1943-55 basic 7 food guide the food wheel. 1979 food groups food producers objected because it...
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1979 Food Groups
• Food producers objected because it displayed the dairy & meat groups below the fruit, vegetable, & grain & close to the “eat less” category of fats, sweets, & alcohol
1991 USDA Eating Right Food Pyramid
The USDA blocked publication under pressure from meat & dairy groups objecting to the position in the hierarchy
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A Proposed Alternative
Meat & dairy producers preferred a bowl design over a pyramid because they thought the bowl shape suggested greater equivalence among food groups
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1995 Food Consumption Pyramid
This pyramid compares the average number of servings consumed per day to the recommended servings