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RFK Jr. issues updated dietary guidelines for Americans
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Government says 'eat better' but makes it harder to feed your family
Years ago, in my pediatrics practice, I was speaking with the mother of one of my patients. As I was going over the latest nutrition guidelines for her child, she stopped me cold: “I know what’s in the guidance. I know what I’m supposed to do,” she said. “But apart from McDonald’s, where am I going to feed my family for $10?” I’d like to ask Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that question as he promotes his “Eat Real Food” campaign. I couldn’t agree more with the message, but most people already know we should eat real food. The real issue is that slogans offer no help if you’re a parent trying to feed kids on a tight budget while grocery prices skyrocket. You expect government leaders to understand your circumstances and offer policy solutions to match. But this administration is making it harder, not easier, for families to put real food on the table.TRUMP ADMIN’S NEW NUTRITION GUIDELINES TARGET ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS, EASE UP ON RED MEAT AND SATURATED FATSAs a doctor and a dad, I join the millions of parents who are demanding healthier foods. Our country’s food supply is overrun by ultraprocessed products filled with ingredients that belong in a chemistry lab, not our bodies. Food and beverage corporations market these products to children relentlessly and rake in billions of dollars. At the same time, our kids are paying the price: on any given day, most children don’t even eat a single vegetable. Something is very wrong here. So I welcome the movement to make our food supply healthier. Secretary Kennedy has embraced this movement, too, but not nearly as much as he’d like you to believe. For instance, he talks a lot about the administration’s new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Some of the new guidelines are smart, including recommendations that Americans eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and fewer ultraprocessed products. But if it’s too expensive to follow that advice, does it really mean anything? What good are words on paper if the administration makes it harder for you to afford your grocery bill? Consider the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps more than 40 million Americans afford groceries. During last year’s government shutdown, the administration ordered states to stop distributing SNAP benefits, and then fought court rulings striking down that order. President Trump signed a bill that will kick millions of people off SNAP, including families with children, veterans, people ex...
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SAM NAVARRO Special for the Miami Herald Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is urging hospitals to get on board with the updated food pyramid that the federal government unveiled in January.
The New Food Pyramid Explained: A Modern Guide to Healthy Eating
According to USA Today, the newly released U.S. eating pyramid, introduced under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., brings the focus back to something much simpler: real food.
