Judy Masterson
Apr 11, 2022
The off-putting food pyramid is long gone. The more straightforward plate has taken its place. Everyone knows the plate and the same 30 to 40 foods, according to Jasmine Westbrooks, MS ’19, RD, LDN, CDCES, that end up there for our breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
The off-putting food pyramid is long gone. The more straightforward plate has taken its place. Everyone knows the plate and the same 30 to 40 foods, according to Jasmine Westbrooks, MS ’19, RD, LDN, CDCES, that end up there for our breakfasts, lunches and dinners. But does expert advice on how to fill our plates reflect our population’s ethnic diversity? The co-founder of EatWell Exchange, Inc., a nonprofit specializing in culturally sensitive nutrition education and improving access to healthy foods in underserved communities, Ms. Westbrooks is in the vanguard of diverse voices emerging on the subject of nutrition — a foundation for good health and one of the fastest-growing fields in health care.
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