HW 8

The rate at which the sprouts grew surprised me a lot. I had placed them in a jar for only 2 day when a looked back they already were growing all on the bottom. I had forgotten about them over the weekend and that didn’t stop it from growing. I didn’t get that may seed from the big bag because I didn’t know if it would work. But when it did I was glad because I could do my homework assignment. The spouts didn’t look very appetizing to me and I was afraid of getting sick from eating it. So I just took a small one and placed it in my mouth and tasted it. It was kind of plan tasting. From this experience I don’t think I would like to be a farmer. Just the simple task of watering was annoying to me. I couldn’t imagine grow all my food my self. This has made my appreciate food a little more. This might have had an opposite affect on my then what might have been the desired affect. I didn’t really enjoy growing sprouts much less other foods that take more work.

Another Picture of my sprouts

HW 6

Food Diary
Tuesday 9/28
Lunch: Mozzarella sticks
10 Dumplings and 2 cans of soda (Sierra Mist and Ginger Ale)

Dinner: White Rice and vegetables
Wednesday 9/29
Snack: Chinese chips


Breakfast: 1 cap of water
Lunch: Spaghetti and Meat Balls
Snack: 2 slices of pizza and 1 can of soda
Dinner: White Rice and Salmon and vegetables
Thursday 9/30
Breakfast: Plain cream cheese bagel
Lunch: 2 Whoppers from Burger King and a can of Ginger Ale


Snack: Chile and Crackers



Dinner: White rice and Beef with onions and vegetables.















On Wednesday I focused on taste of my food because I couldn’t figure the exact amount of calories of the odd things I was eating. The dumpling shop in Chinatown didn’t’ have any nutrition facts at all. The same thing happened at the 1-dollar pizza place. When it comes to the taste of food I care about it just as long as the price is rite. If I had to choose between a burger from a fast food place at 5 bucks and a nice burger from a dinner for 11 I would pick the fast food on even though I know that it probably taste not as good. But if it’s a small difference like 2-4 bucks I mite pick taste. When I was at the dumpling shop there was two I could choose from and I pick this one because it was 5 for a dollar not 4. Taste matters to me as long as it doesn’t affect my wallet too much.

Both days I chose the food products that were more a fordable. That might not have been the heath or better tasting choice but I am willing to make compromises. I think that dinner is the more nutritious meal I eat everyday because my dad cooks it a home. With the amount of fast food I eat coming home to a cooked meal is great. The taste is good and I get to talk to my sister and parents. Most of my dinners are the same white rice with a dish of vegetables and a dish of meat or other protean. I consider that nutritious because it has a health balance of meat and vegetables and rice just a good starch produce that can give you energy.

This exercise made me realize how unhealthy I eat. My friends always said I drank to many sodas on Sunday but now that is actually have to think about it I see that having 4to 5 cans of soda in 3 days is not a good think. I still will drink soda every day but I think that I should have a limit of one can a day. This way I have a larger chance to life a longer life. The amount of fast food I eat is probably not going chance because of money limitations but I see that is isn’t a good think. In the future when I make my own money ill try to not eat like this. As a get older my body won’t be able to process it that well so I will be forced to stop.

HW #2

1st draft. not done


The idea of studying food in history class is not a normal idea. When my friends ask what I am learning in history and I answer food unit they always ask my to elaborate or the think I am lying to them. But when you take time to think about the unit of food it makes scene. Why not learn about something you do everyday and sustain your body. I still don’t know why food is weird but I know that by the end of this unit I will be able to tell my friends about what I have learned.

When the topic of food comes up I think about all the cultures of food available in New York City. We have a little Italy, Chinatown, Korea town, and all sorts of other foods. There is fast and gourmet food and every verity in between. Every culture has there own view of what is acceptable food. For example Chinese people eat any seafood and other livestock that is not consider normal in America. We eat beef in America but Hindu people in India believe that they shouldn’t and that it is not normal too.