STLTODAY: Senator can't stomach U.S. food pyramid guidelines
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The box he held displayed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Guide Pyramid and touted the crackers as part of the recommended six to 11 daily servings of grain. But Fitzgerald said the label showed that five crackers alone contained more carbohydrates than two Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
At a hearing Fitzgerald presided over Tuesday, invited experts expressed concerns with the food pyramid, specifically its premise that fats are bad and grains are good.
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