The USDA Food Guide Pyramid Anthropology of Food

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The USDA Food Guide Pyramid Anthropology of Food University of Minnesota Duluth Tim Roufs

The USDA Food Guide Pyramid Anthropology of Food University of Minnesota Duluth Tim Roufs © 2009 -2010

The 1992 USDA food pyramid

The 1992 USDA food pyramid

the United States Department of Agriculture is known widely for its “food guide pyramid”.

the United States Department of Agriculture is known widely for its “food guide pyramid”. . . one of the most recognized logos in the world The 1992 USDA food pyramid

http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Food_guide_pyramid

http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Food_guide_pyramid

The 1992 USDA food guide pyramid

The 1992 USDA food guide pyramid

this is the old (1992) version The 1992 USDA food guide pyramid

this is the old (1992) version The 1992 USDA food guide pyramid

the old (1992) version is on p. 82 Carol A. Bryant, Kathleen M. De.

the old (1992) version is on p. 82 Carol A. Bryant, Kathleen M. De. Walt, Anita Courtney and Jeffrey Schwartz The Cultural Feast: An Introduction to Food and Society, 2 nd Ed. Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth, 2003

this is the old (1992) version A comparison of the USDA Food Guide Pyramid

this is the old (1992) version A comparison of the USDA Food Guide Pyramid and Vegetarian Food Guide Pyramid The Cultural Feast, 2 nd Ed. , p. 82

this is the current version The current USDA food guide pyramid

this is the current version The current USDA food guide pyramid

The current USDA food guide pyramid

The current USDA food guide pyramid

food guide pyramids come in all cuisines and all sizes and shapes. . .

food guide pyramids come in all cuisines and all sizes and shapes. . .

Mexican Food Guide Pyramid www. semda. org/info/images/July 99_new. gif

Mexican Food Guide Pyramid www. semda. org/info/images/July 99_new. gif

Japanese Food Guide Pyramid http: //www. ethnicfoodsco. com/Japanese. Food. Pyramid. htm

Japanese Food Guide Pyramid http: //www. ethnicfoodsco. com/Japanese. Food. Pyramid. htm

Asian Diet Food Guide Pyramid

Asian Diet Food Guide Pyramid

A vegan version of the food guide pyramid

A vegan version of the food guide pyramid

but lots of places have alternate food guide pyramids that they follow. . .

but lots of places have alternate food guide pyramids that they follow. . . The current USDA food pyramid

July 19, 2009 http: //www. ceche. org/mol/Spring-05/inside. html

July 19, 2009 http: //www. ceche. org/mol/Spring-05/inside. html

Inflatable USDA Food Guide Pyramid www. ethnicfoodsco. com/Japanese. Food. Pyramid. htm

Inflatable USDA Food Guide Pyramid www. ethnicfoodsco. com/Japanese. Food. Pyramid. htm

but in one way or another. . . Inflatable USDA Food Guide Pyramid www.

but in one way or another. . . Inflatable USDA Food Guide Pyramid www. ethnicfoodsco. com/Japanese. Food. Pyramid. htm

they are all “associated” with. . . Inflatable USDA Food Guide Pyramid www. ethnicfoodsco.

they are all “associated” with. . . Inflatable USDA Food Guide Pyramid www. ethnicfoodsco. com/Japanese. Food. Pyramid. htm

the USDA whose job it is to promote U. S. agriculture

the USDA whose job it is to promote U. S. agriculture

Marion Nestle Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health University of

Marion Nestle Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health University of California Press 2007 Marion Nestle provides one of the best discussions — perhaps THE best discussion— of the Food Guide Pyramid, and of the USDA (including the politics of the pyramid)