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Grain, it’s as American as apple pie. Or at least the crust on that pie. But is it good for us? If we believe the USDA food pyramid, we should be eating 6-11 servings on grain a day! That’s SIX to ELEVEN servings of rice, cereal, bread and pasta a day! And we wonder why as a nation we’re obese, depressed, suffer from diabetes and have low energy. Yikes! As for veggies — 3-5 servings according to the government, fruit 2-4 servings (does that include fruit juice? I know some companies . . . Today’s Washington Post had a story in the Health & Science section entitled: “Multivitamins: Why? Why not?” The link on the website has this headline “Evidence is thin that multivitamins are beneficial, but they seem benign” and the headline on the jump of the newsprint version is “Supplements provide an extra dose of protection.” Hmm . . . which is it? Are they not beneficial, but benign or do they provide an extra degree of protection? There is little consistency between the headlines and content of this story so . . . |
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