My Food Journal

Some background information on my eating habits:
I live in a house/small dorm/ frat-like community called the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship house. We do not have a cook at our house, and we work at the local sororities and eat their meals everyday (when I can and have time). My house and the sorority that I work/eat at are about a 15-20 minute walk from campus (depending on where you need to go), so it is sometimes inconvenient to walk there and back just to get food. In our rooms, we have mini-fridges, a microwave, small toaster oven, ect that we can use to make our own food if the sorority does not fill us up or we miss a meal.


Wednesday
Breakfast:
What: Cheerios and milk with nonfat strawberry Yogurt and a banana
When: 7:20 am
Where: My room
Why: I eat breakfast every morning because if I don't my stomach growls by 9:00. I eat cheerios because they taste good and are good for me. I really like bananas and yogurt as well.

Lunch:
What: Turkey and Lettuce sandwich
Grapefruit and Grapes
Carrots and Celery
Soybeans
Triscuits
2 mini oatmeal and raisin walnut Clif Bars
Water to Drink

When: 11:15 am (in between chemistry and biology)
Where: Wise owl cafe in basement of Walter library
Why: I did not have go to the sorority to eat lunch today because I had a lot of homework, and I lose a lot of time walking back and forth to get food. I packed my lunch today, as I do most days that I do not have time to go to the sorority, because I want to know what I am eating and have enough food. I do not want to spend the money to eat out all the time, and much of the time the food ordered when eating out is not as healthy or fresh as what I have at home.

Snack:
What: Banana
When: 4:30 pm
Where: My room at the Evans House. Bought from Rainbow
Why: Honestly, I was not hungry. I just got home and I walked into my room and noticed that the bananas that I had were on the verge of going bad. I don’t lake to waste food, so I ate one.

Dinner:

What: Grilled chicken breast
Mixed green salad
Fruit salad
Apple
Half turkey sandwich
Water
Green Tea
When: 5:15
Where: Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Why: I ate at the sorority cause it is free and good food, but the dinner tonight was quiche and a fruit cup, which I am not that fond of. Instead, I raided the fridge and found leftover chicken and salad from the night before. I ate this, but I was still hungry. So I grabbed an apple and made half a turkey sandwich. I ate this and was sort of full, but could not eat more because I had class at 6:00. On my way to class, I grabbed some green tea to keep me warm.

During Psychology:
What: 28 oz water with propel packet
When 6:50
Where: Psychology Classroom. Elliot Hall
Why: I was thirsty and needed a drink. I don’t like to drink pop that often, so I bring a water bottle and put a propel packet in it for flavor. It is cheap and tastes good.

After-class Snack:
What: handful of almonds, handful of triscuits, and a half a cup of cottage cheese
When: 8:05
Where: My room
Why: Dinner did not quite fill me up, and I always have a snack around this time. I check my fridge and closet for food, and I usually eat what looks good. I ate the cottage cheese and almonds to get some protein, and I ate the triscuits because I wanted a cracker-type food.

Late Night Snack
Smart Pop mini bag popcorn
Diet Root Beer
10:47 pm in the study in my house
Why: I ate this to take a break from studying and because I was sort of board. It was mainly just for something to do, as I was not very hungry, although that I find with eating in general I am rarely full.

THURSDAY

Breakfast:
Cheerios and milk, a banana and strawberries.
Nonfat blueberry Yogurt
When: 9:00
Where: My room
Why: I ate this breakfast because I basically eat the same cereal everyday until it is gone, when I will by a new one. I added strawberries this morning to add a little mix to the cereal, and it made it taste better

Lunch:
What: Turkey, lettuce, and tomato sandwich on toast
Tortellini pasta with sundried tomatoes and Italian dressing
Green Apple
When: 11:45
Where: Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Why: Today’s lunch at the sorority was really good. The lunch was BLT’s, but I don’t like to eat bacon if I have a choice, so I substituted to Bacon for turkey. The side dish was the tortellini pasta, which I love so I ate that. I was still a little hungry, so I grabbed an apple to eat on the way to class.

Dinner:
What: Shrimp and scallop bow tie pasta with alfredo cream sauce (2-3 helpings)
2 pieces of bread
Side salad with raspberry dressing
When: 5:20
Where: Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Why: I had been looking forward to this meal all week. Seafood pasta is one of my favorite dishes, so I could not limit myself to just one serving. Again, I ate here because I get to eat with the other bussers in my house, the food is awesome, and it is free.

After dinner snack:
What: An Orange, a whole wheat English muffin, three egg whites, handful of grapes, handful of carrots, and a small apple
When: 8:50 pm
Where: My room
Why: I ate this because I needed a break from studying. I tend to eat when I am bored/need a break, and it usually is a chain of things that are linked together one after another. As I see something, I eat a handful or a little less and then move on to the next food item. I ate eggs because I wanted some good protein in my diet, and they taste good on an English muffin. I am rarely full, so when I get on a snacking tangent it is usually large.

Friday:
Breakfast:
What: Cheerios and milk, banana, light Yoplait blueberry pie yogurt, slice of whole wheat toast
When: 8:15 am
Where: My room
Why: Again, I eat breakfast before class every morning. This is routine for me. I added toast because I had a little extra time before I needed to leave, and was a combination of bored and not full (notice I did not say hungry).

Lunch:
What: Pulled pork sandwich on wheat bun with coleslaw. Apple, and bowl of Life Cereal with milk. Glass of milk.
When: 12:00
Where: Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Why: I had plenty of time between my classes today and the weather was nice, so I was happy to make the walk back to the sorority. I ate what was offered for lunch today, along with a bowl of Life cereal to fill me up.

Dinner:
What: Two turkey, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches. Cottage cheese, soybeans, triscuits, a small grapefruit, a small apple, and water
When: 5:05
Where: My room
Why: After finishing class at 4:30, I walked home and ate dinner before heading to the hockey game at the Target Center. I wanted to make sure that I ate a lot so that I was not hungry at the game. I didn’t want to eat at the game because its expensive, and they usually don’t have the things that I prefer. I wanted to get in a good dinner before the game because I knew that I would not be eating again for a while.