blog nine

You know those days where you are craving some particular food, but know that is probably one of the most unheathiest foods ever? Well I have those days alot and I'm not going to lie, I love FOOD! I read an article on the internet about America's Worst Mall Foods. Studies have shown that the more temptation people resist, the harder it becomes to continue resisting. Just a statistic, in the food court at the resturant Panda Express, you can get orange chicken with 500 calories, 27g of fat and 42carbs in it. Now that doesn't sound too, too bad, but once you add your sides and extra chicken and rice with that, you're looking at about 75 percent of your daily needs. For just ONE meal! Is that really worth it? It defiantely could be on occasion or once in a while, but healthier choices are ALWAYS better.
Stat: The worst slice of pizza is from Sbarro. One slice of their pepperoni pizza is 810 calories and they didn't even put the grams of fat or carbs/sodium because I'm guessing it is so high!
Worst Breakfast: one carmel pecanbun for Cinnabon is 1,100 calories and 141 carbs
Worst Mall food in America: From quiznos the large tuna melt with dressing and cheese is 1,820 calories with 85g carbs and 147g fat. yikes!


Sorry if I ruined anyone eating at the mall's food court again, but I just thought it was interesting to actually see what we were intaking from these fast-food places. When we get hungry at the mall, this is what we go for, or just even "oh that looks good!" "I want that!" It's tempting I know!

blog eight

This title really caught my eye, Baby's killing 'a waste of two lives'. There was a picture of a young girl named Nicole Beecroft, and so I read this article. It is obvious that the story is about a girl named Nicole Beecroft who killed a baby or something like that just from the title and picture. When I read the first sentence of the article, my mouth dropped. I was amazed to hear that this girl had planned the death of her newborn baby daughter. She stabbed the poor thing more than one hundred times and not just that, but then threw the baby's body into a trash can outside of her house!!!!!! Nicole Beecroft deffinately had issues, panicked, did not know what to do, and was clearly not ready to have a baby. The judge found Beecroft guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced her to life in prison.
"I'm really sad," County Attorney Doug Johnson said outside the courtoom afterward. "It's a waste of two lives." One life is thrown away in jail, and the other is dead. Judge Johnson said he thinks it's the first trial he's seen in the twenty-two years he's worked for Washington County. This is an awful, horrible, tummy sickening story and I could not believe this teenage girl would do such a thing. How in the world could you ever have the guts to so that. One great lesson i learned from this story was to never panic and always handle things in a mature manner to get the best outcomes of situations.

blog seven

There are myths to everything and every topic. As reading the newspaper, i noticed the five myths about food. The first myth the article stated was, The American food supply has never been so dangerous. As the question, this is the least safe time in history for eating, right? remains in our minds, this is wrong. In the 1850's and 1900's in Washington or New York, you would try to buy vinegar and you are sold sulfuric acid. Or your peas come greened with copper, which is giving you a dose of heavy metal poisoning with every bite. Spices are stacked with bread crumbs or sawdust and children's candies are colored with poisonous lead. The list goes on forever. The second myth is that Packaged foods are safer. Alot of us know that a Snakwells cookie isn't as healthy as a fresh carrot. In fact, packaged food is potentially less safe than unpackaged food because it passes through lots of hands before it reaches the consumer (us). Labels are reassuring when they tell the truth but plenty of packaged food is mislabeled. The third myth is People who buy organic food don't have to worry. This is false as well because not all organic food is created alike. Organic beef is not necessarily from grass-fed cows and organic apples may still have pesticide traces in them. Apparently there have been numerous cases of organic food fraud in recent years. The fourth myth is, Science makes our food less healthy and last but not least, Eating safely comes down to individual behavior because if you wash poultry or fruits and vegetables under hot water, it will not be safer or kill more germs. Just take the responsiblity to wash your fruits and vegetables and be careful with what foods you are comsuming.

Blog Six

So during thanksgiving break, I will be honest and did not do too much reading. Instead of blogging about the book, Just Listen, I read an article in the newspaper. The article is about students and how flu shots could help your grades. According to the article a U of M study shows that vaccinated students not only miss fewer classes but also do better on tests and classwork. Here are some percentages of vaccinated students:
46 percent less likely to miss a class.
40 percent less likely to botch an assignment.
47 percent less likely to have a bad test.
47 percent less likely to have to go to the doctor.

The flu is an illness that can knock college students out of school for up to a week and there is a lot of lost learning. Doctors surveyed rougly 20,000 students and on average, thirty percent who were vaccinated reported better health and better performance at school and work compared with those who were not vaccinated.
I believe that this year doctors have a new way of giving flu shots. They can give it to you through the nose. I am sure many would probably perfer this way because there isn't any pain involved. There is proof, because I did it nasaly this year and liked it so much more!
I don't see why anyone would want to risk getting sick and be out of activities for up to a week...? Everyone should get flu shots or nasal shoots just to be safe! Also to help perform better, and do well in school.