"I didn't set out to follow a political diet, or any diet at all, really. But it was January, the new food pyramid was out, and according to the people in charge, it was healthy and easy to do on the cheap. Plus, I like a challenge. At the start of the year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced the federal government's new dietary guidelines for how Americans should aspire to eat."
"The gist: meat, full fats, and whole foods are in; sugars, processed foods, and excess carbs are out. After complaints that the recommendations leaned toward pricier food categories, the Secretary of Agriculture said you could follow the new protocol for as little as $3 a meal. I had my doubts, given grocery prices and inflation. Apparently she (or her staff) did, too, because Rollins later amended her indications to $15.64 a day."
"For seven days, I would follow what I came to think of as the "RFK diet" on a $15-a-day budget to see just how realistic this whole thing was. Would I have regrets? Of course. Would I learn something? Honestly, yes - among other things, that spices are my friend, that I don't like apples that much, and that food is more political and emotional than we realize."
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced new federal dietary guidelines emphasizing meat, full fats, and whole foods while discouraging sugars, processed foods, and excess carbohydrates. The Secretary of Agriculture initially suggested the plan could cost about $3 per meal, then revised that to $15.64 per day. One person spent seven days testing the guidelines on a $15-a-day budget, tracking grocery purchases and meals. The experiment exposed practical constraints from grocery prices and urban shopping habits, highlighted the usefulness of spices, revealed personal dislikes like apples, and showed how food choices reflect identity, beliefs, and social status.
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