New Dietary Guidelines

[fjcastro]

Ok, so the USDA has gotten off its collective fat ass and published "new" dietary guidelines. New Dietary Guidelines I guess the old food pyramid is gone....

So, here is the painful news regarding my lunch of choice....

ONE MISSION BURRITO

How far does a Mission super burrito go in meeting your daily food goals under the 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines? It's heavy on refined grains, salt and saturated fat, and provides much of a day's worth of food (based on the average moderately active adult woman's needs of 2,000 calories a day).

TOMATO 1 slice (.6 ounces)

ICEBERG LETTUCE 5/8 cup (1.4 ounces)

Counts as: 1/2 cup vegetables (out of 2 1/2 cups daily; 1 cup of lettuce counts as 1/2 cup)

COOKED PINTO BEANS 3/4 cup (5 ounces)

Counts as: 3/4 cup vegetables (out of 2 1/2 cups)

SPANISH RICE 1 cup (4.8 ounces)

Counts as: 2 servings of refined grains (out of 3).

COOKED CHOPPED BEEF 1 cup (3.7 ounces)

Counts as: 2/3 of daily meat/chicken/fish (5.5 ounces)

SHREDDED CHEESE 1/2 cup (2 ounces)

Counts as: (including sour cream, below): 1 1/3 servings dairy (out of 3 servings)

FRESH SALSA 1/2 cup (4 ounces)

Counts as: 1/2 cup vegetables (out of 2 1/2 cups daily)

SOUR CREAM 3 tablespoons (1.8 ounces)

Counts as: See cheese, above

GUACAMOLE 3 tablespoons (2.1 ounces)

Counts as: 1/4 cup vegetables (out of 2 1/2 cups)

TORTILLA 12-inch flour (3.1 ounces)

Counts as: 3 servings of refined grains (recommendation is 3), plus 1/4 day's added fat

Weight: 1 2/3 pounds

YIKES!!! I don't dare ask where my "Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse Cake" fits in this whole scheme....