything is recipe for obesity. I bet you if you take someone morbidly obese, and have them follow the pyramid, they would lose some weight. Wouldn't get in athletic shape, but would lose some weight and improve their health.

Truck Driver's Breakfast A trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. He said, "I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards." The brand new blonde waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, went to the kitchen and said to the cook, "This guy out there just ordered three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards. What does he think this place is... an auto parts store?" "No," the cook said. "Three flat tires means three pancakes, a pair of headlights is two eggs sunny side up and running boards are 2 slices of crisp bacon." "Oh, OK!" said the blonde. She thought about it for a moment and then spooned up a bowl of beans and gave it to the customer. The trucker asked, "What are the beans for, blondie?" She replied, "I thought while you were waiting for the flat tires, headlights and running boards, you might want to gas up!" George

Originally posted by Conniekat8 Eating *too much* of anything is recipe for obesity. Actually, it's not. There are a few foods, like celery and cucumbers, for which you actually burn more calories eating them than they contain. So they effectively have negative calories.

Originally posted by geochuck My actual food guide is the menu at the fast food places. This is How Tuesdays go - Breakfast at MacDonalds Sausage Biscuit $1.00. Lunch at Wendys baked Potato and side of Chili $2.00 Dinner at Kentucky Fried Chicken Tues nite Special 2 pcs of Chicken and Fries $2.22 plus my 4 snacks 2 hot apple pies 2 for $1.00 1 after lunch, 1 after dinner, 1 apple snack after breakfast $0.99, before bed 1 Strawberry Sundae $1.00 All snacks from MacDonalds. Total spent $8.22 plus tax. All this food and 1000 meters a day in the pool. Watch out for me at the World Masters in Edmonton. George 1. I'm always amazed by Canadians when they say they have such a distinct culture from the US. 2. For many people this new pyramid takes two to three hits onthe computer before you actually get to hte area that deals with your specific diet. I think that it is extremely confusing to look at first off because the bands are so narrow and don't suggest how most people look at a pyramid as building blocks links ot eachother. 3. The last pyramid came from the dietitians at the USDA. I was once told by a dietitian who worked at the USDA that the USDA is the single largest employeer of dietitians inthe country. After that it is the state of NewYork. that was inthe eighties. I don't know if that is still true or not.

Originally posted by geochuck I read an article and it said the first food pyramid appeared in the US thirteen years ago. When I was in grade school taking health we had a food pyramid posted on the black board 60 years ago. I don't know if it was the teacher or the government that suggested it??? As a diabetic all I know is I must have lots of carbs some protein and fat. 9 to 10 servings of carbs 7 to 9 servings of protien and 3 to 4 servings of fat. and my 4 snacks every day to keep my blood at the proper level. George Strange - I know I first saw the food pyramid in elementary school over 20 years ago. Maybe the article was wrong?

Originally posted by Bob McAdams Actually, it's not. There are a few foods, like celery and cucumbers, for which you actually burn more calories eating them than they contain. So they effectively have negative calories. I don't think anyone can survive on celery and lettuce alone. If anything, if they tried, after a while, they'll get so malnourished that their cravings are likely to go overboard, and get them into overeating mode, jsut as their bodies prepare for the starvation operiod and their metabolisam slows down. But, let's stick to more realistic examples. Extreme cases really don't do much to describe a general rule.