66 – Open Your Milk – Dairy in the United States

About the Episode

It’s been around for years. It’s in your house right now. It’s enjoyed at almost every meal. It’s everywhere (probably in your pockets too). It’s cheese. And there’s way too much of it!

This week, Colin advocates for the lactose intolerant while telling the ridiculous history of an American favorite food group: cheese. Join us as we discuss the USDA’s racist undertones, the length of an underground bunker lease, and how stressful the food pyramid really is!

Subjects Covered

Cheese in the United States • Discovery of Cheese • Government Cheese • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) • Caroline Hunt, Nutritionist • Hazel Stiebeling, Food Economist • American Food Pyramid • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) • The New Deal • Agricultural Act of 1949 • Jimmy Carter • Ronald Reagan • National Dairy Promotion Board • Subtropolis • Lamar Hunt • The Kansas City Chiefs • Dallas Texans • American Football League (AFL) • Ryan Reynolds • cheese bunker •

Sources

• Wikipedia - Lamar Hunt
• Wikipedia - Subtropolis
• Deseret.com - 1.4 Billion Pounds of Cheese in Missouri Cave
• Food Navigator USA - Should Dairy be an Independent Food Group in US?
• USDA - School Foods Richest Source of Dairy in Children's Diets
• Harvard - Dairy: Health food or Health Risk?
• TheBeet.com - Is Milk Bad for You?
• DietaryGuidelines.gov - History of US Dietary Guidelines
• U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (1979 - Jimmy Carter)
• DietaryGuidelines.gov - Evolution of U.S. Dietary Guidelines 1980-Present
• USDA - Dietary Recommendations and Change Over Time in US
• Thrillist - Underrated History of American Cheese
• International Dairy Foods Association - History of Cheese
• NPR - Government Cheese
• WisconsinCheese.com - How to Measure Cheese
• Healthline - Beri Beri
• Bloomberg - Subtropolis - Kansas City Underground Business Complex
• History.com - The New Deal
• Wikipedia - Cheese - Origins of Cheese