I thought it might be fun to look at a few different food pyramids that are out there.
Above is the “new and improved” American Food Pyramid. As compared to the old one (below). Seems clear as mud to me! Just looking at it I can tell exactly how to follow a healthy diet (oh if only there was a ‘sarcasm font’)!
This is the TRADITIONAL LATIN DIET:
This is the TRADITIONAL ASIAN DIET:
This one comes from the HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH:
So far none of this food pyramids are that impressive.
Here is one that is much better than the previous ones.
This one below comes from http://www.udoerasmus.com and it’s pretty good:
But by far the best one out there is from DR. FUHRMAN:
Source: WFM 1-10