Food Pyramid

Remember the old pyramid of the 1990s?

You know, the one that;

  • Recommended we eat 9-12 servings of grains per day…

  • Promised our parents that margarine was healthier than butter…

Yeah, so that was a load of bullshit.

Try this one instead.


eat ancestral food pyramid
eat ancestral food pyramid rationale

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