No! to pizza.
17 Sep 2007 by Charlotte Mutesha, No Comments »
For my Understanding Nutrition class (I’m only taking it because it’s of the science requirement), our latest assignment was to make a food intake log for three days then plug all the info in to this software program and deduce how many calories, carbohydrates, proteins, etc. we take in on a daily basis and what we are lacking in nutrition.
This was my food intake log for Thursday, 9.13.2007.
2 scrambled eggs
1 cup of orange juice
1/2 a turkey sandwich
2 cans of Sprite
2 oatmeal raisin cookies
1 hot dog
1 cup of macaroni and cheese.
I am obviously lacking quite a bit.
The cans of Sprite and cookies are only there because that’s what the cheap bastards at the United Center fed us while we were doing the new season orientation.
The half turkey sandwich I ate there also; our manager Aaron (remember the sleazebag I talked about months ago?) gave one boxed lunch to each table in the Ketel One Club where we were having orientation. Yes, one boxed lunch (A sandwich, a bag of chips, an apple, and a mini pack of Oreos) per table, thus my eating only half the sandwich. It was kind of old, so I don’t know how much nutritional value that had. So those items in particular are not typical to my diet; we don’t have soda in our house (unless it’s being used for rum & cokes), and definitely not cookies.
Friday and Saturday I’m not even going to bother to post, but let me just tell you that pizza made guest appearances more than once. Probable three times. Or four.
To get to the point, I know that I have very unhealthy eating habits. This has got to change. Sara without an h once wisely said, “You have to be wealthy to eat healthy,” and I agree with her. I am by no means a healthy eater, and it’s becoming more so apparent as I’m taking this course at school. It also gives much clarity as to why I lost so much weight while in Africa—it wasn’t because I was starving myself and working out extra hard; it was because I was eating three square, balanced, healthy meals a day and staying active. I will admit; I did miss candy and pizza like crazy, ask Mariya.
We watched this funny movie in class today about the digestive system. Someone swallowed a camera, and you can see inside the intestines and stomach as they contract and squeeze our food through our systems. It was disgusting. However, the person in the film was eating fish, so it gave me a taste for a good home-cooked meal.
Obviously, the boys do not cook (their culinary skills extend only so far as boiling pasta and adding heated sauce), so the home-cooked meal was obviously up to me. I picked up some basic ingredients at the local Jewel this afternoon, and I am now going to share this recipe I half made up for a delicious, healthy, and easy-to-make dinner.
It’s done and sitting on the counter, but they had to go to practice on a Monday night. I’m using all my willpower to wait until they get home, but I have already picked and eaten bits of it. Sooo goood.
Baked Tilapia and Fresh Spinach
Serve this easy and tasty baked tilapia dish with a rice pilaf or baked potatoes.
You can substitute the tilapia for any firm, white-fleshed fish, and you can also substitute the chicken broth with cream of chicken soup. As far as the vegetables go, you can also use whichever you like (or have at your disposal); these ones bake well.
This was my food intake log for Thursday, 9.13.2007.
2 scrambled eggs
1 cup of orange juice
1/2 a turkey sandwich
2 cans of Sprite
2 oatmeal raisin cookies
1 hot dog
1 cup of macaroni and cheese.
I am obviously lacking quite a bit.
The cans of Sprite and cookies are only there because that’s what the cheap bastards at the United Center fed us while we were doing the new season orientation.
The half turkey sandwich I ate there also; our manager Aaron (remember the sleazebag I talked about months ago?) gave one boxed lunch to each table in the Ketel One Club where we were having orientation. Yes, one boxed lunch (A sandwich, a bag of chips, an apple, and a mini pack of Oreos) per table, thus my eating only half the sandwich. It was kind of old, so I don’t know how much nutritional value that had. So those items in particular are not typical to my diet; we don’t have soda in our house (unless it’s being used for rum & cokes), and definitely not cookies.
Friday and Saturday I’m not even going to bother to post, but let me just tell you that pizza made guest appearances more than once. Probable three times. Or four.
To get to the point, I know that I have very unhealthy eating habits. This has got to change. Sara without an h once wisely said, “You have to be wealthy to eat healthy,” and I agree with her. I am by no means a healthy eater, and it’s becoming more so apparent as I’m taking this course at school. It also gives much clarity as to why I lost so much weight while in Africa—it wasn’t because I was starving myself and working out extra hard; it was because I was eating three square, balanced, healthy meals a day and staying active. I will admit; I did miss candy and pizza like crazy, ask Mariya.
We watched this funny movie in class today about the digestive system. Someone swallowed a camera, and you can see inside the intestines and stomach as they contract and squeeze our food through our systems. It was disgusting. However, the person in the film was eating fish, so it gave me a taste for a good home-cooked meal.
Obviously, the boys do not cook (their culinary skills extend only so far as boiling pasta and adding heated sauce), so the home-cooked meal was obviously up to me. I picked up some basic ingredients at the local Jewel this afternoon, and I am now going to share this recipe I half made up for a delicious, healthy, and easy-to-make dinner.
It’s done and sitting on the counter, but they had to go to practice on a Monday night. I’m using all my willpower to wait until they get home, but I have already picked and eaten bits of it. Sooo goood.
Baked Tilapia and Fresh Spinach
Serve this easy and tasty baked tilapia dish with a rice pilaf or baked potatoes.
You can substitute the tilapia for any firm, white-fleshed fish, and you can also substitute the chicken broth with cream of chicken soup. As far as the vegetables go, you can also use whichever you like (or have at your disposal); these ones bake well.
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 to 4 tilapia filets
- cooking spray or butter
- 6 to 8 ounces baby spinach, cleaned
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- salt and pepper
- Seasoning salt blend
- 1/2 small tomato, chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 cup mushrooms, diced
- 1 teaspoon. olive oil (optional)
PREPARATION:
Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and add the spinach. If necessary to make the spinach fit it into the baking dish, steam or saute the spinach for a minute or two to wilt slightly.
Sprinkle spinach with salt and pepper and garlic powder; add the chicken broth. Line sliced red bell pepper and sprinkle the diced mushrooms over the broth. Evenly pour the olive oil over the vegetable mixture.
Sprinkle tilapia filets lightly with salt, pepper, and seasonings. Arrange the filets over the spinach and sprinkle with chopped tomato. Add more seasoning to taste. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake at 350° for 25 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Serves 2-3.
This may not be the most appetizing photo of a dish, but trust you me, it is de-lish!
Enjoy.
