This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Food Pyramids
Aug
18
2021
The “food pyramid” lesson of what to eat has been promoted by the US government for quite a while now. I think everyone in America must be familiar with it.
Here it is:
But kids these days might not be familiar with the food pyramid. According to the USDA (food pyramid history here), the MyPlate program replaced the MyPyramid program which replaced the Food Pyramid that we all knew and loved. To give you an idea of the age of some of these concepts, some of the orignal graphics that I got from the government website were in .BMP format.
Back to the topic at hand…
Why did they base it on an ancient Egyptian structure? Of course, if you’re going to pick a recognizable Egyptian structure, a pyramid is the obvious choice. But there are other options.
For example, they could have made a Food Obelisk:
Or, of course, a Food Sphinx:
But none of that makes sense with the MyPlate nonsense they’re pushing now. If you’re going to make a chart out of a circle, at least make it a pie chart. Especially since that is named after a food and would lend itself to some fun puns.
And he engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders cherubim, lions, and palm trees, as there was clear space on each, with wreaths all around.
1 Kings 7:36
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 10:32 pm and has been carefully placed in the Food category.
