FOOD

Before I left the house, I quickly ate a bowl of Frosted Flakes at 10 am this morning. It was delicious. I then grabbed a pack of strawberry Pop Tarts because I knew I wouldn't be back home until after 7 and I really don't have money for food. I carried those Pop Tarts around with me until around 2:30 when I finally had a chance to eat them. I enjoyed them thoroughly.

I don't really know where these foods came from, besides my pantry (and the grocery store before that.) Assuming Pop Tarts don't come from a bush in Africa, somewhere near the cradle of life, I guess they probably come from some factor - ditto the Frosted Flakes, though the milk is probably a bit easier to figure out. Dairy farm, cow, pasteurization plant, some kind of truck, and what not. Beyond that, I'd imagine there's probably not a whole lot of real food in either one of those... maybe it came from a science lab?

These choices were based on simply my hasty nature and unwillingness to get up earlier to cook breakfast or make a sandwich to pack for lunch. Cereal is easy to prepare. Pop Tarts are a good snack to have between classes when I don't want to have a full meal (and I do try to avoid big meals and run on as little food as I can, where possible.)

I'd say that I'm slightly more conscious of the nutritional value of the food I eat than, let's say, a year ago. I waiver in an out of a diet, so when I'm trying to lose pounds I tend to count the calories in the nutrition facts panel on the foods I eat. Of course, when I'm at my weight I want I completely ignore them. Discipline is something I still need to work on.