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Lyndzie wrote:I was in a discussion today about confusion over nutritional information, and that most people don't follow the UDSA guidelines, regardless of how healthy they are for you, which prompted us to actually look up what the USDA recommends. Here is the link: https://www.choosemyplate.gov/MyPlate-Daily-Checklist
When I input my gender, age, weight, and activity level, the calorie calculation is very close to what I consume when I track my eating on Crononmeter. Then, I looked up the breakdown of quantities from each food group, and with the exception of dairy, it was pretty spot on to what I eat in a day. Here's that link: https://choosemyplate-prod.azureedge.ne ... 14plus.pdf
If people actually followed the guidelines, they would be really close to what is advocated here (if using beans for the protein and dairy alternatives, of course). So, from your perspective, what is wrong with the USDA guidelines?
Lyndzie wrote:So, by the end of the conversation yesterday someone suggested that the two of us go on a 30-day challenge to meet the USDA guidelines everyday. I said I would be totally game, with the exception of dairy. For me to fulfill the spirit of this challenge, in your opinion, would 1 cup of almond milk and 2 cups cooked greens be an acceptable replacement for the 3 cups of dairy recommended?
JeffN wrote:Not much other than no one follows them.
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