By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Eat your veggies! And, while
you’re at it, quit drinking so much soda. The government’s new
dietary guidelines issued today are unequivocal. Americans need
to get serious about eating healthier. They need to put more
produce on their plates and push out the sugar, saturated fats
and sodium that have crept into the American diet in so many
ways, via soda, packaged meals and sweet snacks. The 2010
Dietary Guidelines for Americans (yes, it’s 2011, in case you’re
reading in real time) are more explicit than ever, federal
officials said, because the nation’s got big obesity issues. So
instead of just urging us to eat 5 to 7 servings of fruits and
vegetables every day, the mantra of the latest food pyramid,
these new guidelines tell us to drink water instead of “sugary
drinks”, switch to 1 percent milk, and fill half of our plates
with fruits and vegetables. But wait! Don’t overfill that plate.
Portion size and exercise are vital part of the equation. “The
2010 Dietary Guidelines