Pages

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Food for Thought: USDA pushes veggies, but subsidizes meat

Article from gristlist...
USDA pushes veggies, but subsidizes meat



The Washington Post reports that the USDA's nutrition guidelines are seriously out of step with food subsidies. The government recommends people eat fruits and veggies as nearly half their daily intake, and protein as less than a quarter -- but they subsidize meat in totally different proportions. We whipped up this little graphic to compare what they think people should eat with what they encourage farmers to produce.

No comments:

Post a Comment