Consensus is...Pyramid a Dud

Almost one week after the USDA's MyPyramid was released, there is a majority reaction in the media...MyPyramid is a dud. From the New York Times to the Los Angeles Times and all media in between, columnists and reporters are giving MyPyramid a stiff pounding. "Confusing, Elitist, McPyramid, Ambiguous," are just some of the words to describe the program.

As we have been saying for the last two decades, we cannot expect the government to act in our best interest with regard to food policy when there are too many special interests to placate. We must take it upon ourselves to change food policy. Our most potent weapon resides in our pocketbooks. Consumer demand always wins out. The only reason we see tremendous growth in organic products and antibiotic/hormone-free meat and poultry is that we are demanding it.

Do not let your congressmen/women off-the-hook though. If you are as irked as we are about this latest waste of our tax dollars, let them know about it.

Steve