This article from the Washington Post captures what's wrong with the way we approach nutrition: we create a single image that cannot help but be mired in conflicting messages thanks to all the interests it must appease. I agree that most Americans don't want to be told what not to eat, but an alarming number have no idea what they should be eating.
The simple truth is that the Food Pyramid will not solve anything, though a healthier articulation of it would help poorer Americans, whom it help feeds. What we need to do is teach our children how to eat, whether it's a return of Home Ec or a nutrition class, and stop subsidizing processed foods so that they are no longer appealing for their price, or worse, placed on SNAP when they do anything but assist nutrition.
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