The Harvard School of Public Health has released its Healthy Eating Plate food guide. This new guide has been published in response to the USDA's new MyPlate Guide.
Harvard's nutrition experts have declared that the university's food guide is based on sound nutrition research and more importantly is NOT influenced by food industry lobbyists.
The most gratifying news is that there is a clear absence of dairy products from the Healthy Eating Plate, based on Harvard's evaluation that:
"high intake can increase the risk of prostate cancer and possibly ovarian cancer."
The experts at Harvard also referred to the high levels of saturated fat in dairy produce and suggested that other foods such as bok choy, fortified soy milk (organic) and baked beans (beware of sugar content) are safer choices than dairy for obtaining calcium, as are high quality supplements.Harvard also promotes a higher intake of fruits and vegetables as well as healthier protein options such as fish, beans or nuts.
I have to congratulate the Harvard experts for going against the food industry lobbyists and proving to the USDA what healthy eating is really about.
However, it is blatantly clear that we need to get our calcium from somewhere. It is impossible to get calcium from milk for one simple reason; when you drink milk or milk products it causes acidity in the body. The human body needs and alkaline environment to function correctly, so when the acidity level rises, the body leeches calcium from the bones to bring the acidity level down.
Other Calcium rich foods are:- White beans
- Canned salmon
- Sardines
- Dried figs
- Bok choy
- Kale
- Black eyed peas
- Raw Almonds
- Oranges
- Any green leafy vegetable and Broccoli.
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