The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier
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The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets.
  1. Treat food as medicine

Can't wait to pay $1800 for an orange.

  1. Focus on quality of calories, not just quantity

They're just gonna fuck up SNAP so everyone can only buy Prime Fresh™ Veggie Straws, DANNON™ Greek Yogurt, and Planters™ nuts

  1. Expand access to dietary and lifestyle counseling

Congratulations, citizen. Your yearly doctor's appointment is now a Zoom meeting with a diet counselor.

  1. Support food entrepreneurs

Bruh.

  1. Increase the number of new farmers growing healthy foods using regenerative farming techniques

Galaxy brain, rotating the subsidies on a yearly basis, so every year the only vegetables grown are Corn, Rice, Soybeans, and Wheat. Barely functioning nutrient cycling.

  1. Make school meals free for all students

:shrek-troll: Like that's ever gonna happen. What a load of *flush*

  1. Establish a federal 'food czar'

Clearly we need more government czars to promote synergy.

  • berrytopylus [she/her,they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Another part that often goes under mentioned is that it's much much easier to eat less calories when your food is less calorie dense and more satiating. Try eating 200 calories of strawberries in a sitting without feeling sick of them and wanting to throw up. Meanwhile you can eat 600 calories of chips watching TV and barely notice.

    Long ago you had to eat the plant to get at the sugars and yummy bits, now we just extract it and make it into tiny treats that simulate food.