When I was younger, the food pyramid went something like dairy, meat, fruits and veg, and grains. But not in Finland, nuh uh. Here the potato reigns supreme and warrants it's own group.
Surprisingly, coffee, yet another staple of Finnish cuisine, didn't make it into the brochure. My American friends who sympathized with what they assumed would be a 10-month sabbatical from my morning cuppa are shocked to learn that in Finland, even while pregnant you are allowed three cups per day! At our twin birthing/parenting class, our health nurse never even batted an eye when she went through the stages of twin labor and concluded by saying, 'And then you have your celebratory cup of coffee before they wheel you into the maternity ward.' Not even the ordeal of birth can get between a Finn and their cup of coffee.
