01/08/2026
FREE GUIDE: MY TOP 10 SECRETS TO WEIGHT HAPPINESS (link in bio)
Yesterday, the U.S. government released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This report comes out every 5 years. This year is marked by major changes to the food pyramid and a reset of priorities.
1. Minimally-processed, naturally nutrient-dense foods are established as the reference standard for dietary recommendations.
2. The Guidelines introduce an explicit protein intake range of approximately 1.2–1.6 g/kg/day and emphasize protein consumption at each meal to support metabolic and functional health.
3. Animal-sourced proteins are reaffirmed as nutrient-dense protein sources. Prior recommendations encouraging systematic shifts away from animal proteins were not adopted.
4. Full-fat dairy products without added sugars are recommended. Saturated fat limits are retained but reframed, with emphasis on reducing ultra-processed foods rather than replacing whole-food fats.
5. Highly processed foods are identified as a primary contributor to chronic metabolic disease. Guidelines discourage foods high in refined carbohydrates, added sugars, industrial additives, and non-nutritive sweeteners.
6. Significant reductions in refined carbohydrate intake are recommended, with explicit identification of common sources such as white bread, packaged cereals, tortillas, and crackers.
What does this mean for women running a weight loss project? A LOT. In the forthcoming weeks, I will be unpacking the new guidelines with more detailed explanation about the recommendations, and how you may best interpret and apply these recommendations to your weight loss journey, with specific attention to the underlying implications of these guidelines.
The good news: this is an evidence-based nutritional framework, and a highly constructive shift toward the way humans should have been eating for the last four decades.
What does everyone think of the new dietary guidelines? What makes sense to you? What doesn’t? What parts of this do you agree with, and not?
What questions do you have? ❤️🌿
