Six Tips for Getting More Fruits and Veggies Into Your Day
In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration and National Institute for Health set a nationwide goal that aimed to have 75% of American adults consuming two or more fruit servings a day and 50% consuming three or more vegetable servings a day. The report released this month announced no state reached that goal.
Are we using the "WRONG" food pyramid?
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A lady at the Harvest Fair last weekend in Sacramento tried to tell us our food pyramid is wrong.
We dont think so.
Kids Growing Strong has chosen to use the pyramid promoted by the Harvard School of Public Health. We have spoken to many experts and believe it is a better alternative to the USDA's "My Pyramid" which, we believe, unintentionally has been influenced by business interests (whose actions ARE intentional.) For a larger image of the Healthy Eating Pyramid in .pdf format click here to visit the Harvard website.
Based on the latest science, and unaffected by businesses and organizations with a stake in its messages, we feel the Healthy Eating Pyramid, built by the faculty in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, is a simple, trustworthy guide to choosing a healthy diet.
