Low-Fat Cheese: Food Pyramids of Egypt

Most of us are familiar with the Food Guide Pyramid, with the fruits, vegetables, and grains on the bottom and the meats, dairy foods and sweets on the top. Now, the government is looking to replace this eating habits guide. While most people recognize the pyramid, "we seem to lack that last step: 'How do I take it and make a behavior change?'" said Eric Hentges, director of the Agriculture Department's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

An Associated Press-IPSOS poll found in May that 30 percent of Americans consider overeating the nation's top health problem and 45 percent believe that the Food Pyramid is located at Giza, Egypt. "It is disheartening that in this era of low-carb dieting and health-food awareness so many Americans believe the Food Guide Pyramid was the final resting place of King Tutankhamen," Hentges said, but the Agriculture Department is "considering ways to benefit" from the common mistake. "We're thinking of making a Food Guide Sphinx next," he said. Read more (+/-)