08/01/2026
The food pyramid
⭐️Check out the new 2025-2030 Food Pyramid from realfood.gov – it’s flipped the script on healthy eating! 🥦🥩🧀 (See the attached image)
At the top (the biggest part!): Protein, Full fat Dairy, & Healthy Fats on one side – think steak, salmon, eggs, whole milk, yogurt, butter, avocados, and nuts – paired with Vegetables & Fruits like broccoli, spinach, apples and berries. 🍗🥛🥑🍎
Then it narrows down to Whole Grains at the base, like oats and true sourdough bread. 🍞
Why is this FAR superior to the old pyramid?
The classic one from the ‘90s had grains as the massive base (hello, 6-11 servings of bread, pasta, and rice! 🍞🍝), pushing a carb-heavy diet that fueled our nation’s obesity, diabetes, and chronic disease epidemics – with 50% of Americans now prediabetic or diabetic, and 75% dealing with at least one chronic condition. 
This new inverted version prioritizes nutrient-dense, whole foods for better satiety, stable energy, muscle health, and gut function, while calling out highly processed junk, added sugars, and industrial oils as the real villains.  
It embraces full-fat dairy and healthy fats for brain and hormone support, and treats grains as a smaller player – aligning with modern nutrition science to tackle our health crisis head-on.   No more low-fat myths; hello, real food satisfaction! 💪🌱
As a Naturopathic Doctor, I’ve been promoting this exact type of eating plan – focusing on proteins, veggies, fruits, healthy fats, and minimal processed carbs – for the past 25 years in my practice.
In fact the dietary handout that I provide to everyone of my patients that I created, uses more of a plate design but with the same exact message.
It’s incredibly validating to see it finally come to fruition on a national level!
🙌 Who’s ready to ditch the old ways and embrace real, nourishing meals? Share your thoughts below!
