Cajun shrimp with roasted red peppers
Salmon on Caesar salad
Food Diary
Wednesday, September 29th
Breakfast:
Peanut butter and jelly on toast 190, 70, 88
Orange juice 150
Lunch:
Chocolate croissant 370
Orange juice 150
Snack:
Chocolate croissant 370
Orange juice 150
Dinner:
Salmon on Caesar salad 400
French bread 180
Strawberries and blueberries 70
Cranberry juice (2 glasses) 300
Total # of calories = 2,488
Thursday, September 30th
Breakfast:
Peanut butter and jelly on toast 190, 70, 88
Orange juice 150
Lunch:
Ravioli with mushrooms 400
French bread 180
Cranberry juice (2 glasses) 300
Snack:
Chocolate croissant 370
Orange juice 150
Dinner:
Cajun shrimp in the shells (in olive oil) 350
Salad 150
Potato chips 300
Strawberries, blueberries 70
Apple juice(2 glasses) 220
Total # of calories = 2,988
It seems as though I could take in some more calories during the day if 3,845 calories a day is an accurate amount of what I need according to my height weight and activity level. Sometimes I have more snacks in a day than I have recorded here, but the truth is that our refrigerator is not great for snacking. My mother shops for food before every meal, and there are never any leftovers in our house. The freezer usually just has icepacks for sports injuries in it. The good part is that we get healthy meals that are also delicious. For example, the Cajun shrimp we had tonight is one of my favorite meals. The shrimp are cooked in their shells in olive oil, hot pepper, and jerk sauce. The taste is so tangy and the fact that the shells hold in the sauce and that we can eat them with our fingers makes the whole experience memorable.
We have salad every night. The lettuce is usually Romaine or red leaf. There is red onion in it and tomatoes. These ingredients are organic. My mom thinks that buying Organic foods is worth the price because there aren’t chemical fertilizers used to grow them (she hopes), and we want to encourage organic farmers so there will be more of them. She also puts in watercress that usually is not organic and some grated Parmesan
cheese. The dressing is olive oil (organic) and vinegar. Having salad every night makes us all feel healthier. We all like broccoli, which is a good thing. When my brother and I were young, we had lead in our blood from the dust from window sills in our old house. The dust would get on toys, and we put everything in our mouth. The doctor said the Broccoli counters the lead, and so we had it every night for about three years. It’s amazing that any of us can look at broccoli. My mom’s spinach is the best. She cooks it in a little olive oil, garlic, and Dijon mustard. I inhale it.
When it comes to chicken, I do care that it is organic. If you read about non-organic chicken farms, you feel quite ill. The chickens are crammed in together and have to peck at their poop and get shot up with antibiotics, which get passed on to human eaters. There was a chicken farm in Queens near a soccer field where my team played. They had their heads chopped off on a conveyer belt in the same room they grew up in. The smell of the place was fowl (get it?), and the floor looked as though it was in a slaughter house because it was. The team never went to Mcdonald’s after a game at the chicken farm.
Wednesday, September 29th
Breakfast:
Peanut butter and jelly on toast 190, 70, 88
Orange juice 150
Lunch:
Chocolate croissant 370
Orange juice 150
Snack:
Chocolate croissant 370
Orange juice 150
Dinner:
Salmon on Caesar salad 400
French bread 180
Strawberries and blueberries 70
Cranberry juice (2 glasses) 300
Total # of calories = 2,488
Thursday, September 30th
Breakfast:
Peanut butter and jelly on toast 190, 70, 88
Orange juice 150
Lunch:
Ravioli with mushrooms 400
French bread 180
Cranberry juice (2 glasses) 300
Snack:
Chocolate croissant 370
Orange juice 150
Dinner:
Cajun shrimp in the shells (in olive oil) 350
Salad 150
Potato chips 300
Strawberries, blueberries 70
Apple juice(2 glasses) 220
Total # of calories = 2,988
It seems as though I could take in some more calories during the day if 3,845 calories a day is an accurate amount of what I need according to my height weight and activity level. Sometimes I have more snacks in a day than I have recorded here, but the truth is that our refrigerator is not great for snacking. My mother shops for food before every meal, and there are never any leftovers in our house. The freezer usually just has icepacks for sports injuries in it. The good part is that we get healthy meals that are also delicious. For example, the Cajun shrimp we had tonight is one of my favorite meals. The shrimp are cooked in their shells in olive oil, hot pepper, and jerk sauce. The taste is so tangy and the fact that the shells hold in the sauce and that we can eat them with our fingers makes the whole experience memorable.
We have salad every night. The lettuce is usually Romaine or red leaf. There is red onion in it and tomatoes. These ingredients are organic. My mom thinks that buying Organic foods is worth the price because there aren’t chemical fertilizers used to grow them (she hopes), and we want to encourage organic farmers so there will be more of them. She also puts in watercress that usually is not organic and some grated Parmesan
cheese. The dressing is olive oil (organic) and vinegar. Having salad every night makes us all feel healthier. We all like broccoli, which is a good thing. When my brother and I were young, we had lead in our blood from the dust from window sills in our old house. The dust would get on toys, and we put everything in our mouth. The doctor said the Broccoli counters the lead, and so we had it every night for about three years. It’s amazing that any of us can look at broccoli. My mom’s spinach is the best. She cooks it in a little olive oil, garlic, and Dijon mustard. I inhale it.
When it comes to chicken, I do care that it is organic. If you read about non-organic chicken farms, you feel quite ill. The chickens are crammed in together and have to peck at their poop and get shot up with antibiotics, which get passed on to human eaters. There was a chicken farm in Queens near a soccer field where my team played. They had their heads chopped off on a conveyer belt in the same room they grew up in. The smell of the place was fowl (get it?), and the floor looked as though it was in a slaughter house because it was. The team never went to Mcdonald’s after a game at the chicken farm.
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