Nation’s diet in crisis

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Nation’s diet in crisis

Nation’s Diet in Crisis In 2010, the USDA officially revised the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, which raises the question: How have we been doing with the old guidelines? What’s wrong with the standard American diet? This is a table reporting compliance with the 2005 guidelines, which were not particularly stringent. For example, they recommend we should…

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Canned Beans or Cooked Beans?

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Canned Beans or Cooked Beans, Canned beans are convenient, but are they as nutritious as a home cooked And if you do use canned, should you drain them or not? This recent study spilled the beans. The federal government recommends about half a cup a day, counting them as both a protein and a vegetable,…