My dad called pizza the “Universal Food” because it contained something from each food group. It was a great excuse for having pizza for dinner when nobody felt like cooking. Other than that, I like the bottom part because it contains pasta.
Old-school food rules went so far beyond the classic “base your life on bread” pyramid.
In 1976 the USDA put out a book called “What’s to Eat?”. My dad wrote away for it for me, despite the fact I was juuuuust learning to read. I still have it around here somewhere. It’s amazing. It is the most '70s thing I have, and I love it.
The Etsy link below tragically doesn’t include the glorious full page about how people used to think tomatoes were poisonous OR the lengthy explanation of the origin of the phrase “worth his salt.”
It just had to say “brought to you by Arby’s” for the meat selection didn’t it? Arby’s deep-fries their meat, including their roast beef, in canola oil. For me, unfortunately, that makes it completely off limits.
I used to like Arby’s. It has been 20 years since I was able to eat there. I miss it.
I still remember when oat bran muffins were being touted as a health improving food (to be fair without excessive sugar, frostings, etc). I’m still a believer in oats in general being ok but only as an occasional item, not daily.
The whole thing.
I read that as “old school-food pyramid”, and thought “So that’s where they were storing all that horrible, inedible stuff they fed us.”
The tippy top, AKA the “use sparingly” section. And, ketchup as a vegetable, of course.
@ircon96 That old food pyramid was basically upside down. If you just flipped it over, you were in better shape.
Dairy…love me some cheese.
And milk as long as it’s chocolate or strawberry.
My dad called pizza the “Universal Food” because it contained something from each food group. It was a great excuse for having pizza for dinner when nobody felt like cooking. Other than that, I like the bottom part because it contains pasta.
@heartny Pixza contains nothing from the caffeine group, and therefore is not complete.
/showme old school food pyramid
That’s not even a swing and a miss, that’s a foul ball.
Fruits. Especially local, in-season ones. Especially ones you grow and pick yourself.
I find your lack of dairy disturbing.
/image pearls before swine cheese life
Old-school food rules went so far beyond the classic “base your life on bread” pyramid.
In 1976 the USDA put out a book called “What’s to Eat?”. My dad wrote away for it for me, despite the fact I was juuuuust learning to read. I still have it around here somewhere. It’s amazing. It is the most '70s thing I have, and I love it.
The Etsy link below tragically doesn’t include the glorious full page about how people used to think tomatoes were poisonous OR the lengthy explanation of the origin of the phrase “worth his salt.”
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1056159196/whats-to-eat-and-other-questions-kids
@kostia
From the same fine folks that have us salary.
It just had to say “brought to you by Arby’s” for the meat selection didn’t it? Arby’s deep-fries their meat, including their roast beef, in canola oil. For me, unfortunately, that makes it completely off limits.
I used to like Arby’s. It has been 20 years since I was able to eat there. I miss it.
This was the OG non-pyramid.
Did nobody really say candy corn yet?
I still remember when oat bran muffins were being touted as a health improving food (to be fair without excessive sugar, frostings, etc). I’m still a believer in oats in general being ok but only as an occasional item, not daily.