01/26/2026
With our long-overdo, new food pyramid out, I want to suggest the guidelines the Brazil uses, which I will post below. I would also add that food should be organic and pasture raised or wild caught as much as possible. No CAFOs.
Brazil's Recommendations are as follows:
For the general population (Ten steps to a healthy diet)
Make natural or minimally processed foods the basis of your diet.
Use oils, fats, salt, and sugar in small amounts when seasoning and cooking natural or minimally processed foods and to create culinary preparations.
Limit consumption of processed foods.
Avoid consumption of ultra-processed foods.
Eat regularly and carefully in appropriate environments and, whenever possible, in company.
Shop in places that offer a variety of natural or minimally processed foods.
Develop, exercise and share cooking skills.
Plan your time to make food and eating important in your life.
Out of home, prefer places that serve freshly made meals.
Be wary of food advertising and marketing.
For children under two years of age
Breastfeeding up to 2 years or more, only offering breast milk up to 6 months;
Offer in nature or minimum foods processed, beyond maternal milk, from 6 months;
Offer drinking water for children instead of juices, soft drinks and other sugar drinks;
Offer massive food when child start eating other foods other than breast milk;
Do not offer sugar or preparations or products which contain sugar to children until 2 years of age;
Do not offer food ultraprocessed for the child;
Cooking the same food for children and family;
Make sure the child's feeding time is a time for positive experiences, learning and affect with the family;
Pay attention to signs of hunger and saciety of the child and talk to her during meal;
Caring for hygiene at all stages of child and family food;
Also provide appropriate and healthy food to the children outside the home;
Protect your child from food advertising.
