Food Journal

Tuesday Night Dinner:
-Tacos(beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, italian dressing)
-Tortilla Chips w/ Guacamole
-Drink: Perrier Water
((Cooked by Mom, eaten with hands, there was a conversation))

Feelings::
Before:
I was too tired, I wanted to eat and go to bed because i lost a couple hours of sleep.

During:
I was satisfied.

After:
Relieved that I ate & wanted to go to sleep

Wednesday
Morning:
-Bacon, Egg & Cheese
-French Vanilla Capuchino
((From Emma's, eaten w hands, cooked by mexicans, no conversation))

Before:
Starving & couldn't wait to eat

During:
No feeling

After:
Pleased

Lunch:
-Latin Thing: Ecuadorian chicken, black beans, yellow rice
-Drink: Snapple
((Cooked by spaniards, eaten w/ spoon, there was conversation))

Before:
I had a crave for spanish food

During:
Happy

After:
Excited & Full

Dinner:
-Fish
-Salad(lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, green & red peppers)
-Drink(Hawaiian Punch)
((Cooked by mom, Eaten w/ fork, There was conversation))

Before:
Didn't have a taste for it but was hungry

During:
Delighted

After:
Full & Tired

Food Cultures ((Home & Corporate))

How do you do food at home? How do people in the U.S. mainstream do food - as shown in TV and movies? Please write a one page comparison of your family's foodways, your foodways, and mainstream corporate US food ways.

Think about implements. Speed. Convenience. Togetherness. Ingredients. Healthiness. Sacredness. etc.

In my house, my mom usually cooks all the dinners. Maybe twice a week I contribute to cooking dinner. We eat lots of pasta, salads, and fish, as an alternative to stay away from the fried foods. Because I live in a neighborhood where there are not any fancy supermarkets, we often go to path-mark which i believe carry the same items as any other supermarket. When my mom cooks she often try to stay away from salts, and use healthy ingredients to prevent high blood pressure, or diabetes, which runs in my family. The food is often made around the same time each night, about 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. When we do eat dinner we eat together, and watch corny soap operas like all my children because thats a TV my mom loves. Last but not least, when dinner is being made, my mom always tries to please everyone in my house so she makes a dish that everyone liked.

US Mainstream-
Compared to the American way of cooking, most of the foods are unhealthy. They often use too much salts and oils for example McDonalds. Lots of people in the US eat out to fast food places, which is the reason why our cultures food is unhealthy. American culture are not accustomed to cooking. The culture was born to know how to cook or taught how to cook.

Internet Research

1. Why are organic foods better for health?

-Organically grown food is your best way of reducing exposure to toxins used in conventional agricultural practices. The toxins include pesticides that were said to have a potential to cause cancer and metals like lead and mercury and solvents like benzene and toluene. Heavy metals damage nerve function, contributing to diseases such as multiple sclerosis and lowering IQ, and also block hemoglobin production, causing anemia. Organically grown foods have been shown to contain substantially higher levels of nutrients such as protein, vitamin C and many minerals.

-Rats fed organic food were significantly healthier than their peers given conventionally-grown produce. (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, February 2005) During the experiment, 36 rats were divided into three groups. All were given potatoes, carrots, peas, green kale, apples, rapeseed oil, and the same vitamin supplements. One group was fed organic food, another conventionally grown food with high levels of fertilizer and some pesticide, and the third group received minimally fertilized conventionally grown food.

Source:
The World's Healthiest Foods
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=faq&dbid=17#Health

Refreigerator Assignment

Heres some things stored in my refrigerator:
1. Mayonnaise
2. Jelly
3. Salad Dressing(Ranch, Italian, French, Balsomic Vinegrette)
4. Spaghetti
5. Salad
6. Cheese(American & Swiss)
7. Turkey
8. Water
9. Juice(Hawaiian Punch)
10. Milk
11. Fruit(Strawberries, Pineapples, Apples, Tomatoes)
12. Vegetables(Celery)

The reason why most of these things are in the refrigerator is because of my mom. Most of the things usually in my fridge are healthy, while the things i contribute to the refrigerator are unhealthy. I often eat spaghetti and salad or other pastas. I usually make sandwiches when i get home from school which is the reason why i have lots of turkey & cheese. I don't drink milk unless its in cereal so most of the time it goes to waste. When i eat dinner i always drink juice and Hawaiian punch is my favorite. In my house the food made that isn't eaten is put in the refrigerator as a leftover. I believe that no food should go to waste or should be given to someone who doest have any food which is the reason why there are leftovers. I eat leftover although they dont taste the same as when it is first made.

Health Questions

1. Are all thing people healthy?
-People who maintain their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are otherwise slim.



2. What does health really mean?
-a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
-the general condition of body and mind


3. Do teens consume have more of a healthy nutrition than adults or children?
-Teens need good nutrition to support healthy growth and development, but they are less likely than either adults or children to consume adequate amounts of fresh produce.


4. How do someone keep a healthy diet?
-Eat enough calories but not too many.
-Keep portions moderate
-Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes
-Limit sugary foods, salt, and refined-grain products
-Drink more water
-One step at a time