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Nutrition Guidelines are just a Guide

The USDA recently published their dietary guidelines for Americans and the recommendation leave a bit to be desired. As Americans our health continues to slip. We have the largest and most expensive insurance and health care system in the world. The following recommendation made by the USDA is just recommendations. As we all know advice is only as good as who receives it. Our children seem to be the ones with the most to lose but the USDA has little to say regarding their eating habits. This report highlights the following recommendations for children.

Infants should not eat or drink raw milk or any products made from unpasteurized milk, raw or partially cooked eggs or foods containing raw eggs, raw or undercooked meat and poultry, raw or undercooked fish or shellfish, unpasteurized juices and raw sprouts.

Young children should keep total fat intake between 30 to 35 percent of calories for children 2 to 3 years of age, with most fats coming from sources of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, such as fish, nuts, and vegetable oils. Consume whole-grain products often. At least half the grains should be whole grains. Children 2 to 8 years should consume 2 cups per day of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products. Young children should not eat or drink raw milk or any products made from unpasteurized milk, raw or partially cooked eggs or foods containing raw eggs, raw or undercooked meat and poultry, raw or undercooked fish or shellfish, unpasteurized juices and raw sprouts.

Children should engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week. The USDA also recommends that kids consume whole-grain products often. At least half the grains should be whole grains. Children up to 8 years should consume 2 cups per day of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products. Children 9 years of age and older should consume 3 cups per day of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products. Parents should help children to keep their total fat intake between 25 to 35 percent of calories for children 4 years of age to adolescence, with most fats coming from sources of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, such as fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.
This sounds great, but what can we do as a country when our food supply seems filled with everything that the recommendations advise us against eating? Should the general consumer be expected to pay extra to get the food that we as a country need or should growers, butchers, and producers are required to provide the foods at a lower costs. It seems that doing the right thing in this country is very expensive. No wonder we have obesity and other problems looming over our heads every day. If you are interested in reading more about how to eat well and within you r budget then you can get access to the World's #1 Resource for Raw and Living Food Nutrition! By looking on the internet or visiting your local health food store.

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Looks like a grocery list to me. I'll stop at the store and get a can of soup, Oats & Honey, some bugles, and then cover everything in alfredo sauce. Yummy.

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Is anybody else troubled by the whole concept of "bad" foods? What happened to everything in moderation? When you're talking about foodstuffs, just about anything eaten to excess is bad, and just about anything eaten only occasionally in small amounts is just peachy. So why this need to pigeonhole foods as "good" or "bad"? I agree, it's good to know what you're putting into your body, but just because Quaker 100% Natural Oats & Honey Granola is high in calories and fat doesn't make it the devil's work. It means you shouldn't eat it often, and you shouldn't eat very much of it, but that's a far cry from being a food that "you should never eat".

But anything said by an organization that purports to speak for Mother Nature should probably be taken with a grain of salt... unless that's another food we should never eat.

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What's most troubling to me is how insistant some people are in meddling in your life. I'm sure if these people had their way those foods would be banned from stores and their manufacturers hit with huge fines.

It's a matter of personal responsibility. What I eat is of concern only to myself. These peoplw should worry about themselves and leave me alone. If that's not enough to keep them occupied, they need a hobby that DOESN'T include trying to meddle with my diet.

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