Recommendations based on studies published without peer review. Recommendations from studies that ignore differences among individuals or groups. I recommend passing over the scary headlines and sticking to the basics. Reliable nutrition research is the basis for several practical tools, including the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid, nutrition facts food labels and the new USDA Dietary Guidelines. Basically, these remind us that no one food makes a healthy diet.
Healthy eating is the combination of what food people eat over time.
As recommended in the Food Guide Pyramid and the Dietary Guidelines, this includes plenty of grains, fruits and vegetables, the recommended amounts of dairy products, meats and fish, and limiting our intake of fats and alcohol. Paul is a registered dietitian with a doctorate in Adult Learning and Education. You are the 1460th person to access this page.