tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13262462793349128992024-03-05T15:50:56.171-08:00Eating in 3DEat well or eat cheap - you pick. The average American family has fewer than $10 per day per person for food. On this budget, can you meet standard nutritional guidelines within the practical time and financial constraints of real people? Is Eating in 3D (Time-Money-Nutrition) possible? Let's see.Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-13117856587911220352010-10-18T17:10:00.000-07:002010-10-18T17:10:19.893-07:00The 2-Vegetable Dinner<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is my first day with “full bars” and I am feeling like a 4H winner at the fair! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I followed the wisdom of my 9-year old and drank my milk, at veggies with lunch and then snuck two vegetables into our dinner. Speaking of dinners – the Trader Joe’s Masala sauce would make an old shoe yummy (put you’d miss your nutrition goals.) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4DpXWjncif32nu9Hx6Oe9vlx37kHb5wxKYlGiIvD5zMLUFN4dmRonxvHiaImoDqihAaMYoSRBzVIynRkmLqVDoccTDwKIUnZJW8dYo-2ZVazHRg7Z0R4D-dH1RUBsXbWwVrMg4topiaq/s1600/0919Jamie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4DpXWjncif32nu9Hx6Oe9vlx37kHb5wxKYlGiIvD5zMLUFN4dmRonxvHiaImoDqihAaMYoSRBzVIynRkmLqVDoccTDwKIUnZJW8dYo-2ZVazHRg7Z0R4D-dH1RUBsXbWwVrMg4topiaq/s320/0919Jamie.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Breakfast<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Latte</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Scrambled Eggs with ham onion, and cheddar</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whole wheat toast with Avocado</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Orange Juice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lunch<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Red bell peppers</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wheat Bread with Munster</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrots Baby</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dried Plums</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dinner<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tofu Masala with Cauliflower, onion and baby corn</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Basmati Rice Medley</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Total Daily Expenditure: $7.87</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since I am a winner today and feeling the exhilaration of triumph, I would like to take a moment to address a common peeve registered by my peanut gallery patrons. More than a few nuts have lambasted me for including lattes in an experiment partially about frugality. It would be difficult to say this without sounding condescending so please know that I am only trying to de-stigmatize the wrongly demonized latte. A latte is nothing more than steamed milk in strong coffee and ours happen to be made at home by my hubby, Ed. All in, my latte costs us $0.68 - more than half of which (approx $0.37) is one of the three servings of MILK required each day. So – have your 30 cent coffee and I’ll have my 30 cent espresso with steamed milk and stop fixating on my latte. Latte drinkers are people too.</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-50901484563436931962010-10-18T16:22:00.000-07:002010-10-18T16:33:19.899-07:00Full Bars! Celia Wins.<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As you can imagine, tabulating, preparing and posting our daily attempts to <em>Eat in 3D</em> takes far more time that the enterprise itself. Since I have shared with you how the program works and the detail with which we tracked our progress, I am going to move to a more simplified posting format. The majority of folks following this blog are simply interested in what works so, going forward, I’ll post examples of a single day for one of the three of us which hit the mark. Don’t worry, I’ll still divulge our failures and tips to avoid them but, fortunately, these are becoming increasingly rare.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Celia was the first of us to achieve what we call a “full bars” day – she met all of the daily requirements under the $10 cap – in fact, <strong>she did it under $7</strong>. Here’s what she had:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLga59CTermInIJOD3X-q5dNzZlDDeBPsqxZCiaebgFbnTV7A25YZstn2aZ18yM2YUyFCV_D-EexMmt3aOEi4h87P03AhJ9N9TQruAD8ALkkb09hxbu-67jGU-2tmQ8od4vjtT37CjfCdH/s1600/0914Celia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLga59CTermInIJOD3X-q5dNzZlDDeBPsqxZCiaebgFbnTV7A25YZstn2aZ18yM2YUyFCV_D-EexMmt3aOEi4h87P03AhJ9N9TQruAD8ALkkb09hxbu-67jGU-2tmQ8od4vjtT37CjfCdH/s320/0914Celia.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Breakfast<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Orange Juice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whole Grain Crunch Cereal with Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lunch<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chicken Patty Sandwich and whole wheat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Corn</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Apple slices</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dinner<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Salmon Patty on Wheat toast with Dill sauce</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sweet Potato</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Broccoli</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Total Daily Expenditure: $6.67</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtIwHtfTFJACqZDCaTV_qFxE6EkC4y6kQnrRUoshPBxrcX5L0eJr5QfRrm70wTSP5n-k6hgeidifh-Ga4h6qQ_hUQnwGVjFWYQMd4K24fK8MEtfUk9EfenBuDshlQgVZ-Srj2lS9sQZrG/s1600/Salmon+Burger_Sweet+Potato_Broccoli.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtIwHtfTFJACqZDCaTV_qFxE6EkC4y6kQnrRUoshPBxrcX5L0eJr5QfRrm70wTSP5n-k6hgeidifh-Ga4h6qQ_hUQnwGVjFWYQMd4K24fK8MEtfUk9EfenBuDshlQgVZ-Srj2lS9sQZrG/s200/Salmon+Burger_Sweet+Potato_Broccoli.JPG" width="150" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Celia’s tips for getting full bars: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1) Drink milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2) Eat a vegetable at lunch</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3) Two veggie for dinner doesn’t really seem like two if one is orange.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Congratulations, Celia! For the record, I was one glass of milk shy of matching Celia's full bars. It's on little girl - oh, it's on!</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-84819924925309765992010-10-14T06:55:00.000-07:002010-10-14T06:55:45.743-07:00Shout out to Trader Joe’s – 3D Eating on $400/month<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve seen websites and forum postings in which people share how to feed their families of 4 on $600 a month. Generally these folks rely on co-op style sources for bulk items and make their own breads, jams, etc…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My initial reaction to these claims was that it didn’t seem plausible. That was before 3 weeks <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Eating in 3D</i>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvD-9aqwgE1ZVsdCkTa3vo_HxtSAWVAzqU7-cmkb8irGc6RMCw77_r_jvRca9jXwZvRRo419uTLY90NxLAt7zIr6ZxFM905AOa7inUeAFMFEoZOQuzsnyAbbvMGiYL_liRJIOXkFKRngHZ/s1600/TJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvD-9aqwgE1ZVsdCkTa3vo_HxtSAWVAzqU7-cmkb8irGc6RMCw77_r_jvRca9jXwZvRRo419uTLY90NxLAt7zIr6ZxFM905AOa7inUeAFMFEoZOQuzsnyAbbvMGiYL_liRJIOXkFKRngHZ/s200/TJ.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fair warning – I am about to give an unabashed endorsement of a commercial entity. Since sucking up to this particular company will get you nowhere – they don’t even accommodate media interviews – you can be assured that my endorsement is for no personal gain of my own. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know that everyone does not have a Trader Joe’s in the neighborhood. I am fortunate enough to have two within a couple miles. I’ve been a TJ shopper for a few years but off and on. I struggled to shop in the cramped aisles with throngs of people during peak evening and weekend hours. Inevitably there would be items for which I’d have to go next door to Vons. And, many TJs products are not packaged in the right increment for a family of three. But, as I planned for my first grocery run for this experiment, I saw a trend among cost-conscious, nutrition-minded bloggers. They all rely on TJs for staple ingredients. So, I joined the TJ masses to fill my cart with roughly enough food for 2 weeks.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the checkout I asked the amiable, well-pierced clerk to ring my alcohol purchases separately so I can have a clean receipt for the food. When the last food item slid across the scanner, I stood speechless at the total glowing on the digital display - $167.26. I hadn’t seen a grocery bill that began with a 1 in years. My first thought is that I must have misjudged and not purchased enough food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as I packed it all into bags, I could clearly see that I had everything I needed. I mentioned the experiment to the clerk. His eyes opened wide and he said, “You’re going to mention Trader Joe’s, right?” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yep.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Within the first two weeks we returned to a store once for more staples: milk, cream, parmesan, peanut butter, yogurt and fruit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These mid-month needs totaled $27.94</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In week three, I went back to TJs and loaded up again – this time for $154.38.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So – without shopping in vats of bulk grains, baking my breads, canning or preserving anything, our grocery bill for ONE MONTH was $352.58. Hard to believe? I wish I had recorded all the actual product names because I would the vast majority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In particular, the Salmon Patties are a huge favorite with my family, the Thai Red Curry is yummy and the frozen cod fillets were surprisingly fresh tasting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our total expenditure for the month was slightly higher – including our few meals out, all the food items that were already in the pantry, coffee, etc...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I now feel certain that a family can eat for $10/person, meet nutritional guidelines, and not dedicate precious hours to the enterprise. So, yeh! for us. But what about the significant portion of our society that can’t afford $10/person/day?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember – according to the median household income the realistic number is more like $5.60/person/day. How low can you go?</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-83450194087603879972010-10-14T06:30:00.000-07:002010-10-14T06:30:25.257-07:00Learn to love leftovers<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At just over $20 dollars for the family for the day we are on the right track. With a couple minor changes, this day had the potential to reach the the Eating in 3D goal. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPiwXroCL-IPiz_KMQXwY3PchUcdnmkkkRRN3Yp6_v77QXfu477C0CjeT-8Cg25_GT2tJcXjynrBJOLaIFMPw4WIJEOfq291R0prMXG3d58PPDJsPIqdIB93LMZHiKJhkMlJN-sifTt5C/s1600/0908Ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPiwXroCL-IPiz_KMQXwY3PchUcdnmkkkRRN3Yp6_v77QXfu477C0CjeT-8Cg25_GT2tJcXjynrBJOLaIFMPw4WIJEOfq291R0prMXG3d58PPDJsPIqdIB93LMZHiKJhkMlJN-sifTt5C/s400/0908Ed.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ED</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Breakfast</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Latte</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Granola with vanilla yogurt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1/2 sausage</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Edamame</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peach Yogurt with a banana</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Broiled Cod</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brown Rice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure: $6.71</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Meatballs and Swiss cheese on 1/2 a bagel</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Edamame</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peach yogurt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brown Rice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cod (4 oz)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peach</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure: $6.39</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vUBd3VkA-WBSVqYEdaV1Nj25JpvfpYs2sc6m_fsOlGBzTbiVC8xmC_PxHxJFkNNZZb26wXShLtNqLEkWSpEVfeCXLpFmGNp09bxOU2q9stQNLg1tXKd_biUFffwDKqHFpThv6lGiwfZg/s1600/0908Celia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vUBd3VkA-WBSVqYEdaV1Nj25JpvfpYs2sc6m_fsOlGBzTbiVC8xmC_PxHxJFkNNZZb26wXShLtNqLEkWSpEVfeCXLpFmGNp09bxOU2q9stQNLg1tXKd_biUFffwDKqHFpThv6lGiwfZg/s400/0908Celia.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">CELIA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Breakfast</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2 waffles</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1/2 syrup (1/4 cup)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Broccoli & Cheese Baked Potato</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pineapple and apple slices</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cherry tomatoes and baby carrots</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure: $7.15</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lessons Learned and Observations</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have a friend who will not eat leftovers. If and when she ever joins us in this eating adventure she will change her tune. Eating last night’s dinner for lunch tomorrow is the easiest path to cheap, effortless, nutritious eats. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once I realized this I started cooking 5 servings of each dinner and immediately putting 2 servings aside in storage containers for the next day.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyeXIW8jicmKrMqcpFRdqFrTiCz7WbSkNK7YpA5PrJRPnkGfnH4nCWaYUoOX87DhLYDI-io2VzrUjgpNFFbYziQFXpNHMa94TcihG9rG4kRQWB3pfsoEz7GsqarY62u4ovldxDg80KZbm/s1600/apple.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyeXIW8jicmKrMqcpFRdqFrTiCz7WbSkNK7YpA5PrJRPnkGfnH4nCWaYUoOX87DhLYDI-io2VzrUjgpNFFbYziQFXpNHMa94TcihG9rG4kRQWB3pfsoEz7GsqarY62u4ovldxDg80KZbm/s200/apple.bmp" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The other lessons of this day, in retrospect are: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1) Fill the gaps. Assuming you are well within budget, if you come to the end of dinner and you are short a fruit – have a piece. If you’re missing a serving of whole grains, have a piece of toast before bed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2) Don’t eat a meal that misses the mark. Celia’s waffles with syrup were woefully inadequate from a nutritional standpoint. Her chart at the end of the day looked like she only had 2 meals. No fruit, no veg, no milk, no protein - just grain and sugar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is not an effective meal unless the goal is simply to fill ones belly.</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-43863125095714671522010-09-21T21:28:00.000-07:002010-09-21T21:28:31.106-07:00In Memory of Lox<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's better that you face the facts now. There are foods - maybe some of your favorites - that you will not be able to buy while <em>Eating in 3D</em>.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XRvsC9uZIkigfo-E_DlH58unRE_flpwCx5c9Pl4WjEWRSmW7FTn7V2EDzEJNYgqqqaIxUTBTe7QKieqPg1tSjcHVvuU7vNLUA2FITKEXYpgrwmRHxiJlE48uPWXbcP8GwHLy46bO1gj-/s1600/0907Ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XRvsC9uZIkigfo-E_DlH58unRE_flpwCx5c9Pl4WjEWRSmW7FTn7V2EDzEJNYgqqqaIxUTBTe7QKieqPg1tSjcHVvuU7vNLUA2FITKEXYpgrwmRHxiJlE48uPWXbcP8GwHLy46bO1gj-/s400/0907Ed.jpg" width="237" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ED</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Breakfast</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Latte</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bagel with cream cheese, tomato and smoke salmon</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey and Swiss cheese on 1/2 a bagel</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Radishes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1/2 apple</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 hard-boiled egg</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peach yogurt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pasta Bowtie with Marinara sauce and meatballs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad with tomatoes, avocado, pecans and Balsamic vinaigrette</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure: $11.59</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEn8Nq2BpxEs10OdAVqW011nhsn_ILfDZ62AIMyho6yQHM1kkFqrSk6U4yyEfQPV2-5l9nQKsc4SlBSDPsC-Hw6s2krwPYRVqGmULcO5OB0HTlWSB2YBk0Pj0fF5jY-ZRvN4SoN_veq6D/s1600/0907Jamie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEn8Nq2BpxEs10OdAVqW011nhsn_ILfDZ62AIMyho6yQHM1kkFqrSk6U4yyEfQPV2-5l9nQKsc4SlBSDPsC-Hw6s2krwPYRVqGmULcO5OB0HTlWSB2YBk0Pj0fF5jY-ZRvN4SoN_veq6D/s400/0907Jamie.jpg" width="220" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">JAMIE</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Breakfast</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Latte</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey and Swiss cheese on 1/2 a bagel</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Radishes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1/2 apple</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 hard-boiled egg</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peach yogurt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pasta Bowtie with Marinara sauce and meatballs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad with tomatoes, avocado, pecans and Balsamic vinaigrette</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure: $7.48 </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QRdon4MABLRCx9ggeUgnqWQo0yrNaAXQG7LOha_OwOpJ-2_1QTe0tyVgD-J-NVjvveqFfwyp6zHoT7_PEva2iAc0yKA9hko4wqwsyqmqBMdaHCr7N_uJyQhkbZEBljGimP3QuooLJPJc/s1600/0907Celia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QRdon4MABLRCx9ggeUgnqWQo0yrNaAXQG7LOha_OwOpJ-2_1QTe0tyVgD-J-NVjvveqFfwyp6zHoT7_PEva2iAc0yKA9hko4wqwsyqmqBMdaHCr7N_uJyQhkbZEBljGimP3QuooLJPJc/s400/0907Celia.jpg" width="220" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">CELIA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Breakfast</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nectarine</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pasta Bowtie with Marinara sauce and meatballs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad with tomatoes, avocado, pecans and Balsamic vinaigrette</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kiwi</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure: $7.30</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpkF1pB0oFlSrXM9-ByWRZma8pJJ2GBYpOyY8YZG6Wz8IRx6RHJ1uAAMMmHKsYgeo0NJKef38NL4JzHlF11QNfu-Dl1hU8XZilYeKHsOJII1GO0ERt9Yc_2By9uIzryeBoNv-mYAd6j01/s1600/caviar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpkF1pB0oFlSrXM9-ByWRZma8pJJ2GBYpOyY8YZG6Wz8IRx6RHJ1uAAMMmHKsYgeo0NJKef38NL4JzHlF11QNfu-Dl1hU8XZilYeKHsOJII1GO0ERt9Yc_2By9uIzryeBoNv-mYAd6j01/s320/caviar.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No matter how much you love your foie gras, crab, lox, or caviar, you’ll never find a way to work it in to <em>Eating in 3D</em> unless you liquify these delicacies and spray a thin mist on the rest of your food items. I foolishly bought some wild smoked salmon knowing how much Celia likes bagels and lox for breakfast. It never occurred to me that two ounces of lox will set you back $2.50 – one-quarter of your total daily budget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Save the specialty items for special occasions or buy a spray bottle.</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-39412790316253776412010-09-21T15:36:00.000-07:002010-09-21T15:36:57.637-07:00Apples for Dinner<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ug! I feel like we are moving one step forward and then two steps back. We were on track for a good day until the evening turned into a school shopping misadventure. Ed and Celia returned late from shopping. I had eaten leftovers so they foraged in the kitchen nibbling apples, bagels and peanut butter. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure: $5.46</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROlvMRcMWCXv7s5crOxlP0mwQXah0t9u6PkrJchICHnKxevA_fGlSHMIOTUb99PZ-ZPxhLYNQWF6kv3rsDhVf5FYERPqqdyp1gh7TLLktBGuKsYXIuebZ_hqNYquI1GHZA_VB2XM5GWfM/s1600/fish+tacos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROlvMRcMWCXv7s5crOxlP0mwQXah0t9u6PkrJchICHnKxevA_fGlSHMIOTUb99PZ-ZPxhLYNQWF6kv3rsDhVf5FYERPqqdyp1gh7TLLktBGuKsYXIuebZ_hqNYquI1GHZA_VB2XM5GWfM/s200/fish+tacos.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I met a friend for lunch at a restaurant in Old Town – killing my budget. My Zocalo grilled swordfish tacos (the BEST in town) were delicious but the bit of cabbage on them didn’t contribute much to my veg total. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ed and Celia grabbed a less-than-ideal dinner on the run. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Had he eaten a real dinner he would have done very well for the day. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The end result was a low cost day that lacked our nutritional basics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-90281758237932159502010-09-20T22:05:00.000-07:002010-09-20T22:05:52.394-07:00Lessons from the first two weeks<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><em>Eating in 3D</em> is possible. Definitely. But it takes more thought and vigilance that one might think or wish to invest. But like anything new, Eating in 3D would eventually become routine and, therefore, more easily sustainable.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>You can’t eat with hope – plan backwards to make your numbers. In the beginning I just jotted down our eating and then added it all up at the end of the day. WRONG! It is better to add it up as you go and then plan your dinner around what is lacking from the day's nutrition. This saves you from inadvertently destroying your budget on a fish fillet for dinner after you've already consumed 6 ounces of protein earlier in the day.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJJjmUEyFh5cqyd_upZq1t1lR8NfnqppC35_T6cLBZE15IYqBLyAKBemMn2peZTLWPFltW_m-QQGp2feLPAkETJeawuuy5q0p-MB0eLqgEqEI5bUD1u6DWB-0gPtj6BSvbZHxAHIHV9B/s1600/Lunchbox+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJJjmUEyFh5cqyd_upZq1t1lR8NfnqppC35_T6cLBZE15IYqBLyAKBemMn2peZTLWPFltW_m-QQGp2feLPAkETJeawuuy5q0p-MB0eLqgEqEI5bUD1u6DWB-0gPtj6BSvbZHxAHIHV9B/s320/Lunchbox+2.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> P</span></span></span>ack your lunch! Not only does this saves you money but it allows you to control your nutrition in a way that eating out simply cannot. Creating Starbucks-esque lunch plates with fruit, vegetables, grains and protein. It takes no time at all to throw these items in a container.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Make it easy on yourself by eating the serving sizes recommended. If it says 2/3 cup peas per person, stick to it no matter how much you hate to leave 2 servings in the bag. At the end of the week put all of the partial portions together in a soup or veggie medley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Sticking to the recommended serving sizes will make it </span>infinitely easier to keep track of your nutrition data and reduce your portions to a proper size. I promise, you will not be hungry.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> S</span></span></span>kip the soda, juices, etc… and drink a glass of milk. One thing that becomes immediately evident <em>Eating in 3D</em> is that everything you consume that is not nutritious displaces something healthy you could have drank. It took us a while to figure it out but you will not likely get your three servings of dairy each day with drinking moo juice. An added benefit is that a glass of milk makes any meal more filling. If you must drink soda - make it diet. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Although I don't show you the daily totals for vitamins A and C, Calcium and Iron, I do track them. This leaves me to ask, what the hell has iron in it? We haven’t scratched the surface of our RDA of Iron yet. I suggest a One-A-Day supplement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Don’t strive for protein. Chances are, you’ll get plenty. We've been low carb eaters for years so a meal just doesn't feel right without a slab of protein. But at a maximum daily allowance of 6 ounces a day - those slabs ought to be wedges. Control the protein and you'll control your cholesterol and calories from fat ratio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Pasta rocks. At less than 20 cents a serving, and few drawbacks, pasta is the bedrock of this project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> But keep it whole wheat to get your whole grain numbers up. </span>My take on Carbonara with ham chunks, peas and whole grain pasta totaled up to about $2.45 but it delivered a power nutritional punch and seemed like an indulgence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>Forget about eating out. Seriously, it simply cannot be done in budget. By the time you add tax and tip to your selection – no matter how inexpensive - you are sunk.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSXd4pUywljNK46YL3HA5NNuBxWXY3nOhqpvsAOsMynVOgYMWeN6c6-NzfN-xxWATL3XH6_mJbFwmNMgJnVQWH79S1dbEE-DqA_xoW9Jv2rCbd1DM9jqBzOrzWpkDAyzhzeuCbK9Kx8dv/s1600/Lolavet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSXd4pUywljNK46YL3HA5NNuBxWXY3nOhqpvsAOsMynVOgYMWeN6c6-NzfN-xxWATL3XH6_mJbFwmNMgJnVQWH79S1dbEE-DqA_xoW9Jv2rCbd1DM9jqBzOrzWpkDAyzhzeuCbK9Kx8dv/s200/Lolavet.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Sadly, t</span></span></span>he dog will suffer. No one is more upset about our experiment than our lab-mutt Lola. The beauty of right-sizing portions is that you don’t over eat or waste food. Of course, this is a matter of opinion. Lola doesn’t see the beauty in it at all. All three of us have stayed on the clean plate honor roll since we started <em>Eating in 3D</em>. Our dinners have been tasty, our appetites primed, and the portions perfectly sized such that our bowls leave the table empty as Lola looks on aghast. </span></div></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-91005146306938583942010-09-20T21:17:00.000-07:002010-09-20T21:17:53.308-07:00Lazy Sunday Snafu<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Skipping meals does not pay. No matter how hard you try to correct the course of events with a nutritious dinner, a poor beginning to the day is hard to overcome.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lessons Learned and Observations</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We all woke late and decided to walk the 2.5 miles into Little Italy for brunch. Of course, knowing that we had only about $5.00 each to spend it was pretty certainly going to be a bagel. Passing by the throngs of tourists and locals leisurely ordering up plates of seafood pasta, nibbling on steaming bread and sipping espresso drinks, I admit that I cursed the experiment. Missing the ritual of eating out is by far the worst aspect of Eating in 3D for me. There is something fundamentally more delicious about a meal that you did not have to prepare with your own hands. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RrgDtsIIO3uxlZoeWuRB1nJm9LB6gzD4Jh7ulATXjYT91UYCVkRt6MdC9DMKiwnVGmb1CjHJ51Vp_Bo0OZZH8ogumzrdp_dNLQoJJoyu9hFFMQelClkCnzRGvRd4Xl-2r2vZrRUv4IlE/s1600/Cafe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RrgDtsIIO3uxlZoeWuRB1nJm9LB6gzD4Jh7ulATXjYT91UYCVkRt6MdC9DMKiwnVGmb1CjHJ51Vp_Bo0OZZH8ogumzrdp_dNLQoJJoyu9hFFMQelClkCnzRGvRd4Xl-2r2vZrRUv4IlE/s320/Cafe.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It turns out our $5.00 options in little Italy included 2 slices of pizza, a brat, a bagel or a something from the Starbucks cold case. We opted for the Starbucks Protein, Calcium and Kid’s plates because they offered the best array of nutrition. But that is where our best intentions departed. We buckled under the influence of the coffee aromas and bought drip coffees for Ed and me and a small Green Machine veggie drink for Celia. The Starbucks bill came to $18.70. I rationalize that this is alright because, having slept through breakfast, we only have one more big meal in the day and we can still hit the budget.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When dinner rolled around, we had long since burned off the Starbucks meals. I prepared Trader Joe’s Salmon Patties on the grill and served them on toasted English muffins with a dill sauce I made from sour cream, a dollop of stone ground mustard and fresh dill. On the side I prepared the Trade Joe’s Quinoa Duo and added sautéed chard to boost our vegetables. Finally, being hungry, the fresh heirloom tomatoes from the CSA looked so irresistible that I sliced them up and served them as well. In hind sight, I would have saved the tomatoes for another meal. We had plenty of food as it is and at $.90 per serving, we all exceeded our budgets. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The true story here is that while you save cash by skipping a meal, you sink your nutritional goals right out of the gate. We fell short across the board. Foiled again!</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-91382377692537975502010-09-19T21:29:00.000-07:002010-09-19T21:30:25.029-07:00Party Time!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Unless you are a recluse, you probably have occasion to share a meal with friends. You will also have days when the pace of events finds you standing in line at a taco shack utterly devoid of self control. This day exemplifies what happens to good intentions and will power in the face of In-n-Out burgers and birthday cake.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBUlqD4ATG-AhNLWl_1qTO4ifRojs9knzvZpuL6KE1iKq0ta4-m6z0vH5iG_OAxC47-NvBSXXv3SvNctj_u3BKEcMBQj9rYxIFM0uEMuQPVMOwvhKpYcdm3NVlB_krbSO9mcvbzptYRqJ/s1600/0904Celia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBUlqD4ATG-AhNLWl_1qTO4ifRojs9knzvZpuL6KE1iKq0ta4-m6z0vH5iG_OAxC47-NvBSXXv3SvNctj_u3BKEcMBQj9rYxIFM0uEMuQPVMOwvhKpYcdm3NVlB_krbSO9mcvbzptYRqJ/s400/0904Celia.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">CELIA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Breakfast</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal and Raspberries</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Total Daily Expenditure: $11.54</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Weekends are always a little wonky for us. If I have my way, I’ll sleep through breakfast and focus my energy on lunch when my feet finally hit the floor. Ed and Celia fend for themselves. We often grab fast food on obligatory Home Depot runs or just graze on whatever is laying around from the previous week.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On this particular Saturday, Ed took Celia to the beach and we all attended an afternoon birthday party for a 3-year-old daughter of dear friends. As a result you can see that there is NO rhyme or reason to the day’s food consumption. Simply put – we blew it big time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For the sake of the experiment, I’ve assigned the cost of the party food – an inspired choice of In-n-Out burgers and birthday cake selected by the birthday girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were all over for the day brining our family total to $32.20.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Bd9AjJ-95GAutuu38n1yCfh62ozeJHKv64lwRXDdalC5_itjEHP2xx_J1cA6EUx3q2T131_yZeGojUJmhXsZZlgP8ffvzfY48d2AiqnU_wta0sgAXhbLSz4hAC2R7ydaVgN2LYKFQxB1/s1600/in-n-out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Bd9AjJ-95GAutuu38n1yCfh62ozeJHKv64lwRXDdalC5_itjEHP2xx_J1cA6EUx3q2T131_yZeGojUJmhXsZZlgP8ffvzfY48d2AiqnU_wta0sgAXhbLSz4hAC2R7ydaVgN2LYKFQxB1/s320/in-n-out.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In a word, our nutrition sucked. I managed to get my vegetables through a left over curry and some carrots on the party veggie tray. We all got our protein thanks to the deliciously decadent Double-Doubles. Celia found half of her milk serving in a Horchata – which might be taking liberties with the definition of “milk.” Look at Ed’s cholesterol and sodium levels. Need I say more?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All in all, this day serves to demonstrate how easily you can exceed your budget and still get close to no nutritional value. All of that aside, it was the best damn Double-double I’ve had in years.</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-68675066965989652352010-09-19T17:40:00.000-07:002010-09-19T17:40:46.134-07:00There’s a hole in my Whole Grain numbers<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Not a bad day overall. We all came in on or under budget, ringing up a family total of $27.60 for the day. The centrally planned lunches are really helping out numbers but we still have to address the shortfall in the whole grain and milk categories.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lunch</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey and Cheddar on 1/2 Wheat English muffin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrots & Celery</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dried plums</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dinner</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bowtie Pasta with Chicken Meatballs and Chard in Olive Oil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad with tomato and avocado with Balsamic dressing</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure: $8.16</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlg5mhYuBd9i9zYKCiccTLOLrqMdETjlqMdoKUaUfm3CMpbizW7GG1byItmFE0csHC95_-lN7u9Hc7VPstqFSnXiAadndoAsQgeDrpoh4YDpadDk9ytbFHb-y_WOGcmuwklX7MkZOhPUC/s1600/0903Jamie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlg5mhYuBd9i9zYKCiccTLOLrqMdETjlqMdoKUaUfm3CMpbizW7GG1byItmFE0csHC95_-lN7u9Hc7VPstqFSnXiAadndoAsQgeDrpoh4YDpadDk9ytbFHb-y_WOGcmuwklX7MkZOhPUC/s400/0903Jamie.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">JAMIE</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Breakfast</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Smashed avocado on Wheat Toast with tomato</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lunch</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey and Swiss on ½ a Bagel</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrots & Cherry Tomato</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dried plums</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hard-boiled egg</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dinner</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bowtie Pasta with Chicken Meatballs and Chard in Olive Oil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad with tomato and avocado with Balsamic dressing</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Total Daily Expenditure: $10.00</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qXq1GTNlBuZ9gHWJs_2HNufP6quvfQU9m37SCcA_FBe433RvRaNAZoPIHmMYEBhyphenhyphenAEHuXEpl6ccjH4CY_ZzCdTur-XRI5ntP9I9Ph3ySCTKlPlnSmH4x8qZTFEgbt7Ijgq_SMewi7bXZ/s1600/0903Celia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qXq1GTNlBuZ9gHWJs_2HNufP6quvfQU9m37SCcA_FBe433RvRaNAZoPIHmMYEBhyphenhyphenAEHuXEpl6ccjH4CY_ZzCdTur-XRI5ntP9I9Ph3ySCTKlPlnSmH4x8qZTFEgbt7Ijgq_SMewi7bXZ/s400/0903Celia.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">CELIA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Breakfast</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Go Lean Crunch with Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Banana</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lunch</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey and Swiss on ½ a Bagel</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrots & Cherry Tomato</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dried plums</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2 hard-boiled eggs</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dinner</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bowtie Pasta with Chicken Meatballs and Chard in Olive Oil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad with tomato and avocado with Balsamic dressing</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Total Daily Expenditure: $9.45</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lessons Learned and Observations</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’m frustrated by whole grains – really, who isn’t? According to the food powers that be, we should have 3 servings or roughly 84 grams of whole grains each day. I'm game, but how do I know how many grams of whole grains are in my oatmeal, wheat bread or quinoa?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does 100% wheat mean it's whole grain? What does multigrain mean? Whole wheat sounds promising but there is nothing that qanitifes its "wholeness" on the package.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAtUPoJOJvk21rRFSKbhaK-cS5AhoW4UdZKUkV86E6Sl3D3m2KyRoU9VTYcBTrGEVHwGXw2h93QnKVixfD349jYVx8a4MWz4po1FDZlMKABZ_xtNtmXRk5F8yyEtA1EccMEPjqZIRbjWP/s1600/whole-grain-stamp.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAtUPoJOJvk21rRFSKbhaK-cS5AhoW4UdZKUkV86E6Sl3D3m2KyRoU9VTYcBTrGEVHwGXw2h93QnKVixfD349jYVx8a4MWz4po1FDZlMKABZ_xtNtmXRk5F8yyEtA1EccMEPjqZIRbjWP/s1600/whole-grain-stamp.gif" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is where The Whole Grains Council comes in. In the pursuit of getting Americans to consume more whole grains, they are providing resources to help us to know a whole grain when we see one. You’ll occasionally find a special packaging symbol on products telling you exactly how many grams of whole grain are in each serving. Many marketing savvy producers include this information under the banner of “Heart Healthy” food. But, by no means is this commonly applied to all whole grain offerings.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Whole Grain Council lords over all whole grains or foods made from them contain all the essential parts and naturally-occurring nutrients of the entire grain seed. If the grain has been processed (e.g., cracked, crushed, rolled, extruded, and/or cooked), the food product should deliver approximately the same rich balance of nutrients that are found in the original grain seed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxv16pxwAugkALZ728KYyD2s2dquGnVTd8MylBc7bqDZhx3ET70RRT9GFJRKiuCh0lMyhu7loCIXSfJ-bk2M7UUDpC5Criq-V45j1xbodVVLwN23f3eWjNWiURCWaDTYI3OIa-YntMst0/s1600/whole+grains.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxv16pxwAugkALZ728KYyD2s2dquGnVTd8MylBc7bqDZhx3ET70RRT9GFJRKiuCh0lMyhu7loCIXSfJ-bk2M7UUDpC5Criq-V45j1xbodVVLwN23f3eWjNWiURCWaDTYI3OIa-YntMst0/s320/whole+grains.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The obvious suspects are Corn, including whole cornmeal and popcorn; Oats, including oatmeal; barley; Rice, both brown rice and colored rice; Wheat, and Wild rice. But there is a much more exotic world of whole grains into which few dare to travel: Amaranth, Buckwheat, Millet, Quinoa, Rye, Sorghum (also called milo), Teff, and Triticale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not to mention the more obscure “other cereal grasses from the Poaceae (or Gramineous) family” such as canary seed, Job's tears, Montina, Timothy, fonio, etc. which also qualify as whole grains when consumed with all of their bran, germ and endosperm.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But I digress… My point was that you are not likely to find the quantity of whole grain clearly demarked on your canary see – endosperm or not. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Due to this snag in my data collection, I altered my original method which tried to quantify whole grains in grams per day to reflect simple servings per day. Realistically, this is much more practical. If you eat a bowl of oatmeal or Go Lean Crunch (our favorite) cereal – point for you! A turkey sandwich on whole wheat for lunch – 2 points! Throw in whole wheat pasta or brown rice for dinner and you have met the mark. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Still, in my whole grain naiveté, I did a poor job of purchasing for this particular requirement. I bought too many plain Jane pastas (I’m sure the Pasta Council would disagree) and even some egregious white bread. I’ve noted the error of my ways and will stick to the all things consumed in bran, germ or endosperm from now on.</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-18742471349030078272010-09-16T21:20:00.000-07:002010-09-16T21:26:37.171-07:00Pasta Carbonara? Really?<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">t has been a shocker to me that I can eat up to 300 carbs in a day and not gain weight. We rarely hit that number but our intake thus far has far exceeded the sub-40 carbs that Ed and I generally observed. So, for me, eating a bowl of steaming Pasta Carbonara was definitely the highlight of the experiement so far - and it didn't torpedo our day's goals. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_CL3UxmT01gZwOXymYJVisW-wnHwYMisic8HcJWSG1IrvtlyKr7PU6j22UhLDEUJhjsucFxoJrno6hyphenhyphenUGCwBX6XVIJPqlE0ArqyaFPJ-YCCvaOBcM950L8Q7hZSsHHTvCB-a_KsMjUch/s1600/0902Jamie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_CL3UxmT01gZwOXymYJVisW-wnHwYMisic8HcJWSG1IrvtlyKr7PU6j22UhLDEUJhjsucFxoJrno6hyphenhyphenUGCwBX6XVIJPqlE0ArqyaFPJ-YCCvaOBcM950L8Q7hZSsHHTvCB-a_KsMjUch/s400/0902Jamie.jpg" width="258" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">JAMIE</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Breakfast</strong></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">½ Wheat English muffin with Peanut butter</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Latte</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lunch</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey and Cheddar on ½ Wheat English Muffin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrots and Celery</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Prunes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Total Daily Expenditure: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$6.47</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lunch</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey on Wheat English Muffin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carrots & Celery </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Grapes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dinner</strong></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Whole Wheat Pasta Carbonara with Ham and peas</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Total Daily Expenditure: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$5.39</strong></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lessons Learned and Observations</span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On the cost front, we did alright. As a family we kept the daily spend to under $22.00. Ed was at the budget limit because he bought a take out sandwich – proving, again, that it is not an option while <em>Eating in 3D</em>. I know – it takes us a while. Celia rung in at an astounding $5.39 for the day! </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nutritionally, we were all over the place relative to our goals. Ed loaded up on protein but skipped the fruit. I wallowed in cheese, milk, cream and more cheese. Celia over did the sugar but actually fared well overall. Let me say that Pasta Carbonara (recipe below) – of any variety – is ecstasy after days of lean foods. This variety with chunks of ham rather than bacon and peas really hit the spot without totally killing our goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, we overdid the sodium, cholesterol and calories from fat but <em>it was worth it</em>. All things being equal, our gluttony was still significantly healthier than the average daily intake and everyone was satisfied when the last pea left our bowls. Viva la Italia!</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>Pasta Carbonara with Ham and Peas</em></strong></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To prepare:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Start with the ham and peas at room temperature. If necessary, warm them in microwave before adding to pasta. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ingredients<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> (per serving) </span></span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3 oz Ham (84g)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Whole wheat pasta (56g)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peas<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(84g)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 oz Heavy Cream </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 Egg yolk<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 oz Parmesan Cheese (28)</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Estimated Cost: $2.45 per serving</span></i></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Directions</span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Prepare pasta per instructions.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cut ham into small cubes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Combine cream, egg yolk and cheese in a bowl.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Strain pasta, reserving a little (2-3 tablespoons) of the water.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While the pasta is still hot, return to the pan and add the ham and peas. Quickly add cream mixture and the reserved water. Stir and serve immediately. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-87548373225215348252010-09-16T11:14:00.000-07:002010-09-16T11:14:14.540-07:00Stealing a page from the Starbucks playbook<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To look at today’s charts you might think we have started to get the hang of this. Indeed, we are under budget by $3.20 and we did some things well. Yet – there is obvious room for improvement in retrospect.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey Sandwich on Wheat with cheese</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Green lettuce </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pickle</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Coke Zero</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tofu Vegetable (carrots, chard, onion and orange bell pepper) in Trader Joe’s Red Curry Sauce</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rice </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Total Daily Expenditure: $7.72</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQgGQvRVoZC-IK0773Zi1ufgJ_hlDyjsIkYOfIj-tx4Ax0hTR56tx6wHp8hRbEJb-alEo6zvjO2sz1aVkkSrxnZP6lwUOp7XrCIwdzSmyyEo1tGMJXOW3Yq76-N0FaSyNyAj2aJJewpWc/s1600/0901Jamie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQgGQvRVoZC-IK0773Zi1ufgJ_hlDyjsIkYOfIj-tx4Ax0hTR56tx6wHp8hRbEJb-alEo6zvjO2sz1aVkkSrxnZP6lwUOp7XrCIwdzSmyyEo1tGMJXOW3Yq76-N0FaSyNyAj2aJJewpWc/s400/0901Jamie.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">JAMIE<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Breakfast<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Coffee </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">½ cup Milk </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Starbucks Fruit Nut Cheese Plate</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tofu Vegetable (carrots, chard, onion and orange bell pepper) in Trader Joe’s Red Curry Sauce</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rice </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Total Daily Expenditure: $10.79</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_HIn-75Ast0oaSW6bB8ATYTxS6at3aZ71GVwIylG5O6nzFo0dEQBaUUhf3Kp7Kb1kUoDCJGeKSawIJKX6SnikV_xwUE17ObLoQ-boKhoxexhA1EU1rWZI45zKQ1fWsbMLGWIs83URUi7/s1600/0901Celia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_HIn-75Ast0oaSW6bB8ATYTxS6at3aZ71GVwIylG5O6nzFo0dEQBaUUhf3Kp7Kb1kUoDCJGeKSawIJKX6SnikV_xwUE17ObLoQ-boKhoxexhA1EU1rWZI45zKQ1fWsbMLGWIs83URUi7/s400/0901Celia.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">CELIA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Breakfast<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple & Cinnamon oatmeal</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Raspberries (1 oz)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Banana</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Turkey Sandwich on Wheat with cheese</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Green lettuce </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pickle</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Raspberry Tea Snapple</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Daily Expenditure:</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> $8.30</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lessons Learned and Observations</strong></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am going to table the discussion of the Snapple beverage that Ed bough Celia today for another time. At 52 g of sugar you can see what it did to her chart. Mind you, a glass of milk would have perfected her RDA chart. Eat to the chart!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyhoo…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What is that definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over hoping for a different outcome?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What did I think would happen to my budget when I bought a coffee and lunch at Starbucks? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here it is in a nutshell – I’ll type it out so the words might sink in this time – you CANNOT get take out while <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Eating in 3D</i>. Unless you can find food for about $3.00 you will ruin your daily budget. And if you do find food at that price, it will likely ruin your nutrition numbers (hot dogs, tacos, etc…)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Still, I’m glad that I screwed this up again because my lunch purchase got me thinking. Starbucks makes themed meal plates: Fruit and Cheese, Protein, etc… <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These handy little ensembles of <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">600</span> odd calories set you back a 5 spot but do a decent job of filling you up with nutritious food. So, while right in concept, the Starbuck’s profit margin is crimping my style. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX3yy6z-5NFsjSQXiQBjrypDOyOcStHvrSx0oKKXCzqfsKlxmcyPSyeoXVILeT2l0CcNplv821ijSmInZbRZXtSaSinMzOKFK5UE2qPKfZr4fH9Vw1f8vqUY33xVz8HNsAZkZt1yLzfta/s1600/Starbucks+plate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX3yy6z-5NFsjSQXiQBjrypDOyOcStHvrSx0oKKXCzqfsKlxmcyPSyeoXVILeT2l0CcNplv821ijSmInZbRZXtSaSinMzOKFK5UE2qPKfZr4fH9Vw1f8vqUY33xVz8HNsAZkZt1yLzfta/s320/Starbucks+plate.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Centralized planning is the key to societal improvement right? Look what it has done for track homes, hospital food and low-income housing projects. Okay – maybe those aren’t the right examples but when it comes to daily nutrition, this is definitely the way to go. It is evident from my efforts over the past few days that left to willy-nilly meal planning we will continue to fail to meet the daily requirements, blow our budget, or both. I have great control over what the family eats for dinner but I’m finding that we eat fast, fine but not especially nutritious lunches. This is largely to blame for our inability to meet our fruit, vegetable and milk requirements each day. I end up force feeding everyone inexplicable meals of milk-braised kale and apple slices by the end of the day trying to make up for lost lunches.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So I am going to take a page from the Starbuck’s playbook and make my own lunch plates – minus the hefty markup. My goal is to get the following into the family during the noon hour: </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><20 grams of whole grain</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>1 serving of milk/cheese</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>1 serving fruit</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>1 serving of vegetable</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>1 serving of protein (4 oz)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In doing so, I may even reclaim the hour each evening I currently spend trying to chronicle the flippin’ things that Ed consumes for lunch like M&M inspired trail mix, Hawaiian Pork sandwiches and pickles. Adding up the nutrition in these items is an agonizing necessity of this exercise. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So my “Balance” themed plate might include: </span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>1 whole grain slice of bread/bagel/crackers $0.18</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>8 oz of 2% milk $0.17</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>4 oz of cheese $1.32</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>1 cup apple sliced/dried fruit $0.42</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>1 cup carrots/bell peppers/celery $0.25</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>4 oz serving of turkey $1.32</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This comes to $3.66 and makes a significant dent in our nutritional deficit come dinner time. I made four at a time in less than 15 minutes so there is no big hit on the time allotment for meal preparation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’m feeling pretty crafty tonight.</span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-69303854514236453272010-09-15T13:08:00.000-07:002010-09-15T13:08:34.880-07:00Oops!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is definitely trickier than one might think. Constructing a healthy meal is one thing but orchestrating all the moving parts of nutrition and cost across three meals and three people does not happen by chance. With so many tasty good-for-us foods in the house the forces of gluttony kicked in. Here are the results: </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD5DK-doo-A5WwKI9_kKON_mh50UZzSdCtqcA-mq61wLdyBaKrfhluEhjkRRQJM4durBKnbVYVOOwLhnmjI1OfFkRoN9eLoKqJJvNUebgSRAZw9vcGXtPwlUGPSz_DLK43AFGVyzfqhPE/s1600/0831Ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD5DK-doo-A5WwKI9_kKON_mh50UZzSdCtqcA-mq61wLdyBaKrfhluEhjkRRQJM4durBKnbVYVOOwLhnmjI1OfFkRoN9eLoKqJJvNUebgSRAZw9vcGXtPwlUGPSz_DLK43AFGVyzfqhPE/s400/0831Ed.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ED</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Breakfast</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><strong> </strong> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Latte (12oz)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Granola and Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lunch</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Chicken patty sandwich with Cheese on Wheat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Steamed asparagus in milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Coke zero</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dinner</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><strong> </strong> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Grilled Pork loin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Green Beans, Bell peppers and Onions steamed with Beef broth</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tomato Slices</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brown rice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Total Daily Expenditure: $11.21</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKFhyY2RmCdnf0EqQOsaDU-Fn-7l7LPat8WAjsbzq-FcGnCBtzpk2EuJhCKHixbQAfQnZghlB0vz_DZJ62zW6InGbIzLJvnQejHhW_jlM_6t6Qwo24s1mPCjuU5IfeZ7_1SzyWXHC2-A3/s1600/0831Jamie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKFhyY2RmCdnf0EqQOsaDU-Fn-7l7LPat8WAjsbzq-FcGnCBtzpk2EuJhCKHixbQAfQnZghlB0vz_DZJ62zW6InGbIzLJvnQejHhW_jlM_6t6Qwo24s1mPCjuU5IfeZ7_1SzyWXHC2-A3/s400/0831Jamie.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">JAMIE</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Breakfast</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><strong> </strong> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Latte (12oz)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peach</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Coffee </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lunch<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Spaghetti with Shrimp Sautéed in Olive Oil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peach</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dinner</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Grilled Pork loin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Green Beans, Bell peppers and Onions steamed with Beef broth</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tomato Slices</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brown rice </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Total Daily Expenditure: $12.97</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVx17GaLxWtZK83Rh3pZUOW0cAGp3l6fi5uSVjP6Eu6xMvIe3U0pnpTGPvuujX7qd6k2AaKGunnnMWp-dMYt2hdcJl9yZUac2U5S7YT2CE_6yL67JX37mHVD4xDgikbvtEsB0hrhIjQAa/s1600/0831Celia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVx17GaLxWtZK83Rh3pZUOW0cAGp3l6fi5uSVjP6Eu6xMvIe3U0pnpTGPvuujX7qd6k2AaKGunnnMWp-dMYt2hdcJl9yZUac2U5S7YT2CE_6yL67JX37mHVD4xDgikbvtEsB0hrhIjQAa/s400/0831Celia.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">CELIA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Breakfast</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple & Cinnamon Oatmeal</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Banana</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Lunch</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Spaghetti with Shrimp Sautéed in Olive Oil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Raisins</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Grapes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Dinner</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Grilled Pork loin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Green Beans, Bell peppers and Onions steamed with Beef broth</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tomato Slices</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Brown rice </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Total Daily Expenditure: $9.79</strong></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Lessons Learned and Observations</strong></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-pdVXDN5rdqm7xk1bSTo-tQjlcaK2S5r6f5QLn6UMomHowsszteYpsrY4YeEWe6HedgrqK1x0hLTRCd4g1klXoo7RBgG86uDF1b2yoSb9oh6Cw_ghF5cWFNfc83MpvkQrByI_dsHv9DV/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-pdVXDN5rdqm7xk1bSTo-tQjlcaK2S5r6f5QLn6UMomHowsszteYpsrY4YeEWe6HedgrqK1x0hLTRCd4g1klXoo7RBgG86uDF1b2yoSb9oh6Cw_ghF5cWFNfc83MpvkQrByI_dsHv9DV/s320/003.JPG" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We totally blew the budget today. At first I couldn’t figure out how we’d done it but there were a couple wiley characters hiding among the day’s bites, namely, the orange bell peppers, heirloom tomatoes, grapes and peaches. We belong to a community supported agriculture project (</span><a href="http://www.bewiseranch.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">www.bewiseranch.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">) which provides us with spectacularly fresh organic produce but, for the purposes of this experiment, I ascribe standard Vons non-sale pricing to all our produce - even veg picked from our garden. Turns out orange bell peppers are worth their weight in gold! $2.19 each and I used three for dinner. Ug! And the 2 peaches that I ate in response to my pitiful fruit performance over the past two days were $0.79 each. Double ug! Unaware of my extravagant ways, I also bought a drip coffee from Panera ringing up another $1.99. Ed ate a serving of last night’s dinner for lunch but washed them down with a Coke Zero bringing his lunch total to $4.34. Ditching the Coke for water or even milk from home would save a dollar or more. Celia squeaked in with 3 cents to spare but her day-long produce smorgasbord of banana, tomatoes, grapes, apple and orange bell pepper totaled $4.74!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nutritionally, we are still spiking too high on the sugar arm of the radius chart. Ed didn’t hit his fruit goal, none of us hit our vegetable goal and I still can’t seem to consume whole grains. I blame it on years of eating lo-carb. Bread and pasta scare me. On the up side, we are doing really well on the no-no side of the radius chart (the right). Our calories, fat, sodium, carbs and cholesterol numbers are great. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So my take-away for the day is that there can be too much of a good thing – at least from a cost perspective. We didn’t need all the food we ate (Celia’s 4 servings of fruit), we paid for items we certainly didn’t require (Ed’s Coke and my Coffee) and we consumed expensive foods that, at least not on sale, aren't viable for <em>Eating in 3D</em>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Back to the drawing board!</div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-40326229675471366162010-09-14T11:24:00.000-07:002010-09-14T11:31:51.475-07:00Oh Sugar.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Not a bad day over all but check out the spikes that are developing in the direction of sugar. Hmmm. I'm using a RDA of 40 grams of sugar as our guideline and I'm beginning to see how quickly you can hit this even if you aren't consuming the white granular stuff. </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Breakfast<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Latte (12oz)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Granola with Vanilla yogurt and raspberries</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lunch<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></shapetype><shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" style="height: 172.95pt; margin-left: 321.25pt; margin-top: 5.95pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; visibility: visible; width: 213.8pt; z-index: 1;" type="#_x0000_t75"><imagedata o:title="" src="file:///C:\Users\jkelly\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></imagedata></shape><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Fried pork and Rice</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2 apples</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Coke zero</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Spaghetti with Shrimp in olive oil and fresh basil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad greens with Sesame Vinaigrette</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Expenditure for the Day: $11.64</span></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">JAMIE</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Breakfast<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Large coffee (16 oz) with Half & half </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Spaghetti with Shrimp in olive oil and fresh basil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad greens with Sesame Vinaigrette</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk (2 cups)</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There seems to be a hole in my whole grains. </span><br />
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<span><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Total Expenditure for the Day: $8.44</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">CELIA</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Breakfast<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yogurt Vanilla with 2 bananas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Apple</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Popcorn</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Dinner</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Spaghetti with Shrimp in olive oil and fresh basil</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Salad greens with Sesame Vinaigrette</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Milk (1 cup)</span></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Banana</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Total Expenditure for the Day: $6.03</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><strong>Lessons Learned and Observation</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">We ended the day with a total family expenditure of $26.15. Ed went over when he at the food provided at the office (we still rung up the expense as if he bought it). Takeout simply is not <em>Eating in 3D</em> friendly.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">What’s the dealio with sugar? I understand that we aren’t supposed to suck down sodas, consume large amounts of high-fructose corn syrup or even swig natural fruit juices in high volumes. But what about the sugar that we get from eating fruits, vegetables, and drinking milk? Clearly, all fruits aren't the same. Some have more sugar than others. Does that mean that an apple may not, in fact, be quite as good for you as a strawberry? Or, do the other benefits of fruit – even the sugar ones - offset the amount of sugar they contain? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I consulted the Internet on this topic last night and I found an interesting array of experts and lay folks poo-pooing fruit juices but very few comment on the sugars in actual fruit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">One interesting study from a couple year back conducted across the pond suggests that fructose – the sugar found naturally in fruit - might be more harmful than other types of sugar because it may contribute more heavily (punny) to the 'intra-abdominal fat' weight around the stomach which is linked to diabetes and heart disease. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Researchers are toying with the idea that the number of calories in food might not be as important as the type of sugar it contains. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So?! Should I be concerned about blowing my 40 g of sugar per day to get my 2 servings of fruit and 3 servings of milk? Three 8oz glasses of 2% milk + thee apples add up to 75 g – nearly twice the RDA before you’ve eaten any carbs or vegetables. That’s a pickle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Read more: </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1029501/Can-fruit-make-fat-Natural-sugar-fruit-fuelling-nations-obesity-epidemic.html#ixzz0zTQkH7NB"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1029501/Can-fruit-make-fat-Natural-sugar-fruit-fuelling-nations-obesity-epidemic.html#ixzz0zTQkH7NB</span></a></span></div>Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-59794597528110320572010-09-13T17:07:00.000-07:002010-09-13T20:20:16.110-07:00DAY 1 - How hard can it be?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Okay - here we go! Keep the goal in mind-meet the FDA recommended daily intake without going over $10/person and without spending more than 35 minutes preparing any meal. Here is our first attempt:<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFZDWwTxN3qyiF3U2W9i5VLHYLFXLbrOCJZUt4dDwftCh2ZhGhLImTy2O1QAVTs6w472xMvjrYLKt2PDvWJ3zVpBtXtCfzVQKg0PUNgBTJcPODndEBtXDrRK-THapz1ReCHkkW-4zcGCe/s1600/0829Ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFZDWwTxN3qyiF3U2W9i5VLHYLFXLbrOCJZUt4dDwftCh2ZhGhLImTy2O1QAVTs6w472xMvjrYLKt2PDvWJ3zVpBtXtCfzVQKg0PUNgBTJcPODndEBtXDrRK-THapz1ReCHkkW-4zcGCe/s400/0829Ed.jpg" width="241" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRxl_J1K34kr3Kz0uT9j-spG3OaYabc27KAtQF-qHMzkKPYvxRd6HPmVqLcFPhzzk8y9gSs7n-S8Ko6gb5v4wKGAJcXCLm7GTP2qoqMseEWB3-JMznIqt0hwXviGlOXEKTheSiwwJK4Ln/s1600/Ed+Bike+ride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRxl_J1K34kr3Kz0uT9j-spG3OaYabc27KAtQF-qHMzkKPYvxRd6HPmVqLcFPhzzk8y9gSs7n-S8Ko6gb5v4wKGAJcXCLm7GTP2qoqMseEWB3-JMznIqt0hwXviGlOXEKTheSiwwJK4Ln/s200/Ed+Bike+ride.jpg" width="150" /></a><strong>Breakfast</strong> </div>Egg on toasted English muffin with Swiss Cheese<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Latte (12oz)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Lunch </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Mashed Avocado on Wheat Toast</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Veggie Drink from Farmer’s Market (8 oz)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Dinner </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Roast Chicken Patty on a toasted English Muffin with Mayo and Mustard</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Cucumber salad with Greek Yogurt </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Braised asparagus in milk and butter</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Total Expenditure for the Day: $11.06</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Lunch </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Mashed Avocado on Wheat Toast</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">1 cup Clam Chowder (Progresso)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Dinner </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Roast Chicken Patty on a toasted English Muffin with Mayo and Mustard</div>Cucumber salad with Greek Yogurt <br />
Braised asparagus in milk and butter<br />
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<strong>Total Expenditure for the Day: $9.68</strong><br />
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<strong>Lunch </strong><br />
Mashed Avocado on Wheat Toast<br />
Vanilla Yogurt (1 cup) with Raspberries (1 oz)<br />
Veggie Drink (8 oz)<br />
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<strong>Dinner </strong><br />
Roast Chicken Patty on a toasted English Muffin with Mayo and Mustard<br />
Cucumber salad with Greek Yogurt <br />
Braised asparagus in milk and butter<br />
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<strong>Total Expenditure for the Day: $9.36</strong><br />
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<strong>Lessons Learned and Observations</strong><br />
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Our first full day of tracking our food consumption was a Sunday so two factors were at play: first, we don’t usually eat so uniformly during the week, and second, Ed and Celia went to the farmer's market which had an interesting impact the day’s totals. Speaking of totals - don't you find it intersting that even trying, we didn't achieve our RDA of the basics (whole grains, milk, fruit, etc...) I admit, I sort of thought eating all this "healthy" stuff and avoiding the crap would automatically do it. It doesn't. This is definitely going to take more engineering than I thought.<br />
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The good news is that we had no trouble, as a family, coming in under the $30/day cap that we’ve set. Celia and I were slightly under and Ed was over. For the most part the food was tasty. Ed’s breakfast sandwich was a little bland to which I say – add a condiment! A small squeeze of mayo or dab of mustard is not going to sink us in any dimension. <br />
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The veggie drink that Ed bought for he and Celia to share at the farmer’s market is an interesting case study in the nutrition/cost conundrum. Ed’s logic was that a smoothie made of fruits and vegetables would make a good mid-day snack. However, this snack cost $5.00 (or $2.50 each) which is by far the most expensive thing on menu all day. Also, at just 8 oz of produce fluid each, it didn’t really fit the bill as a snack – Celia was hungry for lunch the minute she got home. But the most interesting thing, I think, is that it turned out to backfire a bit. Both Celia and Ed were high on their sugar intake for the day – Celia even more so because she snacked again later on a cup of vanilla yogurt and raspberries. <br />
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Hmmm… this brings me to a post topic for next time, how much of a good thing is too much of a good thing? Can you overdo it with the sugar in fresh fruit and vegetables?Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-47854846419553006002010-09-13T14:45:00.000-07:002010-09-13T14:45:29.569-07:00Is sitting all day killing you?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8T_F6-fMLuJnCp_gebWePX_kyt1pgJ5ma3SEFEQXO8NSEaS_dTAo9S-zBUwXHKET_liGeKHkxe2kDuO5XrBWZ2AnrAh4sxbKWVOh0FhIFjzHvrH8NJZQn7MOX2-JDHuxvXZ8jDVlbS2aG/s1600/Jersey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8T_F6-fMLuJnCp_gebWePX_kyt1pgJ5ma3SEFEQXO8NSEaS_dTAo9S-zBUwXHKET_liGeKHkxe2kDuO5XrBWZ2AnrAh4sxbKWVOh0FhIFjzHvrH8NJZQn7MOX2-JDHuxvXZ8jDVlbS2aG/s200/Jersey.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>The Daily Record of Morristown, NJ, explored the issue of their ever-swelling human mass (not associated with the male cast of Jersey Shore) of this past Sunday. The article, “NJ obesity: Is the tide turning on obesity epidemic?” caught my eye because the title suggests that maybe progress is being. Nah. <br />
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The staff writer, Rob Jennings, offered a mild back patting by acknowledging NJ as the 10th least-obese state. But then he offered a dose of reality. The 10th least ugly fish in a barracuda contest is still hideous. Between 1995 and 2009, the percentage of obese New Jerseyans grew from 14.5 percent of adults (one in seven) to 23.9 percent — almost one in four. <br />
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One of Jennings’ experts ruminated on a possible underlying cause:<br />
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For many adults, a high-tech, overscheduled life is the culprit. "Technology, in many ways, has made us sit back, literally, and participate in society through the Web, through social marketing sites," said Celeste Andriot-Wood, assistant commissioner of the Division of Family Health Services in the state (NJ) Department of Health and Senior Services. Long hours at the office and lengthy commutes take their toll — including fast-food dinners and eating for convenience. <br />
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Dr. Margaret Fisher, chair of the pediatric residency program at The Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center chimes in at one point to remind folks that "Low-income families don't have the same ability to buy fresh fruits and vegetables," said Fisher. "If you look at where the farmer's markets are, they're not in lower-income areas. <br />
Ummm… Irrelevant, Judge! Grocery stores ubiquitously stock fully refrigerated sections of fresh-ish fruits and vegetables. They even have sale prices. Access to organically grown, locally produced food cannot be the life preserve we throw to economically challenged families. That said, I think Mary Finckenor, a registered dietitian at the Cardiac Health Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital, said it perfectly when she attributed "Soda ... and the proliferation of junk food" to this epidemic saying, "It all comes back to availability." On this we agree. If it isn’t nutrition – don’t buy it. When 5:00 hunger hits you in the car – an apple – even with its pesticide-ridden start in life - will start to look as good as a Tastykake (almost.)Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-6215368766432229402010-09-09T21:52:00.000-07:002010-09-09T21:52:30.929-07:00The Produce Problem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9K8gVupAakjsBqIAneqSlO6AZuyvyD9onG-t4v2USyY4CvPu2Mb9szsWZxLmXgPN9LG6m_kgYiPzHp9R4oNFe-i297DIhkIoxHuJa6HqMaUUCH7BbLKY2v3zT2lWONHJE0ymW_THLwFZ1/s1600/produce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9K8gVupAakjsBqIAneqSlO6AZuyvyD9onG-t4v2USyY4CvPu2Mb9szsWZxLmXgPN9LG6m_kgYiPzHp9R4oNFe-i297DIhkIoxHuJa6HqMaUUCH7BbLKY2v3zT2lWONHJE0ymW_THLwFZ1/s320/produce.jpg" /></a></div>A study, <a href="http://www.adajournal.org/article/PIIS0002822307016252/fulltext#bib27">Is Price a Barrier to Eating More Fruits and Vegetables for Low-Income Families?</a> by the American Dietetic Association sheds some light on this issue of <em>Eating in 3D</em>. Some of the interesting facts gleaned from this study:<br />
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• The dietary guidelines recommend 8.5-9 servings of fruits and veggies a day (Note: this is higher than the 4.5 minimum that I’m tracking.)<br />
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• People with higher incomes are more likely to meet these dietary recommendations <br />
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• On average, low-income families would have to devote 43-70% of their food budget to meet the fruit and veggie dietary guidelines. <br />
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• People who make less than $25,000 a year eat only about 5 servings a day <br />
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• Low-income neighborhoods often have higher food prices since these neighborhoods often have fewer and smaller supermarkets, which charge more <br />
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• Studies show that it costs about 17-19% more to eat healthier choices (e.g., whole-wheat instead of white bread, nonfat dairy, etc.). <br />
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Looking at these facts, it's easy to see why good nutrition isn't economically practical for many families.Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-48423833163928176402010-09-09T21:33:00.000-07:002010-09-10T10:14:08.279-07:00Tracking Daily Nutrition and CostI don’t wake up every day thinking of what I can add to my already seam-bustingly full life. I certainly don’t cherish the thought of tracking the 16 basic elements of nutrition and serving price of every food item my family consumes. But, following the idiom that you can't understand what you can't track, my new routine includes spending an average of 90 minutes a night chronicling every gram eaten and penny paid.<br />
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Fortunately, now that I’ve developed the tools it gets a little quicker each night as the library of food items we routinely consume grows and I spend less time pinging the internet for information. Folks who know me well know that I have a love affair with Excel and I believe that it is the solution to all organizational challenges. I’ve designed kitchens, planned parties, evaluated vacation destinations – you name it – using my favorite little green helper. All those perfectly aligned cells gleam at me from the screen just begging to bring order to the chaos of data needed to execute this experiment. Yet, there are days, when Ed’s lunch choices include Hawaiian BBQ, pickles, trail mix and a coke that I strain to remember my marital vows and even Excel cannot sooth me. I’ve since found a solution for this (no one was harmed in the making of this solution) but that will have to wait for another post.<br />
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Here is the basic format that I’ll use to report our daily battle with <em>Eating in 3D</em>. <br />
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First ,there is the time-hog detailed food log which includes cost and nutrition information for every ingredient-level item consumed in a day: <br />
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</div>This information is gleaned from the food packages themselves or, in the case of produce, from <a href="http://www.vons.com/">http://www.vons.com/</a> (for price) and <a href="http://www.nutritiondata.com/">http://www.nutritiondata.com/</a> (for nutrition data). The trick to not driving yourself totally insane is to – strange as it sounds – actually eat the serving size amounts provided on the labels. It was a leap of faith at first, but it turns out there is a perfectly logical reason that these quantities are called servings. By doing this, you’ll save yourself hours of time slicing and dicing nutritional information for partial servings and converting grams to ounces while trying to nail down the price of a serving.<br />
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At the end of each day, I do a quick analysis of how we each ate using visual charts of our day's consumption. Radius charts thrill me to the very core of my hyper-analytical geek soul. In an ideal scenario, we would fall perfectly in line with the inner circle of the radius chart. Reading around the radius from top clockwise are: Cost, Calories, Calories from fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, Carbs, Fiber, Sugar, and protein. Although, it is not a problem to get more fiber and protein than the RDA, generally speaking, the larger the overall color blob, the worse we’ve done. You’ll see that each of us tends to develop a consistent blob print – Ed spikes toward protein, Celia toward sugar and I find ways to blow my cholesterol intake. I also track our success with whole grain, fruit, vegetable, core vitamins, milk and protein servings in a separate bar chart per person. <br />
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Starting next week, I’ll spare you the detailed spreadsheets but report on our menu, daily graphs and observations. I make a point of asking Ed and Celia about the day’s food quality and whether they were hungry but they are an easy crowd and I never get any complaints. That may be more of a reflection of Ed and Celia than <em>Eating in 3D</em>.<br />
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So, hang in there – you’ll start to see the nitty-gritty of this experiment shortly. <br />
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If anyone would like a blank template of the nutritional database with charts, let me know and you too can spend your evening transcribing nutritional facts and berating your spouse’s lunch choice of a 6-topping pizza slice, Ceasar salad and four fruit smoothie combo. Seriously, that would be grounds for divorce.Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-49176219901896592062010-09-09T00:00:00.000-07:002010-09-09T00:00:04.220-07:00San Diego Unified gets it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuiZvvnn0SZ1uf5fSexbYSzsv3fDIYrCUVnbkv4O8hchzkF9Gn_QaMoC400-mGDzj-QLSWMg5TM46hVsEVIgpZP4E8DZzXEmWt2pE4LBjua9iAdNKV5HMrW7zVNm1ukBlmMXF6oBhKR5X/s1600/kclogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRuiZvvnn0SZ1uf5fSexbYSzsv3fDIYrCUVnbkv4O8hchzkF9Gn_QaMoC400-mGDzj-QLSWMg5TM46hVsEVIgpZP4E8DZzXEmWt2pE4LBjua9iAdNKV5HMrW7zVNm1ukBlmMXF6oBhKR5X/s320/kclogo.jpg" /></a></div>Possibly the saving grace of Eating in 3D for San Diego families with children is the remarkable public school system food services department. Late last night, I sent an e-mail into SDU’s Supervisor of Food Management, Sally Spero. In stark contrast to the stereotype of school bureaucrats, Ms. Spero responded to my request for menu item nutritional information at 7 AM this morning. In addition to pointing me to a complete nutritional breakdown of all lunch entrees and salad bar items (<a href="http://www.sandi.net/20451072011452577/lib/20451072011452577/Nutrition_Allergen_Files/2010-2011%20Kids%20Choice%20Lunch%20Nutrition%20Info.pdf">http://www.sandi.net/20451072011452577/lib/20451072011452577/Nutrition_Allergen_Files/2010-2011%20Kids%20Choice%20Lunch%20Nutrition%20Info.pdf</a>), Ms. Spero enthusiastically shared highlights of the SDU program including: <br />
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• Lunch is $2.00, today we had a choice of three entrée choices (one is always vegetarian and one is always non-dairy). So today the kids had a cheese pizza slice made with low-fat mozzarella cheese, turkey and gravy with mashed potatoes (“real” potatoes, not dehydrated) and cured turkey and cheese sub. <br />
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• All our breads are made with a special albino white whole-wheat which we find the children accept better than traditional dark whole-wheat. <br />
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• There are unlimited fruits and vegetables on the salad bar which today was romaine (we don’t use iceberg), fresh spinach, croutons, frozen unsweetened fruit blend, fresh grapes and pears canned in juice with two low-fat dressing choices. <br />
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• At elementary school, we do not sell any foods a la carte except milk. <br />
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• We do not allow trans-fats, dyes or MSG in our foods. <br />
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• We are working to eliminate high-fructose corn syrup but this is quite challenging. We do not accept any new products that have it, however.<br />
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• Our Registered Dietitian plans all the menus and does a computer analysis to assure that they meet the standards of less than 30% of calories from fat, less than 10% of calories from saturated fat and they contain ¼ of RDA for breakfast and 1/3 of RDA for lunch of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium and iron. <br />
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• We recently hired a Farm to School Specialist who will assist us in purchasing more local products for our programs. <br />
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Say it with me – wow! You can justifiably complain about innumerable aspects of our public school system but the food available to our children is not one of them. School breakfast and lunch are very good deals both in terms of cost and nutrition – we can learn a lot from the meals they prepare. Our task as parents is to train our kids to make wise selections from the foods offered to them. Celia and I discussed the entrée items for each day and looked over the nutritional data together to pick out the best options. Celia has a 1 cup measure which she uses to estimate a serving of fruits and vegetables from the salad bar – an exercise that we should all master. She skips the chocolate milk for regular milk because it allows her to have more fruit during the day– her preferred source of the sweet stuff. <br />
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And, true to the Eating in 3D philosophy, school lunches hit the mark at a low $2.50 (with milk). This expense is further reduced for the 60% of SDU students needing financial assistance. Finally, I am confident that Celia is able to achieve her daily nutrition goals without adding the task of making bag lunches each night to my responsibilities - priceless. <br />
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Thank you Ms. Spero – keep up the great work!<br />
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Check out the SDU Food Services Website (<a href="http://www.sandi.net/20451072011452577/site/default.asp">http://www.sandi.net/20451072011452577/site/default.asp</a>). There are a number of interesting resources there including their monthly newsletter which includes kid-friendly nutrition information, recipes, etc… Here’s one that we will definitely try: <br />
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Recipe Idea to Do at Home with your Children:<br />
Chicken-Spinach Quesadillas<br />
By Rosemary Black<br />
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Prep time: 10 minutes<br />
Cook time: 5 minutes<br />
Serves: 4 <br />
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• 10-oz box frozen spinach, thawed <br />
• 8 six-inch flour tortillas <br />
• 1/2 cup prepared pesto sauce (in deli section of supermarket) <br />
• 1 cup shredded reduced-fat monterey jack cheese <br />
• 1 cup leftover diced cooked chicken<br />
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1. Squeeze excess liquid from the spinach. Place 4 tortillas on a work surface. Spread 2 tablespoons pesto on each tortilla, then top with 1/4 cup spinach. <br />
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2. Sprinkle each tortilla with 1/4 cup each cheese and chicken. Top with remaining tortillas and press firmly. <br />
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3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and cook each quesadilla until cheese melts and tortillas are golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Cut each into quarters before serving. <br />
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How kids can help: Measure ingredients; squeeze spinach; assemble quesadillas. <br />
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Per quesadilla: 484 calories, 26 g fat (7 g saturated), 770 mg sodium, 44 mg cholesterol.Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-9212667204811650192010-09-07T10:09:00.000-07:002010-09-07T13:44:33.191-07:00The 4th Dimension?As I consult the Internet to learn more about nutrition and making ends meet, I am constantly remind of all the many things I am NOT factoring into this experiment. <br />
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How can we afford it? Our taxes subsidize large corporate farms. Today, seven percent of American farms provide over 72 percent of our food. This means food must be transported from centralized farms to the processing plants and retail outlets. Even “fresh” produce travels an average of 2,000 miles from farm to fork, often spending a week in a refrigerated truck. The nutritional quality of produce begins to deteriorate the moment it is picked.<br />
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Yikes! The environmental impact of food production is not about to become the 4th dimension in this experiment because, frankly, I don’t think the average American Fox News watching family is going to be persuaded. However, it is a worthy consideration and one that might warrant your own exploration.Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-14045167595640234982010-09-06T19:10:00.000-07:002010-09-06T19:21:25.025-07:00Household Income and Food ExpenditureBefore I take you down the rat hole of macro-economic gobbledy-gook, it is important to remind everyone that statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, what they conceal is vital. At first blush, I found these numbers very difficult to believe but after triangulating the information with Census Bureau data, I have come to accept the dismal truth of our macro-economic conundrum.<br />
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To get at how much people actually spend on food, I looked at average expenditure data by households. Here is a good illustration to help visualize where our household incomes go: <a href="http://www.visualeconomics.com/how-the-average-us-consumer-spends-their-paycheck/">http://www.visualeconomics.com/how-the-average-us-consumer-spends-their-paycheck/</a> <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Unfortunately, this graphic shows a “before tax income” of $63,091 so technically these folks are already in the hole at their current rate of spendingof $49,638 per year – a fact we know to be true in this country based on our negative savings rates.</div><br />
The graph suggests that consumers spend an average of $6,133 per year on the physical necessity of food. An average of 56% ($3,465) of the total is spent on food consumed at home, while 44% ($2,668) of it is spent on food consumed away from home. Combined, food expenditure constitutes 12.4 percent of the entire yearly household budget.<br />
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If we used this data to establish our daily spending budget, we’d find ourselves in a real pickle. I’m using the 3 whole people in my family while the chart report 2.5 people in this fractional family.<br />
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$6,133 / 52 weeks = $117.94 per week = $16.84 per day = <strong>$5.61 per person/per day!</strong><br />
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Wow! Maybe this will be a good challenge for an upcoming week but, based on my experience so far, I don’t think <em>Eating in 3D</em> is viable at $5.61 per person per day. Or, if it is, it would be so limiting that sustaining the practice would be difficult.<br />
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So, for the purposes of this experiment, we have chosen a more manageable <strong>$10/per person/per day</strong>. Preliminary findings indicate that we can be successful at this expenditure but not without significant changes to our food habits. <br />
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Please note, however, that $10/person/day is not remoately viable for many, many families. On a state level, Maryland tops the income chart with $70,545/year while Mississippi trails behind at just $37,790/year. (Link: <a href="http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/LatestEconData/FS_Income.htm">http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/LatestEconData/FS_Income.htm</a>) Imagine - that gives a Mississippi family less than $13 per day to spend on food. Is it a coincidence that Mississippi earned the distinction of most obese State in 2010 with nearly 34% of the population qualifying. (http://www.thedenverchannel.com/health/24080731/detail.html) <br />
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Do you know what you are spending on food per week? per month? annually?Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-18535097293794062612010-09-06T17:53:00.000-07:002010-10-14T06:26:12.520-07:00What is Eating in 3D?Simply put, Eating in 3D is consuming the proper nutrients – from food – to meet standard guidelines on fewer than $10 per person per day and with fewer than 35 minutes of food preparation time for any given meal. <br />
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<strong>Dimension 1 - Nutrition Guidelines</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz5O8_bQ-5M4NVVfywQbrYtAiJZ0zFX04OJiAJlX9NaGJy0BtNW3quaMee2z9OPAwjW7jPIBEgzPRIEVlBwFF7i-YChUvvQfVFSqdTY-QJu8iMXKhOdQd5C3r6qjx7HwgJL-PczBo058V/s1600/Sample+Nutrition+Facts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz5O8_bQ-5M4NVVfywQbrYtAiJZ0zFX04OJiAJlX9NaGJy0BtNW3quaMee2z9OPAwjW7jPIBEgzPRIEVlBwFF7i-YChUvvQfVFSqdTY-QJu8iMXKhOdQd5C3r6qjx7HwgJL-PczBo058V/s320/Sample+Nutrition+Facts.jpg" /></a></div>For the purposes of this experiment, I have elected to use the standard “Nutrition Facts” format created by the US Food and Drug Administration which is provided on the labels of nearly every food item you purchase. You know the one. Please conserve your energy arguing against the tyranny of the FDA or the inadequacies of this format. When there is one better and equally prevalent, I’ll use it. <br />
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Basically we declare daily success if we stay under 100% on the yellow highlighted items (in chart to the right) and achieve 100% or greater on the blue nutrients. <br />
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For simplification, I am using a basic 2000-calorie baseline for all three of us (Ed, Jamie and Celia) in this experiment even though age, gender and physical activity levels impact caloric requirements. Logically, my 40-year-old, 213 lb husband ought to consume more per day (2400 – 2800 calories) than and my 50 lb, 9-year-old daughter (1800 – 2200 calories). I get it. But, when you see how complex it is to track daily nutrients at the ingredient-level for three eaters per day, you’ll forgive me for indulging in the blanket 2000-calorie standard. In practice, we have seen that eating healthy foods lowers our caloric intake, leaving us room to spare and creating a phenomenon known to the FDA as “the discretionary calorie allowance.” At our discretion, we can choose to consume some foods and beverages that may contain added fats, added sugars, and alcohol within this allowance. Half of a light beer never tasted so good. <br />
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In addition to the standard “Nutrition Facts” line items, we track our success with five additional core FDA guidelines. <br />
1. 2 cups of fruit per day<br />
2. 2 1/2 cups of vegetables per day <br />
3. 3 or more ounce-equivalents (1 oz = 28g so 3 oz = 84g) of whole-grain products per day, with the rest of coming from enriched or whole-grain products.<br />
4. Consume 3 cups (24 oz) per day of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products.<br />
5. Consume less than 300 mg/day of cholesterol <br />
6. Keep total fat intake between 20 to 35 percent of calories – we use 30%.<br />
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<strong>Dimension 2 – Cost</strong><br />
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I’ll provide greater detail on the specifics of how we came to the per person/per day food expenditure allowance in another post. For the experiment, we are sticking to $10/per person/day. Although the number strikes many people as impossibly low, at over $10,000/year, this daily spend rate is in fact more than most American families can afford. <br />
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We tally up the cost of every item we eat including ounces of olive oil, dabs of butter and sprinkles of parmesan. When we use vegetables from our garden we assign the market price. Of course, gardening is one solution to the cost issue, as is belonging to a community supported agriculture project but I don’t consider these practical assumptions for everyone. <br />
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When we eat at other people’s homes we still track our nutrition (although it is harder) and assign reasonable costs. Warning - high ticket items become irresistible while eating in 3D. Try to refrain from sucking the juices from our steak bones, inhaling the cocktail shrimp and pocketing the Danish cheese plate when no one is looking. <br />
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We do NOT include the expense for alcohol in our daily total nor do we track our consumption of beer, wine and spirits. These are not substances necessary to meet nutritional guidelines. I like to throw them into the “discretionary calorie allowance” at the end of the day. And if you really hold back on your calories, your liquid allowance will pack that much more punch!<br />
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<strong>Dimension 3 – Time</strong><br />
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This dimension of Eating in 3D is very important to me personally. There are a number of ways that you could achieve the cost goals of this experiment. I am ruling out many of them on the basis that they are ridiculous for most people. For example, go ahead, buy half a cow to get the per pound price of your sirloin down. Of course, you’ll need a walk in freezer while you are at it. Better yet – just hunt down your protein. For a not so nominal fee ($100+ for out of state residents) you can bag your own load of *free* lean venison. While freezing your day-glow orange ass off in the woods in November is classified as recreation by many, fewer sportsmen engage in the tedious, time-consuming and face it – highly gory – process of dressing, skinning, butchering and preparing the meat themselves. For that there are processing houses. Deer go from car hood or truck bed to a combination meat packing plant/taxidermy operation. Out come frozen, packaged, refrigerator-ready chops, loins, and chuck – for a cool $75 ($20 more if you’d like the trophy capping service – a euphemistic antler scalping procedure.) Or, you can skip the bloody bits to purchase a variety of quality protein sources from the local Safeway for not that much more. <br />
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On the same grounds, for this experiment, I have ruled out common “saving” techniques that are especially time-consuming. Sure, we could all make all your own bread, pickles, jam, etc… I predict the nation’s botulism numbers would skyrocket and exploding pressure cookers would quickly surpass meth lab explosions in the generation of ER visits. You could raise chickens, pant a vegetable garden and dig your own taters. You could drive all over town with the weekly advertisements and a shoebox of coupons to buy fractions of your groceries on sales at five different stores. You could do all of these things. But does it really have to be that hard? <br />
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As a working mom with dinner-making responsibility, I find it impractical to prepare any meal that takes longer than about 35 minutes of my attention. If something can be prepared in 35 minutes and then slow cooked for hours – rock n roll – as long as it doesn’t take my presence. So, for the experiment, I’ll only offer meal suggestions that meet this 35-minute prep rule.Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326246279334912899.post-54288350127162647492010-09-06T17:18:00.000-07:002010-09-06T17:23:14.841-07:00Eating in 3D: The Objective<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsOasExkXsWR7xiogeOJztjNeeGP4PtRVt5FgVxryKjGCktbUcG4Fgwr2tefLQG2BW6DiISzvK6hQtt6o71P3UsH54V_qnhEnA9ThDe6VUKY1-XofVf4QuasZAE50G8JIdWsthD97ygtb/s1600/Obesity460x276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsOasExkXsWR7xiogeOJztjNeeGP4PtRVt5FgVxryKjGCktbUcG4Fgwr2tefLQG2BW6DiISzvK6hQtt6o71P3UsH54V_qnhEnA9ThDe6VUKY1-XofVf4QuasZAE50G8JIdWsthD97ygtb/s320/Obesity460x276.jpg" /></a></div>Face it. America is busting at the seams. Or more specifically, American’s are busting at their inseams. In the 20-odd years that I have been an adult, the obesity rate has swelled to enormous proportions. For the record, obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. BMI is calculated from a person's weight and height and provides a reasonable window into one’s propensity for serious health problems including cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, and type 2 diabetes. What is your BMI? If you haven’t checked lately, do so <a href="http://www.bmi-calculator.net/">http://www.bmi-calculator.net/</a> <br />
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In 2009, thirty-three states claimed an obesity prevalence equal to or greater than one in four citizens; nine of these states (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia – hush puppies, anyone?) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%. Only Colorado and the District of Columbia had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. What is going on?! Check out the handy-dandy animated fat maps provided by the CDC at <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html">http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html</a>. These bring whole new meaning to Red States and Blue States.<br />
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Why so fat? There are innumerable factors at play – from insidious corporate conspiracy theories to shamefully inert lifestyles. Yet, if I had to ascribe our cumulative budge to just one factor, I would go to the source. The industrialization of food has radically changed what we consume and how much our food costs. In 1949, Americans spent 22% of their income on food, whereas in 2009 they spent a meager 10% (with significant city-by-city variation - check out <a href="http://www.bundle.com/article/food-spending-in-the-biggest-US-cities-11040">http://www.bundle.com/article/food-spending-in-the-biggest-US-cities-11040</a>.)<br />
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I’m all for saving a buck but this free lunch is anything but free – we are paying with our poor, fat-saturated lives. Less expensive food is often the product of factory farming and industrialized processing. With jumbo size products being sold cheap, the American food dollar may go farther, but, ironically, expanding waistlines simply displace these dollars to healthcare spending down the line. Today’s go-large value meal is tomorrow Lipitor prescription.<br />
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I found a video that perfectly summarizes this shift in American food habits. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/08/how-much-do-americans-spe_n_414700.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/08/how-much-do-americans-spe_n_414700.html</a>. Take a look.<br />
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Did anyone notice the corporate sponsorship of this educational video montage? Anyone? Yes – Whole Foods. It shouldn’t surprise you to find that “Whole Paycheck” is in support of Americans increasing the amount of money they spend on nutritious, fresh, …well… whole foods. This brings me to the nut of the matter.<br />
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Asking American families to spend more on their food is not a viable means to a healthy end. It’s my blog and so it’s my opinion but I don’t think we need to take a survey to validate this premise. If I asked four families outside the Chula Vista Von’s what they would do with a $25 savings on their shopping trip, “purchase more fresh fruit,” “substitute organic milk for the gallon fortified with bovine growth-hormone,” and “spring for the free range chicken breasts” are not likely responses. I’m not sure I want to know what the responses would be.<br />
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Why am I blogging the obvious? Yes, we are fat and growing fatter. So what?<br />
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When I started this experiment, I didn’t think eating in 3D was possible. I am still not convinced it is totally sustainable but that remains to be seen. Without a doubt, it is incredibly difficult to achieve a health diet under the economics outlined in this experiment. It would be damned near impossible for individuals lacking basic understanding of nutrition and skills to accurately track consumption. A 2006 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine assessed 200 patients’ ability to reading nutrition labels on food packages. Although 77 percent of the people had at least ninth-grade literacy skills and more than two-thirds had at least some college, many participants had trouble with basic math calculations. As a result, only 32 percent could correctly calculate the amount of carbohydrates in a 20-ounce bottle of soda with 2½ servings in the container. Only 60 percent could calculate the number of carbs in half a bagel when the serving size on the package was a whole bagel.<br />
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Without an indictment of our educational system, suffice it to say that Americans needs help. The food industry is impenetrable behind a fortress of lobbing armor. For producers and processors, more nutritious foods are directly correlated with higher prices. Consumers with discretionary dollars will pay more for organic, whole grain, fat-free goodness. Thus, these players are not the most likely participants in a project designed to tell America how to get nutrition at costs roughly equivalent to boxed mac and cheese, spaghetti-os and frozen burrito (mmmm…three favorite staples of my youth).<br />
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So, I turn my attention to the grocers. What self-respecting supermarket lacks the now-requisite organic produce section? The kosher case? The family-sized frozen entre section? Clearly, grocers find ways to group foods in logical and attractive ways to assist consumers in making buying decisions. Have you ever seen a section that unites affordable, highly nutritious food products? I have – it is called a Trader Joe’s. Regrettably, Trader Joe's is not an option for everyone.<br />
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I’d like to see Vons, Albertsons and others feature Eating in 3D end cap displays which offer the ingredients for a $2.00 - $3.00 meal (per person) which meets 30% – 50% of a person’s recommended daily allowance of key nutrients and which takes fewer than 35 minutes to prepare. It’s possible, I’ve proven it. But, on your own, it takes more diligence, creativity and will-power than humanly probable. With help at the point of food purchase, our sheep-like instincts can take over. In-store marketing will lead us to water and we might just choose to drink to our own health.<br />
I'll be sharing our meal plans, results and observations along the way. Let me know what you think - better yet, join us!Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493334021142306109noreply@blogger.com0