The wording of Dietary Guidelines by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is fascinating in both it’s truth and it’s bullshit (propaganda). – Holly Troy
“Every American deserves to be healthy – but too many Americans are sick and don’t know why. That is because their government has been unwilling to tell them the truth. For decades, the U.S. government has recommended and incentivized low quality, highly processed foods and drug interventions instead of prevention.” from — Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. (2026, January 7). Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Resets U.S. Nutrition Policy, Puts Real Food Back at the Center of Health. U.S. Department of Health And Human Services.
I imagine the little fish in my soup squirming in my mouth, the crunch of their bones. I run back to the house. I look in my soup. One of the fish is gone. I fish the remaining one out – and drop it in a bowl of water. It’s little mouth is gasping. I saved it! – I think. No, I killed it – I think – it is alive but now partially cooked.
A true story/poem. Our realities were so different – my tiny preferences had a dystopian twist to them for my then-husband. There were not many days after I said “I will” that did not find new odd buttons of despair – they were strange days indeed.
holly troy ~ sacred folly 