The food pyramid is crumbling, but will most Americans notice?

In article , Jo Anne
Slaven wrote:

Meghan Noecker wrote:


You're probably thinking of the joke that chocolate is the 5th food
group.



Irish Coffee - nature's perfect food. It contains something from every
food group!

You've got your caffeine, you've got your alcohol, you've got your
sugar, and you've got your fat!

And you've got your car insurance.

--
Diva
*****
The Best Man For The Job Is A Woman

Meghan Noecker wrote:


You're probably thinking of the joke that chocolate is the 5th food
group.



Irish Coffee - nature's perfect food. It contains something from every
food group!

You've got your caffeine, you've got your alcohol, you've got your
sugar, and you've got your fat!

Jo Anne

Carol Frilegh wrote:

In article , G.Q.
wrote:

On 25 Jan 2005 10:51:13 GMT, (Meghan
Noecker) wrote:

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:42:59 -0800, Saffire
wrote:

In article , jamie@spam-me-
silly.net says...

You're probably remembering the 4 food groups, not the pyramid.

There were only 4? Well, ****, no WONDER I can never remember what
the 5th group is!


You're probably thinking of the joke that chocolate is the 5th food
group.

It's the FIRST food group!


But of course!!!

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Snowshoeing!!
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

Saffire wrote:
There were only 4? Well, ****, no WONDER I can never remember what
the
5th group is!

BahWawaahhhHhhh, I love it.

205/144/125 - 5'1.5"

Way to go!!!

Atkins since 6/14/03

I started Atkins the day after memorial day (end of May) 2003. We
almost started at the same time. You're comming up on goal, congrats!
I've got a LooOooong way to go, but I'm slowly plodding along.

Donna k
398.8/299.8/275 (next short term goal)
yes, I know it's only 0.2 lbs, but its been over 14years since I've
seen below 300!!!!

wrote:

I think it depends on your definition of food pyramid or which one
you're talking about. I recall hearing the term used decades ago
too.
The official food pyramid from the USDA was first issued, I believe,
in 1992.

Hi,
I think I abandoned the food pyramid when I discovered it was
basically the same ratio that hog farmers fed their hogs to fatten them
up. Don't remember where I heard it, but it stuck with me. Then
again, I pretty much abandoned and type of control (over any length of
time) with food til january 2003.
Donna K.
398.8/299.8/275 (next short term goal)

In article .com,
says...

Saffire wrote:
There were only 4? Well, ****, no WONDER I can never remember what
the
5th group is!

BahWawaahhhHhhh, I love it.

205/144/125 - 5'1.5"

Way to go!!!

Thank you!

Atkins since 6/14/03

I started Atkins the day after memorial day (end of May) 2003. We
almost started at the same time. You're comming up on goal, congrats!
I've got a LooOooong way to go, but I'm slowly plodding along.

Donna k
398.8/299.8/275 (next short term goal)
yes, I know it's only 0.2 lbs, but its been over 14years since I've
seen below 300!!!!

Welcome to the TWOs (not to mention to the newsgroup)! Let me
congratulate you in advance for losing 100 lbs -- AWESOME!! Thats way
more than *I've* lost in the same amount of time!

--
Saffire
205/144/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

On 26 Jan 2005 20:55:29 -0800, "Nuclear Girl"
wrote:

Donna k
398.8/299.8/275 (next short term goal)
yes, I know it's only 0.2 lbs, but its been over 14years since I've
seen below 300!!!!

Wow, congratulations!

Chris
262/134/(130-140)
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004