Blog: 9
What I’ve Learned from My
To be honest with you when I first started this class and it was spoken that we had to start a blog I wasn’t to excited about doing it. I really didn’t even know what a blog was really for. Yet the experience was an eye opener. The blog choice I pick was to record what I ate for three days and trace the origins of the foods, which turned out to be a very different experience then what I had in mind. It gave me a chance to look at the food I was putting in my body and what it was made out of.
As for what I learned from this whole project and even the class was a lot, about the environment and even the way I think. Before I entered this class my mind wasn’t thinking in an environmental way as I should have been. The movie the inconvenient truth by Al Gore really hit me in a big way. That all the pollution we are putting into the environment is really damaging the world we live in fast. That global warming is happening and it’s not just something that we think might happen, there is physical evidence, that’s why we really have to put in effort into salvaging the rest of our Earth that we can. Al Gore’s message is simple yet hard, these means to change our lifestyle a little but you know what that not to much to ask for seeing it as we are the ones that cause this in the first place.
The blog we created in class shows that we are taking notice to what is going on in our everyday worlds. Whether it is the food we are consuming, or the garbage make from that food, and even where the food come from. I know for myself after reading some of the ingredients on the label and even which it come from I don’t want to eat that product any more. I really feel that you, Doctor Smith, made us do this project to open our eyes even if it was just a little. The fact of the matter is that you went paperless and really stuck to your going green theme that you were teaching us without really telling us. Good job Doc. And I’ve heard the saying if you can teach a whole class and only open one of your students eye then it’s one less mind untaught or something like that (I really can’t remember how it was originally worded sorry). You don’t have to worry Doc you not only taught me, but helped me see clearer about this world and what must be done to save it. Thanx

Blog 8: No one commented on my favorite meal which was the Outback meal but I had others comment on my grandmother home cooked meal. Samatha commented on how she enjoyed the same food as me such was yogurt and stuffed shells. Other comments weren’t on the same page as I was such as DOCTOR Smith. He didn’t agree with me on the fact that I like me steak well done (burn). Well Doc I like to know my meat is dead. The health issues I want to look at are not once did I put fast food on my list because I don’t eat fastfood anymore and I bet a lot of people have it on their blogs. I think people need to eat home cooked meals more and if you most every once in a while eat the garbage. But it’s smarter, healthier, and more environmental friendly to eat home cooked meal. Your probably thinking how is it environmental friendly well did you even look at the top of those fast food restaurant all the garbage their throwing in the air not to mention making the nation obese. When you cook at home you know what your putting in your mouth half the times in most restaurants you have no clue. Over all, all the blog I looked at I can relate to the bloggers in what they eat and others I can’t. That just what comes with the territory. Catch your on the flip side.

Blog 7: Sunday is the last day I recorded food. I had egg and cheese on a roll. The egg came from a chicken but no just kidding but seriously. It came from egglands eggs. The cheese was landlakes American cheese. Then I had stuffed shells, salad, Baked potato, and corn. The stuffed shell (made by my grandma) pasta thing came in a plastic box that had the shell pieces. The cheese was placed in by my grandma and so was the sauce. In the sauce is tomatoes, salt, pepper, and secret spices that I’m not allowed to tell. The corn came from green giant and it was sweet corn. The turkey in the turkey sandwich came from land-o-lakes and so was the American cheese as well. The kitkat was heresy. Thanx for stopping by c u next time

Blog 6: Saturday my first meal started with orzo and chickpeas. The orzo came in a plastic wrapping and it was written in Greek (sorry I’m not greek and don’t know what it said) but I do know orzo is made from wheat origin. The chickpeas came in a can and were goya. Which chickpeas are a form of bean and or veggie. The yogurts are always Dannon blueberry and that made old milk that get processed so that the bad bacteria is gone and all you have is the good bacteria that is good for your immune system. I not going to explain the meal I had at Outback Steakhouse because I did already to other times. The cherry Italian ice was a Marino’s Ice and is basically a frozen sugar ball. But seriously it is a big thing of sugar. And that is it for Saturday, I know it pretty short but if i did already explain the Outback it most definitely been longer. c u soon to hear about Sunday

Blog 5: Where does all these ingredients come from, well do you have some time. I’ll go through all the food that was eaten on Friday in blog five as for Saturday and Sunday they we be blogs six and seven. The first thing that I eat on Friday was a roll with butter. The roll was made at Friendly Bakery (on 21ave and 78st) and the butter I put on at home which was I can’t believe it’s not butter. The banana that I had later in the day was from Top Tomato on Ditmars. Were that banana came from before that no one knows. The yogurts that where eat throughout the day where Dannon. The pizza that I had was from Rocco’s and the Ice tea was lipton. The chicken from my grandma’s chicken cutlets was from the supermarket Best Yet and the salad was from Top Tomato. As for the beer it was Heinkin which comes from Holland.

Blog #4: Most of the food I list was made by a restaurant or my grandmother. Some weren’t so I’m going to start off with the ones that came in packages. The yogurts I eat are Dannon and most of the times are blueberry. They come in little plastic cups. That was the only thing on my list that came in a plastic cup that cherry Italian ice I had came in a plastic cup similar. Those cups are disposed by my mother by rinsing them out and throwing them in the recycle. Most of the time I forget and she pick them out the garbage (sorry mom). The turkey sandwich I had came in a paper wrapping (I really don’t know what it is but I know it’s some kind of paper). Since in the last blog I explained the Outback meal I’m not going to put it in this entry. The first home cooked meal was the orzo with chickpeas. The orzo came in a plastic wrapping and the chickpeas came in a can. The second meal was stuffed shells, corn, and a salad. The stuffed shell, shell came in some kind of package I don’t know. Then the ricotta cheese comes in a plastic tube looking cup thing I really have no idea what you call it. The corn came in a can and the salad came from Top Tomato (if yall people don’t know what that is, it’s ok because Dr. Smith knows. Yeah Astoria ). The salad consisted of: lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, and mozzarella (This came from Best yet and so did the dressing which was Italian).

Blog #3: Although I can’t location locate the exact recipes to the tee I can explain it to the best of my ability. First I’ll start with the steak. The steak came from a cow of course you all know that. It definitely had salt and pepper with other spice other of my knowledge of knowing but I know it’s good. I did put and steak sauce on it if that what your thinking, and I had it well done The mashed potatoes come from regular potatoes that are boiled. Then they are drained. Then after mash the potatoes up (not all the way because there are usually lumpy). You have to add milk and butter to make them fluffy. Lastly add salt. That how I make mashed potatoes and the main recipe. The last recipe for my perfect dinner is the Caesar salad. It start with the lettuce and croutons and then of course the dressing. The dressing consists of parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper. That is my perfect meal. See ya on the next blog

Blog 2:I love to eat because food is great. My Favorite meal is exactly in the first blog. Can you guess what meal it was. I'll give you a minute to think.......... It was the Outback steakhouse meal. I love Outback steakhouse. I always get the same thing: 9 0z steak well done even burn( that how I like my steak burned). Then lumpy garlic mashed potatoes with alittle bit of salt and pepper with a ceasar salad on the side. I feel the this is my perfect meal. That was basiclly the look of the meal let me explain the rest of the sense so you really get a feel of why I declared this my favorite meal. The atmosphere of when your getting sitting alway gets me excited because I know that I can't wait to just order. The Outback that I good to so clean and the enviroment is comfortable. You can't smell all the other people food as your waiting like blooming onions, steak, grilled vegies, and more. Everytime a waiter walks over with food your praying it's yours. The sounds of other talking enjoying their food and conversation fills the air. Then you start to get your food, salad's first in these big bowls. Then comes a hard plate with your steak and side in my case mashed potatos with my soda on the side and all the refills you can drink. I always go there with my boyfriend Steven<3.>

Blog 1: The option I pick for my blog was to record everything that I ate over the course of three days. So are you ready for this because I'm a very big eater. I started Friday the 21st to Sunday the 23rd. First off is Friday, in the morning I had a roll with butter. later on around 11:30 I had a yogurt and a banana along side. That at 2:oo I had a slice of pizza with an ice tea. If I don't mention a drink with anything like the first two that means I had water. Then at 5:00 my grandma made chicken cutlets and salad. Then I had another yogurt at 7:00, if you couldn't tell I like yogurt. Then the last thing I Friday night was beer. Saturday I didn't eat till about 2:00 which was orzo with chickpeas. At 4:00 i had can you guess a yogurt. Then at 6:30 I went to Outback Steakhouse and had a 9 0z steak with garlic mashed potatos and a caeser salad with a soda to drink. Then at 10:00 I had a cherry italian ice. Sunday I had a egg and cheese on a roll with salt, and pepper at like 11:30. Sunday at 3:00 everyones always at my grandma"s house and I ate stuffed shells, salad, baked potato and some corn. Then I had a kitkat bar at 4:30. The late entry of food is a sandwich which consisted of turkey and cheese and that was at 8:00. Then I watched some t.v and went to sleep because of school in the morning

A Little Bit About Me

A little bit about myself, well there so much to tell. First off I was born and raised in Astoria, Queens, which means I spent all of my nineteen years here. My mothers is Italian, and my father is Italian, Dutch, Irish. My favorite color is green it always has and always will be. I started Laguardia in the spring of 07 because I got held over in high school. My major is liberal arts ss/hum but I think I might change it. I still not sure what I want to do with my career. As far as working, I work at my Uncle beer distributor in Brooklyn. So if you wonder why I always look so tired the reason is I have to drive to and from Brooklyn everyday, but enough about me let me introduce the people that are the most important in life.

I live with my mom Debbie, my sister Gina, and my red-foot tortoise Freddy. My mother is a hard working woman who as supported Gina and myself all are lives. Gina is my older sister who is 4 years older then me but anyone who meets us at the same time think I’m the older one. That’s also has to do with the fact the, I’m the tallest in the house. My mom is 5’4 and my father is 6’4 so I’m right in the middle at 5’8 and a half going on 5’9. So people hate being tall I don’t mind it, now to get back to my tortoise Freddy. My boyfriend Steven<3>

So far in my nineteen years of living life has been good, sure there has been major high and low of my life but who hasn’t had good and bad times. I’ve learned at a young age you can’t dwell on the past it really get you nowhere and the only one that will be hurting in the end is you. The reason why for my new found glory is really because I have also been stubborn and always would hold grudges, and I learn that life is to short to be mad at every little thing as corny as that says but I did learn the hard way. I didn’t talk to this person very close to me over something stupid and then it was to late I guess I’ll have to meet them on the other side and the only person I blame is myself.