Posted on 12/20/2011 7:22:57 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
A graphic interpretation of recent changes to the US dietary guidelines shows that the average American adheres to the national food guide MyPlate just seven days out of the year.
Using its National Eating Trends statistics, which have been tracking the eating and drinking habits of US consumers for 30 years, market research company the NPD Group found that only two percent of Americans’ diets -- equal to about seven days a year -- come close to the US Department of Agriculture’s new dietary guidelines launched this summer....
(Excerpt) Read more at nation.foxnews.com ...
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“Perhaps it is because meat eaters do not wish to become grass eaters.
Ever notice in the animal kingdom that all the grass eaters are PREY species, except the elephants and rhinos.”
Bingo. Ho much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?............
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