Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

[Dominique]

Originally Posted by Linus

Food plates?

Yes, Michelle Obama (I think I heard her associated with this) wanted a better visual of proper eating, make it easier especially for children to understand. So they replaced the old pyramid with a dinner plate, divided by colors, and each section is proportion controlled so to speak for how much of each you should eat a day

i/e grain, fruit, veggies, protein (notice not meat) and dairy. I thought it was a huge step in the right direction

No room on the plate for fat or sugar

somebody already cheatd (not me, I HATE HATE HATE Chocolate)