The New USDA Food Pyramid: What Changed and What Didn’t?

The USDA’s 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines are out—and instead of reacting, we actually read them. In this episode, we walk through what’s genuinely new, what stayed the same, and where the guidelines still fall short. We talk about the renewed emphasis on real food and protein, the continued fear of saturated fat, the missed opportunity around low-carb nutrition, and what these policies mean for schools, hospitals, and the military. This is a grounded, honest conversation about food policy, chronic disease, and how we’re choosing to eat in the real world—without outrage, but without ignoring the contradictions either.