I know that, at least for me, stress = a crazy amount of food.
I am feeling it now with finals.
Doritos
Cheese Steaks
Baked Ziti
Bread (specifically Italian)
Gummy Worms
Soda
AND THE LIST GOES ON....
I guess, Stress is the answer to why I eat garbage.
I am feeling it now with finals.
Doritos
Cheese Steaks
Baked Ziti
Bread (specifically Italian)
Gummy Worms
Soda
AND THE LIST GOES ON....
I guess, Stress is the answer to why I eat garbage.
On Thursday April 7th I went to the Rowan University Health Fair. It showcased different businesses and products that help people lead a healthier lifestyle. The things I found most interesting about the fair was the booths on mental health and food obsession run by the Counseling and Psychological Center, here at Rowan University. For our project we actually spoke with one of the counselors who specializes in that area. I also found the booths about health eating interesting. There are health alternatives that I would never have aniticpated liking such as hummas, it looks gross and sounds gross, but I actually liked the taste and the benifits are amazing. Overall I gathered a bunch of intersting infomation on healthy lifestlyes that I can use on my collaborative research project.
Eric Schlosser's book Fast Food Nation has a section called "Why McDonald's Fries Taste so Good". I found this section particularly interesting becasue of the information he highlights regarding the production of the fires. The oil they cook the pre-made fries in is "a mixture of about seven percent cottonseed oil and 93 percent beef tallow. The mixture gave the fries their unique flavor -- and more saturated beef fat per ounce than a McDonald's hamburger."
Honestly, thats gross. Who wants beef fat in their potatoes? So obviously they changed this, and now the fries have "natural flavors" in them instead to add the beef flavor.
These are all genetically modified or man made, right on the Jersey Turnpike!
"International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), the world's largest flavor company, has a manufacturing facility off Exit 8A in Dayton, New Jersey; Givaudan, the world's second-largest flavor company, has a plant in East Hanover. Haarmann & Reimer, the largest German flavor company, has a plant in Teterboro, as does Takasago, the largest Japanese flavor company. Flavor Dynamics has a plant in South Plainfield; Frutarom is in North Bergen; Elan Chemical is in Newark. Dozens of companies manufacture flavors in the corridor between Teaneck and South Brunswick. Altogether the area produces about two thirds of the flavor additives sold in the United States."
Honestly, thats gross. Who wants beef fat in their potatoes? So obviously they changed this, and now the fries have "natural flavors" in them instead to add the beef flavor.
These are all genetically modified or man made, right on the Jersey Turnpike!
"International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), the world's largest flavor company, has a manufacturing facility off Exit 8A in Dayton, New Jersey; Givaudan, the world's second-largest flavor company, has a plant in East Hanover. Haarmann & Reimer, the largest German flavor company, has a plant in Teterboro, as does Takasago, the largest Japanese flavor company. Flavor Dynamics has a plant in South Plainfield; Frutarom is in North Bergen; Elan Chemical is in Newark. Dozens of companies manufacture flavors in the corridor between Teaneck and South Brunswick. Altogether the area produces about two thirds of the flavor additives sold in the United States."
It is crazy to think that most of the time the flavors in our food were made in a factory or lab and put into the food. I may think twice about eating McDonalds lies, I mean fries again.
Dr. Spencer, a professor in the Health and Exercise college, is not only a food enthusist, but a body builder. I got this excerot from her website: themusclemom.net
My group interviewed her for our oral history. She told us a lot of usefull information regarding food consumption, food marketing and food enginering. She even shared stories about her personal life which is how I found out about her website. Its an inspiring story.
"Leslie's Story in Brief... 46-year-old breast cancer survivor diagnosed in March 2009 final surgery on June 4, 2010 Professor of Health and Exercise Science at Rowan University Pastor's wife (of Stuart Spencer, Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church in New Hope, PA) Mother of Sam (age 12) and Miles (age 7) Trained all through chemotherapy and radiation Completed her first body building competition EVER on August 28, 2010!!"
My group interviewed her for our oral history. She told us a lot of usefull information regarding food consumption, food marketing and food enginering. She even shared stories about her personal life which is how I found out about her website. Its an inspiring story.
"Leslie's Story in Brief... 46-year-old breast cancer survivor diagnosed in March 2009 final surgery on June 4, 2010 Professor of Health and Exercise Science at Rowan University Pastor's wife (of Stuart Spencer, Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church in New Hope, PA) Mother of Sam (age 12) and Miles (age 7) Trained all through chemotherapy and radiation Completed her first body building competition EVER on August 28, 2010!!"
There is this intersting blog at this web address http://blisstree.com/topic/eat/, its called Eat.
There are pictires and articles here are ones thatn stood out to me.
The Golden Egg, Unscrambled: A Humane Guide to Organic, Free-Range, Cage-Free and More
There are pictires and articles here are ones thatn stood out to me.
The Golden Egg, Unscrambled: A Humane Guide to Organic, Free-Range, Cage-Free and More
The Thirteenth Diet
This blog is about Daniel McLaughlen, who decided to do 12 different diets in the span of a year. That is one diet per month and he blogged about it and recored the types of food eaten and the prices.
These are the diets he used:
This blog is about Daniel McLaughlen, who decided to do 12 different diets in the span of a year. That is one diet per month and he blogged about it and recored the types of food eaten and the prices.
These are the diets he used:
This is Daniel McLaughlin
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Recipe submitted by sketch-freeveganeating, 02/27/11
Samosa Quinoa Bowl
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 medium potato, cubed finely
coconut oil, as needed
1/4 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 cup dry quinoa
2 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon ground mustard seed
pinch cayenne pepper
sea salt, to taste
1/3 cup peas
1/2 teaspoon turmeric, optional (for color)
drizzle olive oil
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment. Coat potato with coconut oil, and spread on prepared sheet. Roast until tender. You could also boil them if you'd prefer.
2. Heat a frying pan to medium-low, cook onions and garlic until onions are translucent. Cook quinoa with water according to package directions. Add more oil into onion pan, add the cooked potatoes.
3. Add in all of the spices except turmeric. Cook spices for a minute or so. Add into the pot of cooked quinoa.
4. Season with salt and turmeric, add in peas and put a lid over quinoa in order for the flavors to infuse. Drizzle olive oil and stir in.
Recipe submitted by sketch-freeveganeating, 02/27/11
Samosa Quinoa Bowl
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
1 medium potato, cubed finely
coconut oil, as needed
1/4 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 cup dry quinoa
2 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon ground mustard seed
pinch cayenne pepper
sea salt, to taste
1/3 cup peas
1/2 teaspoon turmeric, optional (for color)
drizzle olive oil
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment. Coat potato with coconut oil, and spread on prepared sheet. Roast until tender. You could also boil them if you'd prefer.
2. Heat a frying pan to medium-low, cook onions and garlic until onions are translucent. Cook quinoa with water according to package directions. Add more oil into onion pan, add the cooked potatoes.
3. Add in all of the spices except turmeric. Cook spices for a minute or so. Add into the pot of cooked quinoa.
4. Season with salt and turmeric, add in peas and put a lid over quinoa in order for the flavors to infuse. Drizzle olive oil and stir in.
Ellen talks about a book called Skinny Bitch, which is about veganism.
Here is an excerpt from the website:
Stop Being A Moron and Start
Getting Skinny!
If you can't take one more day of self-loathing, you're ready to hear the truth: You cannot keep shoveling the same crap into your mouth every day and expect to lose weight. A Message from Rory and Kim
Fellow Bitches,
What a whirlwind this has all been! It feels like only yesterday that we decided to write Skinny Bitch, and now… Join our Bitch List!
Here is an excerpt from the website:
Getting Skinny!
If you can't take one more day of self-loathing, you're ready to hear the truth: You cannot keep shoveling the same crap into your mouth every day and expect to lose weight. A Message from Rory and Kim
Fellow Bitches,
What a whirlwind this has all been! It feels like only yesterday that we decided to write Skinny Bitch, and now… Join our Bitch List!