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,…
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Black Swan (again) or a universal theory of everything: When Food is Toxic
One of the recent film Black Swan’s many poignant moments is “the cake scene,” when ballerina Nina has just learned she’s landed the role of the Swan Queen (Odette/Odile) and Nina’s mother presents her with, well, a huge cake. There’s a lot of fear around (eating) the cake; this could be due to many things…