On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:29:27 -0800, Wally Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> Scaling the Paleo Pyramid
>>
>http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/weekly/health/A51499-2001Feb9.html
>
>While I think most of use would disagree about the
>placement of grains in his pyramid, I'm not so sure
>the placement of fruits/veggies is incorrect. Keeping
>in mind that the FDA's pyramid is based on "servings"
>rather than caloric distribution, and considering
>that, in general, fruits/veggies are much less
>calorically dense than meats and nuts, their placement
>at the base may make sense. Any thoughts?

It would be clearer to people to represent "relative volume"
in the pyramid.

Philip Thrift
http://www.paleofitness.com