A $2 Million Makeover
That’s what it is costing taxpayers to substitute this pie chart:
For this pyramid:
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$2 million for the pie chart? I would have done it for $1 million. Plus expenses, of course.
The problem with the pie chart is that 75% of the foods are plants. What did poor, defenseless plants ever do to harm anyone one? I prefer to only eat creatures that eat other creatures.
Won’t this pie chart just increase the incentive to eat pie?
My kid will design the pie chart for $100 bucks. Good to see that the circle doesn’t need to be perfect.
Is this evidence-based dietary policy?
Wasn’t the old pyramid based on stacked foods in order of priority? Neither the newer pyramid nor the plate that replaces is seems to be any better than the old standby.
I think we’re all missing the point: no one pays any attention to this chart anyway.