Ep. 27 - From Pyramids to Plates Part 1: Current Dietary Guidelines for Americans Peas of Mind Podcast

Recently, Canada made headlines for some landmark plant-based changes in its dietary recommendations. We were curious how these nutrition recommendations compared to the United States' current dietary guidelines. In this episode, we’re highlighting some of the major differences and speculating how new plant-based research might reshape the US’s dietary recommendations in 2020.

Old enough to remember the food guide pyramid? Then you’ll want to tune in for part 2 of this episode, where we’ll be breaking down the US’s food and nutrition recommendations (and hilarious visual aids) over time.

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Resources:

Canadian Guideline Changes
https://www.cookinglight.com/news/canada-food-guide-dietary-guidelines-no-meat-dairy-vegan

US 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/

Executive Summary of 2015-2020 US Dietary Guidelines
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/executive-summary/

Healthy eating patterns according to current US dietary guidelines:
https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/chapter-1/a-closer-look-inside-healthy-eating-patterns/

Plant Proteins
https://www.cookinglight.com/nutrition-101/plant-proteins

Overview of historical US food guides
https://www.choosemyplate.gov/brief-history-usda-food-guides