For over a century, the government has provided us with nutritional advice, telling us what we should and shouldn't eat to stay healthy. Marion Nestles' argument in her book, Food Politics, shows a corruption in the relationship between the government, primarily the USDA through its dietary recommendations, the US farm bill, and the food industry. The problem, says Marion Nestlé, is that our diets are a political issue, because dietary advice affects food sales. As a result, food companies use their relationships with government officials and science to promote their product as a healthy choice. In other words, when it comes to food consumption, strategic decisions are driven by economics; science, common sense and health have very little to do with it. This explains why the food pyramid/plate has changed several times over the last century. It was influenced by corporate food companies to increase sales. An example of this is provided in chapter two of Food Politics, where the recently appointed secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture blocked the printing of the department's latest food guide: the Eating Right Pyramid. The reason for this was that the pyramid recommended a dietary pattern in which people should eat more grains, fruits and vegetables, with a reduction in dairy and meat products, and even less consumption of foods high in fat and sugar. It is therefore not surprising that meat and dairy companies used their influence to prevent the publication of such a food guide. As you can see, there is a correlation between dietary advice and sales in the food industry, and therefore corruption is inevitable. The evolution of the kosher food industry in the United States is quite fascinating in o...... paper ......f US organic foods and conventional food production. First, most non-organic produce is treated with a variety of growth-promoting substances. Second, non-organic products are commonly subject to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grading and quality standards, which is not the case for organic products. Third, organic meats are often physically smaller than non-organic meats. The reason is that non-organic meats are treated with substances that stimulate growth. Finally, various substances are used on non-organic products, such as food additives and pesticides, which is not the case with organic. Furthermore, organic products such as eggs, meat and cheese come from animals raised without the use of antibiotics and various other substances. Essentially, this means that organic products contain, if any, far fewer artificial ingredients.