Currently, I am
not a big meat eater. I
occasionally eat poultry and seafood and I stay away from red meat. I believe I ate enough as a child to carry
through the rest of my existence! I love
fruits, vegetables, and salads.
Unfortunately, I also love pasta, bread, and brownies. I am, once again, working on ‘modifying my
intake’.
As for my take
on the articles we’ve read this past week, I do not agree with the belief Fat is Feminist Issue. Being overweight
is an increasing concern in population health, and is an issue which needs to
be addressed through education and option modification. Don’t Blame the Eater; I believe we need to overhaul the options
available as Fast Food. Our society
needs it; otherwise our society will slowly fail in health and abilities. Having
it His Way; the ideals discussed in this article have been obvious to me
for many years. I am not much of a TV
buff, and having to sit through these 30-60 second skits telling men it is
acceptable to act as Neanderthals; it just too much for me. Thank goodness I have a DVR and can fast
forward though these abominations!
I really enjoyed reading your blog post. It's funny how our personalities are coming out more in these than in our "classroom" writing. It's nice to get to know a different dimension of everyone.
ReplyDeleteI, too, grew up in a "you finish your plate, young lady!" household. My mom worked hard to make sure that we had something healthy on the table every day. It is interesting how that has turned into a habit for you (and me). It is hard to not do the same thing to my kids, too, I'm finding. My husband and I have to constantly resist the urge to do that. Our pediatrician, when our daughter was younger, reassured us at every appointment that kids will not starve themselves and to not be concerned if her appetite fluctuates. That must be a concern for a lot of parents and it seemed that she was very against forcing children to eat when they aren't hungry. It makes me wonder how wide-spread this issue is for adults.
Jen,
ReplyDeleteI loved your blogs. I really enjoyed reading about your family life and all the facts you have in them. My daughters are very athletic and seem to be well balanced. Hopefully that sticks into adult hood.
Jenn,
ReplyDeleteIt seems a sign of the times that we were raised in, "the clean your plate" times. I was never able to leave the table until I cleaned my plate. My family usually always was served balanced meals, but cleaning your plate and "take more, there is plenty" caused a lot of family to be overweight. I struggle with food daily. I love food. I love cooking and shopping for food. I love healthy foods. As a teenager and twenty-something woman weight was never an issue. Now that I do have an issue as an older adult it is a battle. I feel that media contributes so heavily to how young girls see themselves, and now that I am a mother of a girl, I hope to provide the love and values to understand that a woman is beautiful no matter what size, shape, color, length of hair, whatever, we are all beautiful humans.
Katie
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ReplyDeleteHi Jenn!
ReplyDeleteWow, we definitely have something in common with our childhood and food! My mother always made full meals every day; to me it was a blessing! At the dinner table we were always told to eat everything on our plates because there are “kids overseas starving”. Although we didn’t go out to eat much, we had home cooked meals. I think of it this way, the food prepared today, whether fast food or prepackaged has an excessive amount of sodium and preservatives. The food prepared from our parents during our childhood did not have all the preservatives and sodium. It was wholesome food.
Although thin, I am very self -conscious of what I look like. I work very hard with my dietary intake every day. I have learned a tremendous amount of knowledge from the nutrition class here at Cedar Crest. If ever you would like some help with Nutrition, I would help you in a heartbeat. I believe, no matter what we put into our bodies, our genetics has an awful lot to do with our weight management. I have confidence in you that you will succeed with modifying your intake! I must say, your picture of the owl made of food, looks great
Hi Jenn!
ReplyDeleteWow, we definitely have something in common with our childhood and food! My mother always made full meals every day; to me it was a blessing! At the dinner table we were always told to eat everything on our plates because there are “kids overseas starving”. Although we didn’t go out to eat much, we had home cooked meals. I think of it this way, the food prepared today, whether fast food or prepackaged has an excessive amount of sodium and preservatives. The food prepared from our parents during our childhood did not have all the preservatives and sodium. It was wholesome food.
Although thin, I am very self -conscious of what I look like. I work very hard with my dietary intake every day. I have learned a tremendous amount of knowledge from the nutrition class here at Cedar Crest. If ever you would like some help with Nutrition, I would help you in a heartbeat. I believe, no matter what we put into our bodies, our genetics has an awful lot to do with our weight management. I have confidence in you that you will succeed with modifying your intake! I must say, your picture of the owl made of food, looks great