Well, when you’re right, you’re right. And we at The Diet Joke were right about this one. That whole food pyramid thing is a piece of crap. We even devoted a whole chapter in our book to its problems.
Thankfully, the Obama administration got wind of our critique and took it to heart. The result: the pyramid is out!
According to the New York Times article Goodbye Food Pyramid, Hello Dinner Plate, the next big thing is going to be a circle, meant to represent a plate, divided into four color-blocked sections. Half of the plate will be devoted to fruits and vegetables. The other half: grains and protein.
Well done, Obama administration! That’s exactly what we recommended in The Diet Joke.
The new plate also includes a smaller circle next to the plate for dairy, as in a glass of milk or a cup of yogurt.
We can’t wait to see the dairy industy’s reaction to that.
“What do you mean, a small circle next to the plate?” they’ll say.
“Hey!” the meat industry will say. “At least, you got your own circle. We’re practically getting pushed off the plate over here.”
The new plate will be unveiled Thursday. The fighting should begin right away.
