New Health Guidelines

Yesterday, the Department of Health unviled the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. Basically the government thinks Americans are fat and wants Americans to do something about it. Could it be a Bush administration jab at Michael Moore? Or just Big Brother looking out for our best interests. Anyway, here are some highlights:
- Eat more fruits and vegetables
- Drink more low-fat milk
- Eat more whole grains
- Exercise at least 30, even up to 90, minutes a day
Okay, Gothamist knows we should eat better. But up to 90 minutes at the gym? We'll need Phillip Torrone to help us install a geek gym if we're going to get anything done. Anyway, we liked some of the reaction from New Yorkers to the new guidelines, as captured by Newsday. A hot dog vendor said the government "wants to kill the business of hot dogs. ... You can't eat anything these days." So true. Plus:

"When it comes to diet advice, New Yorkers listen to who looks really good in a bikini in the Hamptons, not the government saying 'Eat more grain because we say it's better for you,'" said Ken Friedman, co-owner of the Spotted Pig in Greenwich Village, where a top-seller is gnudi, a carb-free "pasta" favored by his model clientele.

Funny that - Joe DeSalazar's Eating In recipe was Spotted Pig's Ricotta Gnudi!