https://www.nomeatathlete.com/what-the-new-food-pyramid-means-for-vegetarians/ Plant Based Diet for Athletes Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:19:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/what-the-new-food-pyramid-means-for-vegetarians/#comment-10261 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:23:12 +0000 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/?p=9962#comment-10261 I have been a vegetarian for a year. My daughters stopped eating meat way before me so I am just catching up.
I’m so glad to see a newly developed food pyramind to include vegetarian options. I know it has a long way to go but having something back us up helps us not to look like we are just on a foolish fad diet and hopefully it will lead to better options when dinning out.
I am new to this “No Meat Athlete” site and I could not be more thrilled with EVERYTHING! I love it… and again, thanks to my daughter for showing it to me.
I do have one comment though. It is the use of “THE” Government. We are Americans and this is OUR government. As a United States Navy Sailor I get a bit offended when OUR government is refered to as an alien entity.
~Cher

]]> https://www.nomeatathlete.com/what-the-new-food-pyramid-means-for-vegetarians/#comment-10260 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:04:20 +0000 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/?p=9962#comment-10260 I know this post is a few days old, but I didn’t get a chance to chime in!
First I wanted to post a link to the Power Plate (https://pcrm.org/health/powerplate/), an alternative to the new food pyramid, and brainchild of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (of which Dr. Neal Barnard, mentioned in the comments section earlier, is founder and President). The Power Plate site is based on an ENTIRELY plant based died, and includes recipes for each of the four food group.
As far as “milk” being recommended as a part of a healthy diet, I’ve got a comment for that too. First off, I must admit I love cheese and yogurt, so I’m not slamming dairy’s role in a delicious meal, I’m talking about NUTRITION. As a healthcare practitioner I had alot of questions about the advice I had been given in magazines, doctors offices, my mom’s kitchen… so I took a more extensive Nutrition class. My professor was an amazing woman, who attended the unveiling of the new “food pyramid”. Many RD’s in attendance were shut down when asking the pyramids presenters about the necessity of the “Milk” group (especially when discussing recent studies LINKING animal based proteins to osteoporosis). Responses to their queries were brief…but really the only answer you need is to look at the endorsements for the Pyramid, the folks who paid for it: American Dairy Council and Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Nuff said.

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