# realfood.gov

6 Hacker News commenters recommended realfood.gov and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Government dietary guidelines site praised for its simple food focus, clean layout and clear information, though critics find it hard to use and slow.

## Why people recommend it

- Clean layout and design (2 comments): "I was surprised how impressed I was by the website. The layout, design, focus on simple foods." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46539100)) "Terrible website in both usability and conveying information but it looks nice. Info is good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46532073))
- Clear, simple food information (2 comments): "I was surprised how impressed I was by the website. The layout, design, focus on simple foods." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46539100)) "Terrible website in both usability and conveying information but it looks nice. Info is good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46532073))

## What people warn about

- Poor usability on desktop and mobile (4 comments): "Terrible website in both usability and conveying information but it looks nice. Info is good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46532073)) "holy moly that website is awful on desktop with a mouse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46531026)) "one of the worst mobile sites I’ve used in a while" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46536474))
- Scroll jacking and jarring animations (2 comments): "Way too much scroll jacking for me to be honest, probably the worst site I've seen of their team" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46533506)) "The performance is awful and all of the animations are extremely jarring." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46533993))
- Slow performance and broken pages (2 comments): "The performance is awful and all of the animations are extremely jarring." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46533993)) "so slow and broken it was" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46535197))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "realfood.gov", https://hackerapproved.com/p/eat-real-food-website/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).