USDA Explains 'My Plate' - #paleo #funny

A new blog from the maker of the independent film Fat Head has a hysterical take on the USDA's new healthy eating guidelines to replace the Food Pyramid, creatively named 'My Plate':

As you know, the USDA unveiled its new Food Plate this week.  It’s based on the 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines, which of course promote eating grains while restricting fat intake even more than previous guidelines. By pretending to be a politically-connected lobbyist, I was able to schedule an interview someone at the USDA about the Food Plate.

Fat Head: Before we get into the supposed benefits of the new Food Plate, I have a question about the cost.  I read online that the federal government spent $2 million developing this thing.  How is that even possible?

USDA: Well, with the economy being what it is, the word came down that our original request for $4 million just wasn’t going to happen.  So we tightened our belts and got it done.  We’re very proud of that.

Fat Head: Let me try asking that again.  I’ve seen the plate, and I’m pretty sure my wife could’ve designed it in PhotoShop or Illustrator in maybe an hour.  I made an entire documentary for a fraction of what you spent on a drawing of a plate.  So as a taxpayer, I’d like to know why it required $2 million of our money to have someone draw a circle and divide it into four parts.

USDA: You’ve clearly never worked in government.  The new Food Plate wasn’t drawn by some solo artist.  There was a huge team involved.