Blog 10

THE MOST INTERESTING THING I LEARNED WHILE BLOGGING IS ................................................ all the ingredients that make up the food I eat it really surprised me how much is actually in m food. It was kind of cool to blog every week, the research was defenitley a pain. I also learned that what I effects the world because what it takes to make one meal can ultimatley deplete natural resources around the world including animals. As far as me and food I already knew that what I eat and don't eat could ultimatley effect what happens to my body. but, the blog enforced that so now I try to eat fast food as less as possible because all the grease, and fatty foods is not good in the long term, I go to the gym now. It's hard to cut out all junk food but its a process, im still working on it but without the blog I don't think I would have made this drastic of a change by myself . THANKS DR.SMITH

Blog 9 (Sweet potatoes is the Winner)

My Meal is painfully(hurts me to say) unhealthy. But, in the previous blog I described how I could make my meal healthier. honestly, I've tried onven fried chicken and its very tasty. I'm not gonna say im going to actually switch over to healthy fried chicken but occassionaly I will because while chicken is in the oven it cooks better and its faster.NOW!!! as far as the maccaroni and cheese with low fat chedder cheese and cottage cheese was not very good. I think I'll stick with the fattening way of making maccaroni and cheese I will just eat less of it. In the previous blog Sweet potatoes seemed to be the healthiest food in my meal. OF COURSE because its natural, its grown from natures essentials, so out of my WHOLe meal sweet potatoes is both enviormentally safe, and good for the world's economy because if the more people find out that it is healthy and both sweet more people will buy it the econom of the world will grow due to a positive, healthy vegetable lol!!!

What Did I learned from Blog 5-7

I learned where many of my food comes from and I noticed that none of my food is made in New York. My food comes from diffrent states all around the United States. I also learned that the place where my chese is made, tabocco is made also. These blogs were very beneficial because it let me research where all my food came from, how it was made, and who made it

Blog 8

My meal is defenitley not 100% healthy, the fried chicken is consumed with trans fat(Trans fat is the common name for a type of unsaturated fat with trans fatty acids). Fried chicken is considered : as healthy as the alternative to animal fat". this is bad because too much tran fat can cause heart diseases. but, just recently we have found away to eat good fried chicken without the trans fat YESSSS!, I said by golly we have found a way. To make fried chicken less fattening and risky you can bake it in olive oil or butter and no oil.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat

http://docgerrytan.com/2007/03/22/how-safe-is-a-fried-chicken-check-if-its-cooked-with-trans-fat/

Recipe for Oven Fried Chicken:

Cooking spray 2/3 cup instant oats 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon mustard powder 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 4 (4-ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 cups frozen green peas, steamed or microwaved until hot
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
In a resealable plastic bag or shallow dish, combine oats, garlic powder, onion powder, mustard powder, paprika, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper. Mix well and set aside. Brush each chicken breast with Dijon mustard. Add chicken to oat mixture with tongs and turn to coat both sides. Transfer chicken to prepared baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.
Bake 30 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_32656,00.html



AND, Maccaroni and cheese is defenitley not healthy. Cheese is fattening because of all the cholestrol in cheese can lead to a heart attack, Cholesterol is Cholesterol is a sterol (a combination steroid and alcohol). Macaroni and cheese can be healthy too. If you bake it and use reduced fat cheese.

Recipe for baked Maccaroni and cheese:

1/2 pound elbow macaroni 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon powdered mustard 3 cups milk 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely diced 1 bay leaf 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 large egg 12 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded 1 teaspoon kosher salt Fresh black pepper Topping: 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup panko bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large pot of boiling, salted water cook the pasta to al dente. While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf. Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese. Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving. Remember to save leftovers for fried Macaroni and Cheese.



Candied yams are defenitley healthy, they are high in potassium, and vitamin A and these two ingredients help protect against heart attack and stroke.

So I guess with all the fatty acids in my meal this one meal cancels out all of them and I still recieve my recomended dose of healthy food.