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Read NYTimesmagazine article on the Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food, a precursor to the book 'Salt, Sugar, Fat'. Explain your thoughts on the article on your wiki page. Track your food over a five day period using the SuperTracker tool produced by the USDA. Use the tool to analyse your diet and create a report on the pros and cons of your own diet.
 * 13. You Are What You Eat. **

The NY times article was quite shocking to me because there are so many things that go behind the production of food and the sales of the food that I never really knew. These companies seem to not care about people's health, but solely the sales of their products. These companies do so much research on the content and physical makeup of the product that its seemingly fake, though it is not for sure. One example that sticks in my mind is the frito-lay company. They got a $40,000 machine that would test the breaking point of a chip to get the "perfect mouth feel". The buyer never really thinks of these things because they are so complicated, changing the amounts of chemicals so slightly that there are seemingly endless combinations just to get that one perfect chip or sugary drink like Dr. Pepper. Also, one thing that actually disgusted me was the section on the lunchables. These ready to go packages are unbelievably unhealthy that I never knew when I was younger. When I was younger I ate a lot of these because they tasted good and they were quick and easy. That is exactly the company's plan! They create it with large amounts of sodium and sugar and fat because these make the food very addictive so the kids will want to eat it. Also, they give the kids the power to make their own lunch which is obviously a huge factor because the kids are striving for independence even at a very young age. One thing about all of these foods is how they are aimed for younger children! These are the kids that we are supposed to be helping stay healthy so that they can learn to live a healthy lifestyle for a long lasting, healthy life. These lunchables, chips, drinks, and other foods are very bad for someone's nutritional health. I was once very overweight because I was a sucker for all of these foods and their addictive properties. Their commercials were always flooding my brain because the commercials for these foods were always on and comprised most of the time. I thought it was humorous how that one official went against the norm at a company and tried to make it healthier, then he was fired and had to join another company. This just gives a bad name for the company in my opinion because people get punished for being healthy.


 * ||  ||   ||||||||   || ** Mikesun's Food Groups and Calories Report ** ||
 * Your plan is based on a **3200 Calorie** allowance. ||  ||
 * ^  ||   ||   || ** Food Groups ** || ** Target ** || ** Average Eaten ** || ** Status ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Grains ** || ** 10 ounce(s) ** || ** 5 ounce(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Whole Grains ** || ** ≥ 5 ounce(s) ** || ** 0 ounce(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Refined Grains ** || ** ≤ 5 ounce(s) ** || ** 5 ounce(s) ** || ** OK ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Vegetables ** || ** 4 cup(s) ** || ** 2¼ cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Dark Green ** || ** 2½ cup(s)/week ** || ** ¼ cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Red & Orange ** || ** 7½ cup(s)/week ** || ** 0 cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Beans & Peas ** || ** 3 cup(s)/week ** || ** 0 cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Starchy ** || ** 8 cup(s)/week ** || ** 2 cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Other ** || ** 7 cup(s)/week ** || ** ¼ cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Fruits ** || ** 2½ cup(s) ** || ** 6 cup(s) ** || ** Over ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Whole Fruit ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 6 cup(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Fruit Juice ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 0 cup(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Dairy ** || ** 3 cup(s) ** || ** 1¾ cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Milk & Yogurt ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 1¾ cup(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Cheese ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 0 cup(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Protein Foods ** || ** 7 ounce(s) ** || ** 3½ ounce(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Seafood ** || ** 11 ounce(s)/week ** || ** 0 ounce(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Meat, Poultry & Eggs ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 3½ ounce(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Nuts, Seeds & Soy ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 0 ounce(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Oils ** || ** 11 teaspoon ** || ** 1 teaspoon ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||   ||   || ** Limits ** || ** Allowance ** || ** Average Eaten ** || ** Status ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Total Calories ** || ** 3200 Calories ** || ** 1707 Calories ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Empty Calories* ** || ** ≤ 596 Calories ** || ** 434 Calories ** || ** OK ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Solid Fats ** || ** * ** || ** 236 Calories ** || ** * ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Added Sugars ** || ** * ** || ** 199 Calories ** || ** * ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Added Sugars ** || ** * ** || ** 199 Calories ** || ** * ** ||

My diet for the first four days have been very out of whack due to the fact that I recently had surgery on my wisdom teeth. This caused me to only be able to eat certain foods. These foods are good for me in moderation though possibly not in the amount that I was eating them. My sodium levels was over 6000 mg which was extremely high. This was because of the large amounts of soup that I had to do. This was bad because sodium can lead to high blood pressure if taken in large amounts. Luckily it was not too long of a time. Also, I could not get the recommended value of anything other than fruit. This is a cause of the fact that i could not eat anything with seeds, crunchy, or hard. This caused me not to be able to eat most vegetables and meats. I could eat them in very small quantities accompanying other foods like soup. The lack of these caused me to have low levels of nutrients and minerals that I had to supplement with vitamins. The low amount of protein I was getting was because I could not eat meat, so this caused my muscles to not have the proper amount of nutrients. I tried to drink Boost drinks and eat greek yogurt to get the most amount of protein as possible. This all caused me to eat approximately 1700 calories which is very far below the amount that I should be eating which is about 3200 because of the exercise and height and weight. When I heal I will have to eat more vegetables, whole grains, and meat to get my levels back to normal and healthy.


 * ||  ||   ||||||||   || ** Mikesun's Food Groups and Calories Report ** ||
 * Your plan is based on a **3200 Calorie** allowance. ||  ||
 * ^  ||   ||   || ** Food Groups ** || ** Target ** || ** Average Eaten ** || ** Status ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Grains ** || ** 10 ounce(s) ** || ** 5½ ounce(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Whole Grains ** || ** ≥ 5 ounce(s) ** || ** 2 ounce(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Refined Grains ** || ** ≤ 5 ounce(s) ** || ** 3½ ounce(s) ** || ** OK ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Vegetables ** || ** 4 cup(s) ** || ** 2¾ cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Dark Green ** || ** 2½ cup(s)/week ** || ** 0 cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Red & Orange ** || ** 7½ cup(s)/week ** || ** ¾ cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Beans & Peas ** || ** 3 cup(s)/week ** || ** 0 cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Starchy ** || ** 8 cup(s)/week ** || ** 0 cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Other ** || ** 7 cup(s)/week ** || ** 2¼ cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Fruits ** || ** 2½ cup(s) ** || ** 4¾ cup(s) ** || ** Over ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Whole Fruit ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 4¼ cup(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Fruit Juice ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** ¾ cup(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Dairy ** || ** 3 cup(s) ** || ** 2¼ cup(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Milk & Yogurt ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 2¼ cup(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Cheese ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 0 cup(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Protein Foods ** || ** 7 ounce(s) ** || ** 6½ ounce(s) ** || ** OK ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Seafood ** || ** 11 ounce(s)/week ** || ** 0 ounce(s) ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Meat, Poultry & Eggs ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 6½ ounce(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Nuts, Seeds & Soy ** || ** No Specific Target ** || ** 0 ounce(s) ** || ** No Specific Target ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Oils ** || ** 11 teaspoon ** || ** 2 teaspoon ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||   ||   || ** Limits ** || ** Allowance ** || ** Average Eaten ** || ** Status ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Total Calories ** || ** 3200 Calories ** || ** 1853 Calories ** || ** Under ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Empty Calories* ** || ** ≤ 596 Calories ** || ** 366 Calories ** || ** OK ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Solid Fats ** || ** * ** || ** 78 Calories ** || ** * ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Added Sugars ** || ** * ** || ** 288 Calories ** || ** * ** ||
 * ^  ||^   ||   || ** Added Sugars ** || ** * ** || ** 288 Calories ** || ** * ** ||

Now that I am healed I can eat more food so I have a larger option of food that I can eat to get the nutrients that my body needs. I can now eat more vegetables, meat, and whole grains. However, I still cannot eat certain foods like peanuts and seeds because they could still get infected by these foods. This is bad because they are a good source of protein and other nutrients that my body is craving. Every night I have veggies for dinner because I need the vital nutrients that they provide. Also, with the inactivity that I had to do because of the surgery my muscles have become weaker, so with the protein from the meat I can now eat, they will start gaining mass again and become stronger again. Also, since I no longer am eating solely jell-o and apple sauce, my sugar levels, empty calories, and intake of fruit will go down. Hopefully this will lower my blood sugar and give me better calories that my body can use in a much better way. All my levels are overall higher, other than the fruits. They are still not 100% but they are better. Next year when I go to college I will have to eat more grains (especially whole grains), more vegetables, and more dairy products. This I can do by adding more healthy food to my diet during meal times or snack times while satisfying my hunger. This will be difficult to do, but I will manage. Also, I am still very low under my caloric intake which explains why I have been losing a good amount of weight over these past couple weeks while trying to be healthier by dieting and exercising. Overall this was a good experience how to change my diet and live a healthier life style. This is Wilbur, our fetal pig that we dissected. We cut him open to observe his insides because we were truly fascinated This is the shot of him opened up after the first few incisions. you can start to see the inner workings of him and his organs. This is the picture of many of his internal organs. On the top left is the deflated stomach because there are no contents inside of it. The top right includes his kidney. The bottom left is his intestine (which unraveled is extremely long). Lastly, the bottom right is the liver which covered the stomach at first.