How do the USDA 2020-2025 dietary guidelines and my FoodWISE guidelines stack up? They are similar in one important way: Make every bite count!

I’d make guidelines simpler— Choose:

• Fats—eat a variety, but don’t skimp on saturated fat (why? Because saturated fat, for example, is uber satiating, and contains important, whole-some nutrients)

• Sweet, naturally (like, Pear Almond Pudding*)

• Carbohydrates—make them fibrous (like Vegetarian Chili*)

• Variety of flavors and tastes (like in a Roquefort and Apple Omelet*)

Whole grains are foods that have not been processed in ways that change their natural or innate qualities—flour has not been bleached, spices have not been irradiated. Here are some whole grains—barley (as in barley soup), millet (ok, as in bird seed, but this is mighty tasty, cooked up, with cheeses or meats), brown rice, steel-cut oats (as in 18th-century Scotland). These are easy to find. 

For more, see: USDA 2020-2025 dietary guidelines

*For recipes and book giveaways, see gigiberardi.com

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