The Flexitarian
My relationship with food has always been good. I am a picky eater but only after the substance has been tested by my tastebuds and then the verdict drawn which tends to be non-negotiable. I have adapted over the years, granted by necessity but also because I believe that it is important to listen to your body as it is probably giving you signals as to what nutrients it needs.
I had the privilege of growing up in a foreign country. On the fish-shaped island of Bali in Indonesia I ate fish freshly caught from the sea, rice from the rice paddies in my backyard and experienced the coconut in all of its fruitful glory. I was adapted to the divine and overwhelming taste of Indonesian food and continued to eat under the illusion that all food must taste just as
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The blandness was overwhelming, I had to keep looking at my plate to convince myself that I was indeed eating different foods and not just one piece of cardboard. It wasn’t really bad food either. The eggs and potatoes came from the college’s organic, non-GMO, non-pesticide farm and the various fruits and vegetables also served come from local farms with the same growing principles. Lunches and dinners were more colorful but usually ended up being more of a miss than a hit. One day my vegan friend dared me to become vegan for a week, not being one to pass up a challenge I did. After that meat no longer held an interest for and thus began my adaptation into vegetarianism. If memory serves, I was meat-free for a year and three months. I came home for winter break and my mother and I went out to our favorite local burger joint, upon smelling the freshly grilled meat I had my first craving of meat and so I ate a non-vegetarian burger. The texture was a little weird at first (like I was eating a new food) but nonetheless enjoyable. The craving passed and I returned to my vegetarian
My earliest memory of food is lentils and rice cooked in a pressure cooker. Lentils were cooked at least three days a week. Other days we had different vegetable curries, curd and more rice. This was what I took to school as my lunch every day. As I grew older and started caring more about my social life and people around me, I started noticing what my classmates brought for lunch from their homes. I started understanding how food reflected different cultures and communities. One day, in our
I, Deputy Gough received a call reference a white Ford truck driving in the Gamester trailer court all over the roadway. Upon my arrival I spoke with David Vore and Jennifer Vore. Jennifer Stated that Randy was the driver of the white Ford truck that said, “All Good Construction.” David and Jennifer both stated that they saw the truck drive through the yard hitting a slow child at play sign and the stop sign.
This past year, I have been apart of Naperville Central’s brand new Special Spaces club. When my friend approached me and asked me to join, I agreed even though I had no clue what I was involving myself in. In retrospective, I can honestly say that becoming a part of Special Spaces has been one of the most meaningful, fun, and fulfilling experiences I have had in high school.
I was incredibly excited. School was starting tomorrow. The first few days were just icebreakers, learning everyone’s names, blah blah blah. Then the real learning began. Of course, teachers started to write our lessons on the board. I started to notice a few changes in what I was seeing. The words they were writing were just...black lines! I didn’t pay much attention to it, I just asked my friends what the board said. As the year went on, it affected me more and more, especially in math. I saw a 2 as a 6, and and an A as an 8.
I woke up and took one bite out of my pop tart but that one bite was all I could eat. My legs were shaking, and my heart was pounding. My dad told me, “It is a true honor to even make it this far so go out there and have some fun.” Once I heard this statement, I knew I was ready to go. I arrived at school and boarded the bus. The car ride was an hour and fifteen minutes of hearing the squeaking of the wheel on the bus. My teammates were getting their heads ready for the big game.
In 2025, I will be twenty-nine years old and hopefully married. I will be married to my significant other of ten years Earnest Palmer III, who is a dentist. I would have been recently graduating with a bachelor’s in Culinary Arts and trying to plan to open my own restaurant, BubbaD’s Eateries. Knowing my big headed husband of mine, I probably had a baby then and trying to have another baby. Hopefully, by then Earnest will get rid of the idea naming our son, King. We will be living in the suburbs near New York City but working in the city. Being a woman with great memory, I probably wrote a memoir about my crazy life and trying to sell it to a publisher. If none of the publishers wants to publish my memoir, I will probably sell it the Lifetime
I chose to break the norm of either smiling at strangers or giving them a neutral look when you make eye contact. I decided to give every stranger I passed a confused look like they had just spoken to me in another language. I must admit, this made me feel a bit goofy. I was on the fence as to whether or not to do this in the first place but I decided I just had to. The responses I received were quite comical. A few people asked if I was alright, and one person even asked if I had a problem with them.
When I walked into the store, I was greeted by the sales associate, Cathy. She came over and asked me how she can help me today. I replied that I was looking for a new mattress and was told by a co-worker that they had a new Sleep Number bed and I was interested in finding out about them. The associate asked me about my current mattress and what I was looking for in a new mattress. After I answered her questions, she led me over to the demonstration mattress and asked me to lie down. She gave me the demonstration and then asked me to come over to the m7 mattress and lie down on that mattress. The associate then demonstrated the adjustable frame of the m7. She then gave me the laminated pricing sheet and explained that there was a current
“You are what you eat”, a famous saying says. If this were truly the case, then the majority of Americans would be unhealthy, chemically processed, commercially grown slabs of animal meat. And although this is not a particularly pleasing thought, it is the epitome of a standard American diet that consists of Big Macs and Taco Bell. There are a select few who stray from this typical diet, and have altered it to where they can substitute meat with other nutrients. This type of diet is called vegetarianism, and is considered the way to live without poisoning oneself with the harmful and hazardous treatment that animals go through before becoming the next meal on your plates. While vegetarianism was once thought to be a movement without much action,
What if you can only pick a movie, book, or tv show that would not be destroyed.? we would love to save all differents kind of movies, books, and tv shows, but you can only pick one! I would pick the tv show spongebob, the divergent book and movie, and diners drive-ins, and dives .
someone. One of the hardest responsibilities I've ever had to take on, was when I had to babysit, Brennan, my little brother. I thought I would not do a good job, but I knew it was something I had to learn how to do. Also, when I babysat my brother, I felt that it would help my parents if I knew how to take care of him. Although I was very nervous, I told my parents that I would babysit my little brother. Something that I didn't know, was that I was learning a lot about taking responsibility for things in life. It was a very interesting learning experience for me.
I unzipped my coat as I stepped into the warm basement. I crinkle my nose as the bitter smell of alcohol hits it. I feel like I should be used to it by now, I go to concerts at least once a month. We walk over to the small table overflowing with merchandise. It’s a tradition to by the opening bands CD.
For me, the sub-culture of my family in the United States has had a major impact of what food taboos I hold. I was raised on a very limited palate of food diversity and was rarely challenged to try new or unique food. This is only made worse by having Asperger’s Syndrome, which, causes sensory issues related to food. It can relate to any of the senses related to eating or cooking. As a result, I do not enjoy eating as a general rule and do not derive pleasure from it. The reason why this is true: is that I am very picky and eating is challenging for me.
Melody, my roommate, is a true vegan, not eating any types of meat, seafood, milk, eggs, cheese, butter, or gelatin. Her diet is greatly restrictive and requires immense planning and calculation. As a college student, choosing the food that we eat is a luxury. Therefore, she never has anything to eat in the dining halls as there are no food options for vegans. Instead, she survives on a diet of lettuce, mixed vegetables, beans, and rice every day. Even through this adversity, she is dedicated to her diet. In a world where only a few items are made without butter, eggs, cheese, or milk, I do not know how she resists her temptation to break out of her regimen.
The way in which we choose our foods can stem from events that occur during early childhood. When I lived in Jamaica as a child, I was