{"id":11257,"date":"2026-01-10T20:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T16:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/?p=11257"},"modified":"2026-01-10T21:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:31:09","slug":"new-us-food-pyramid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/new-us-food-pyramid\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 The New U.S. Food Pyramid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:26b3d842-9911-40dc-bc0b-6ad78632b3b0-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5d86fbd4-d2e0-4125-a933-cc01b066ee0c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"443\">On January 7, 2026, U.S. government announced a long-awaited update to its official food pyramid as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/realfood.gov\">Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025\u20132030<\/a>: The message is rememberably simple:<br data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"340\" \/><strong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"443\">less sugar, fewer refined carbohydrates, more real food in its natural form.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"655\">I spent Christmas in the United States this year. I attended parties, social gatherings, events, and visited restaurants and caf\u00e9s. And honestly \u2014 it was difficult to survive nutritionally.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"718\">Everywhere I looked:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"1012\">\n<li data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"764\">\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"764\">Abundant processed and packaged foods<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"824\">\n<p data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"824\">Sugary drinks presented as \u201cnormal\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"883\">\n<p data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"883\">Endless sweets, pastries, and desserts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"1012\">\n<p data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"1012\">Bread served automatically at every restaurant (they know it spikes blood sugar and makes you eat more)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1070\">Why This Matters Beyond America<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1412\">The U.S. is a global trend maker. Its eating habits, food products, and nutrition narratives travel fast \u2014 and they have already reached us. What I saw in America is increasingly familiar everywhere: the same packaged snacks, sweetened drinks, refined flours, and sugar-heavy \u201ctreats\u201d filling our shelves and tables.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1472\">That\u2019s why this shift in U.S. guidelines matters globally.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1503\">Why Namu Was on the Right Track<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1532\">Since 2016 at Namu we create:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1900\">\n<li data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1667\">\n<p data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1667\"><a href=\"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/product-category\/cakes\/\">Desserts<\/a>sweetened naturally with dates, bananas, coconut, free from refined sugar and carbs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1768\">\n<p data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1768\">Healthy-fat <a href=\"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/product-category\/nut-butters\/\">nut butters<\/a> - rich in nutrients, not additives<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1900\">\n<p data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1900\">Fermented products, like <a href=\"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/kombucha\/\">Kombucha<\/a> and cashew cream-cheese, supporting gut health and real nourishment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2072\">Seeing the U.S. government now officially recommend what we\u2019ve been practicing for years feels like a quiet validation:<br data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2016\" \/><strong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2072\">this wasn\u2019t a niche idea \u2014 it was simply ahead of its time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2115\">Back to Food in Its Natural Form<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2178\">The new food pyramid encourages exactly what we\u2019ve lost:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2372\">\n<li data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2225\">\n<p data-start=\"2181\" data-end=\"2225\">Real food, minimally processed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2258\">\n<p data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2258\">Healthy fats without fear<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2317\">\n<p data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2317\">Less added sugar and refined carbohydrates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2372\">\n<p data-start=\"2320\" data-end=\"2372\">Sweetness coming from nature, not factories<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2374\" data-end=\"2509\">If we want something sweet, we eat fruit.<br data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2409\" \/>If we want dessert, we sweeten it with fruit \u2014 not with glucose syrup, white sugar, or artificial substitutes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2511\" data-end=\"2563\">This isn\u2019t restriction.<br data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2534\" \/>It\u2019s returning to common sense.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2565\" data-end=\"2591\">A Hopeful Shift Forward<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2782\">I truly hope these new guidelines mark the beginning of a global return \u2014 back to food in its natural form, back to simplicity, back to nourishment rather than stimulation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2784\" data-end=\"2909\">At Namu, this has always been our foundation.\nAnd we\u2019re grateful that the world is finally starting to move in the same direction.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2999\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong>Real food. Less sugar. Healthy fats.<\/strong><br data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"2968\" \/>Not a trend \u2014 just the way forward.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2999\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">What do you think about the new U.S. food pyramid?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 \u10ec\u10da\u10d8\u10e1 7 \u10d8\u10d0\u10dc\u10d5\u10d0\u10e0\u10e1 \u10d0\u10e8\u10e8-\u10d8\u10e1 \u10db\u10d7\u10d0\u10d5\u10e0\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0\u10db \u10ec\u10d0\u10e0\u10d0\u10d3\u10d2\u10d8\u10dc\u10d0 \u10d3\u10d8\u10d3\u10d8 \u10ee\u10dc\u10d8\u10e1 \u10dc\u10d0\u10dc\u10d0\u10e2\u10e0\u10d8 \u10d2\u10d0\u10dc\u10d0\u10ee\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0 \u10dd\u10e4\u10d8\u10ea\u10d8\u10d0\u10da\u10e3\u10e0 \u10e1\u10d0\u10d9\u10d5\u10d4\u10d1 \u10de\u10d8\u10e0\u10d0\u10db\u10d8\u10d3\u10d0\u10e8\u10d8:\u00a0\u10d2\u10d6\u10d0\u10d5\u10dc\u10d8\u10da\u10d8 \u10db\u10d0\u10e0\u10e2\u10d8\u10d5\u10d8\u10d0:\u10dc\u10d0\u10d9\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8 \u10e8\u10d0\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8, \u10dc\u10d0\u10d9\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8 \u10e0\u10d0\u10e4\u10d8\u10dc\u10d8\u10e0\u10d4\u10d1\u10e3\u10da\u10d8 \u10dc\u10d0\u10ee\u10e8\u10d8\u10e0\u10ec\u10e7\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8 \u10d3\u10d0 \u10db\u10d4\u10e2\u10d8 \u10dc\u10d0\u10db\u10d3\u10d5\u10d8\u10da\u10d8 \u10e1\u10d0\u10d9\u10d5\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8 \u2014 \u10db\u10d8\u10e1\u10d8 \u10d1\u10e3\u10dc\u10d4\u10d1\u10e0\u10d8\u10d5\u10d8 \u10e4\u10dd\u10e0\u10db\u10d8\u10d7. \u10d0\u10db \u10ec\u10d4\u10da\u10e1 \u10e8\u10dd\u10d1\u10d0 \u10d0\u10db\u10d4\u10e0\u10d8\u10d9\u10d8\u10e1 \u10e8\u10d4\u10d4\u10e0\u10d7\u10d4\u10d1\u10e3\u10da \u10e8\u10e2\u10d0\u10e2\u10d4\u10d1\u10e8\u10d8 \u10d2\u10d0\u10d5\u10d0\u10e2\u10d0\u10e0\u10d4. \u10d3\u10d0\u10d5\u10d4\u10e1\u10ec\u10d0\u10e0\u10d8 \u10ec\u10d5\u10d4\u10e3\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d4\u10d1\u10e1, \u10e6\u10dd\u10dc\u10d8\u10e1\u10eb\u10d8\u10d4\u10d1\u10d4\u10d1\u10e1, \u10d5\u10d4\u10e1\u10e2\u10e3\u10db\u10e0\u10d4 \u10e1\u10ee\u10d5\u10d0\u10d3\u10d0\u10e1\u10ee\u10d5\u10d0 \u10d9\u10d0\u10e4\u10d4-\u10e0\u10d4\u10e1\u10e2\u10dd\u10e0\u10d0\u10dc\u10e1. \u10d2\u10e3\u10da\u10ec\u10e0\u10e4\u10d4\u10da\u10d0\u10d3 \u10e0\u10dd\u10db \u10d5\u10d7\u10e5\u10d5\u10d0 \u2014 \u10d9\u10d5\u10d4\u10d1\u10d8\u10e1 \u10db\u10ee\u10e0\u10d8\u10d5 \u10d2\u10d0\u10d3\u10d0\u10e0\u10e9\u10d4\u10dc\u10d0 \u10e0\u10d7\u10e3\u10da\u10d8 \u10d8\u10e7\u10dd. \u10e1\u10d0\u10d8\u10d7\u10d0\u10ea \u10d0\u10e0 \u10e3\u10dc\u10d3\u10d0 \u10d2\u10d0\u10db\u10d4\u10ee\u10d4\u10d3\u10d0, \u10e7\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10d2\u10d0\u10dc \u10d4\u10e0\u10d7\u10d8 [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11257"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11261,"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11257\/revisions\/11261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namu.ge\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}