Food Log

Breakfast
bowl of Miniwheats cereal (with milk)
banana

Lunch
ham, cheese, lettuce, pickle, and tomato sandwich
bowl of Canadian cheese soup
vanilla yogurt with banana
glass of power-ade

Snacks throughout the day
cookie
2 sticks of gum
granola bar
can of Minute Made cherry-limeade

Dinner
turkey casserole
kernel corn
bowl of tortellini soup
salad
grape flavored water

For one day, keep a log of the food (and beverages) you consume (and be completely honest!). At the end of the day, analyze your day's diet. Did you eat foods that are likely to be "genetically modified" (e.g., corn, soybeans)? Did you eat organic fruits or vegetables? What was the farthest distance a food had to travel to get to you (e.g., pineapples from Hawaii, Fuji apples from New Zealand)? Did you eat fast food? Did you eat "slow food"?

College dining courts...A buffet at every meal...
Like most college students, I have a student meal plan (15 meals per week, to be exact)
With such a busy schedule, you can't beat the dining courts. Think about it...
you walk in
fill your plate with food (no waiting involved)
eat
fill your plate again (if needed, and once again, no waiting)
eat
put your tray in the machine (for someone else to clean)
walk out
and o ya, grab an ice cream cone on the way out...
It couldn't be more convenient.
Because of this, college students have little to absolutely no knowledge of where the food they eat came from, or how it got there.
I would venture to say that I am just like every other dining hall patron. We have no idea whether the food served is GE food or not, and frankly, I don't think we care. Based on the knowledge I have gained in the last week of the U.S. food industry, I would guess that our dining halls are not GMO free.
Back to my diet log...
Since coming to college, I feel that my eating habits have actually, slightly improved. I like having the option of choice at every meal. At home, my mom cooked dinner, and I ate whatever she made. They wasn't much choice involved. (Luckily, she was a great cook)
As far as fruits and vegetables are concerned, I have always loved both.
One of the best parts of my diet, I believe, is that when I'm hungry, I usually grab an apple or a banana, before a cookie or piece of candy.
For about the last year and a half, I have eliminated fast food almost completely from my diet. I rarely eat at McDonald's or Burger King, and if I do, it is not by my choice.
Perhaps the largest flaw in my diet is pace. I am often guilty of shoveling it in. I remember being a kid and my mom telling me, "Alan, slow down, its not going anywhere". However, I recently have tried to correct this problem. When I go to eat, I take my time, and am usually the last one done out of the group of people I eat with. So..... I am making progress.
((Alan))