The Government Tells Us How to Eat

From the New York Times:    " . . . high-fat foods like nuts or avocados, high-cholesterol foods like shrimp or eggs, coffee or an occasional alcoholic drink, the new government guidelines provide some additional reassurance. They emphasize the need to focus on a health-promoting eating pattern “across the life span” that includes these and other foods, in moderation, while cutting down on added sugar.

On the other hand, the new guidelines can be confusing, containing what seems like conflicting messages and bowing, in some cases, to industry pressures, especially with regard to meats."

"Economics clearly comes into play here. The sugar industry’s economywide annual impact is $19 billion, which may sound like a lot until you compare it with the meat and poultry industry – the largest segment of the country’s agricultural economy – which has a ripple effect that generates $64.2 billion a year. It is easy to see which has the strongest clout."

It doesn't matter what you eat

as long as it is mostly meat.

Go ahead and have some wine,

while on red sirloin you do dine.

Please twirl spaghetti with a fork,

and add a chunk of sizzled pork.

Take your coffee with some creamer;

it goes well with roasted lemur.

All meat and eggs are good for you --

your Uncle Sammy tells you true!

But stay away from sugar, for

it ain't the thing for carnivore!