Today there are not even enough fruits and vegetables in this country to allow all Americans to follow the government guidelines to eat five to nine servings a day.
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It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet.
More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.
American food is not what I'm used to - everything is like three portions.
We would be a much healthier culture if the government had never told us how to eat.
Remember a few years ago when Congress declared that the sauce on a slice of pizza should count as a vegetable in school lunches? You don't have to be a nutritionist to know that this doesn't make much sense.
America is a country of abundance, but our food culture is sad - based on huge portions and fast food. Let's stop with the excuses and start creating something better.
I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households.
Not only do we have to change the food we eat... we have to educate people about what they can eat appropriately.
A country like America has twice as much food on its shop shelves and in its restaurants than is actually required to feed the American people.
A safe, affordable and plentiful supply of food is a national security issue.
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