Category Archives: Food Policy

New Food Guide Unveiled — Confusion reigns supreme!

While we continue to hear almost every day that we should eat more fruits, vegetables, and grains; we almost never hear that we should be eating more meat. But rarely will you hear any public figure actually weigh in on … Continue reading

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Goodbye to Food Pyramid, Hello Dinner Plate; New York Times

Here we go again. Regardless of their logo, our government is still coming up way short of simply telling people what they DO need and what they DON’T need — two words for each category. Whole Plants (in the DO … Continue reading

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NY Times…getting it right when it comes to the cost of “disease care”

It’s not very often that I applaud an article in any newspaper — on the topic of the cost of health care in this country and what to do about it. But on April 12, Mark Bittman of the New … Continue reading

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