The Food Compass didnât say Lucky Charms are healthier than beef, and itâs not even an official guideline â itâs a study, not the MyPlate or the Food Pyramid. (By the way, MyPlate replaced the Food Pyramid in 2011.) BUTTT this study is easy to misinterpret and there ARE clear LIMITATIONS to it. This isnât about saying Lucky Charms are âhealthierâ than steak â itâs about how the scoring system ranks foods based on specific criteria like fiber and saturated fat. I agree with you @NATALYA that we need to question nutrition recommendations, but itâs also important to look at the full context of studies like this. Hereâs what actually happened: Lucky Charms scored higher because itâs fortified with vitamins and low in saturated fat, which the system rewards. Steak scored lower because itâs higher in saturated fat than Lucky Charms (OBVIOUSLY) and doesnât have fiber, which the system penalizes. But steak is packed with high quality protein, iron, zinc, and B vitamins, no sugar â things Lucky Charms canât offer. Itâs a flawed system because any animal product is going to have saturated fat, but that doesnât mean itâs âmore unhealthyâ than a sugary cereal. Whole foods are always better⌠we know that, or at least we should. Cherry picking data like this only spreads confusion. Steak and Lucky Charms arenât even in the same league, so letâs stop pretending they are. Forget about the stupid study because it isnât even a guideline weâre recommending. đ
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