01/08/2026
Warning: potential controversy ahead - however, I think our followers have the maturity, smarts, and kindness to handle this conversation so I'm going to go ahead and share my thoughts - and I'm going to ask your thoughts, too. :)
I'd love to hear what folks are thinking - I'm always learning and most of you are much smarter than me!
Here goes!
Regarding this new food pyramid:
🌾 GRAINS: I have people who say that fermented, fresh milled, properly prepared foods with grains in them are incredibly healthy. Heck, I'm one of the people saying this!
However, I agree that the food pyramid should have grains as the most minimal food for consumption. Here's why: MOST Americans are not making fermented, fresh milled everything. Most are buying bread, pasta, cake, cookies, and all the grain things at the store. And if you buy it at the store chances are it has zero nutritional value and it's filled with processed ingredients - it's a dead food. So because of this, I agree. However, as we are working to educate and show folks how to use grains in a healthy manner - that could change!
🧈 BUTTER: I see folks yelling about having butter on the list - I don't understand that. Fat doesn't make you fat. It's been proven over and over and over. Also, butter isn't what's causing heart issues - it's margarine, seed oils, processed foods, and way too much time on our hind end. (on a side note, I had no idea folks actually still purchase margarine or butter substitutes and canola oil etc - I literally thought that stuff was gone in the past - wow)
🥕 VEGETABLES: My carnivore leaning friends (and me, I'm one of these, too) are asking why vegetables are so high on the list. I like to think so folks can learn to ferment them. :) Veggies, prepared correctly, can be highly nutritious! We just have to get through the issue of oxalates and other anti-nutrients - which is very easily figured out!
🍎 FRUIT: Again, my low-carb loving friends believe fruit is from the devil - they would have surely convinced Eve to steer clear of the apple, just for health reasons! However, we are fruit/berry farmers. I watch how Gene grows the food in our orchard and how he cares for it all. I just can't see that it can possibly be bad for us in any shape or form. As a low-carb person, I do limit my apple and cherry intake and lean heavily on berries. :)
🥛 FULL FAT MILK: Okay, folks. Here's the truth of the matter. (I have much to say on this but I'm going to just address the fat for now) - we're kinda back to the butter discussion. First, it's not fat that makes you fat. As a matter of fact, you NEED to be eating fat! Low fat diets have been proven to be downright dangerous so don't do that.
However, when talking about milk specifically, here's something that isn't always shared. Milk fat (cream) is needed to be consumed with milk to break down the milk sugars. MANY people who have long been lactose intolerant are perfectly able to drink full fat milk (good: store whole milk but best: truly, non-skimmed milk) without issues because the fat in the cream helps your body digest the sugars in the milk. (no, you can't eat a tub of ice cream to help digest skim milk - but nice try!)
I could go on and on about milk but I need to stay on this single point for now.
I think that pretty much covers my thoughts - but now I'd love to hear from you!
Do you feel like this is a step in the right direction or just a bit waste of time (or a little bit of both)? Can't wait to hear from you!
Remember: be kind and answer other comments like you'd answer your mom. :)
