Curiouser and curiouser!
Dec. 20th, 2006 11:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
batskeetsAnd now, to offset the emo with some other stuff. ;)
Re: the thing I posted about yesterday, I got a call last night and everyone seem to be doing ok. Phew! :)
Didn't make it to the gym last night; the workshop cut into my paper route time in the morning, which meant that I had to do it in the evening, and the gym would've been closed by the time I finished up and got over there. Still, I do a lot of walking around when I throw papers, so I wasn't a completely lazy-ass yesterday. :) I got a few miscellaneous things done, but there's more left to do. I looked at my photos from the Hobbit Trail shoot, and there were a few that were completely awesome and didn't even need any crazy editing, so that made me smile.
I also feel compelled to pimp my Facebook profile again, because it seems like a lot of people are on there, so hey, maybe you are, too!
In other news, I looked into the latest USDA nutrition guidelines, because![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bychoice has had luck with them, and I've been trying it out this week and liking it, so far! Granted, I'm only on the third day of it, but I've had some very yummy meals, and I whip them out relatively fast.
(NOTE: after doing some digging, apparently the .org site is a parody. Sheesh. Yet another reminder to take the advice you get with a grain of salt.)
I'll warn you, though: if you're looking into this, make absolutely certain that you go to mypyramid.gov, not mypyramid.org. The two websites look identical, but if you browse around and actually read what's there, you'll find that they're very different.
See, the US Dept. of Agriculture (.gov) gives you nice, reasonable-sounding tips like these:
* Make half your grains whole
* Vary your veggies
* Focus on fruit
* Get your calcium rich foods
* Go lean with protein
* Find your balance between food and physical activity
However, the US Dept. of Agribusiness (.org) will tell you this:
* Make half your grains refined
* Review nutrition labels, but base your selection of food products on the packaging pictures you find most attractive
* High fructose corn syrup counts as one of your daily servings of grains
* Vary your veggie packaging to include plastic
* Drink milk
* Protein from meat is delicious
* Increase your physical activity so you can eat more
Technically, the advice is the same, but the message is completely different. One is geared towards encouraging good habits and a balanced lifestyle, while the other is concerned with keeping food companies rich.
Re: the thing I posted about yesterday, I got a call last night and everyone seem to be doing ok. Phew! :)
Didn't make it to the gym last night; the workshop cut into my paper route time in the morning, which meant that I had to do it in the evening, and the gym would've been closed by the time I finished up and got over there. Still, I do a lot of walking around when I throw papers, so I wasn't a completely lazy-ass yesterday. :) I got a few miscellaneous things done, but there's more left to do. I looked at my photos from the Hobbit Trail shoot, and there were a few that were completely awesome and didn't even need any crazy editing, so that made me smile.
I also feel compelled to pimp my Facebook profile again, because it seems like a lot of people are on there, so hey, maybe you are, too!
In other news, I looked into the latest USDA nutrition guidelines, because
bychoice has had luck with them, and I've been trying it out this week and liking it, so far! Granted, I'm only on the third day of it, but I've had some very yummy meals, and I whip them out relatively fast. (NOTE: after doing some digging, apparently the .org site is a parody. Sheesh. Yet another reminder to take the advice you get with a grain of salt.)
I'll warn you, though: if you're looking into this, make absolutely certain that you go to mypyramid.gov, not mypyramid.org. The two websites look identical, but if you browse around and actually read what's there, you'll find that they're very different.
See, the US Dept. of Agriculture (.gov) gives you nice, reasonable-sounding tips like these:
* Make half your grains whole
* Vary your veggies
* Focus on fruit
* Get your calcium rich foods
* Go lean with protein
* Find your balance between food and physical activity
However, the US Dept. of Agribusiness (.org) will tell you this:
* Make half your grains refined
* Review nutrition labels, but base your selection of food products on the packaging pictures you find most attractive
* High fructose corn syrup counts as one of your daily servings of grains
* Vary your veggie packaging to include plastic
* Drink milk
* Protein from meat is delicious
* Increase your physical activity so you can eat more
Technically, the advice is the same, but the message is completely different. One is geared towards encouraging good habits and a balanced lifestyle, while the other is concerned with keeping food companies rich.
