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Amount of Protein Consumed in a Day

November 19, 2008 (Wednesday)

Breakfast:

Raisin Bran Cereal: 4.1 g

Low-Fat Milk: 8.8 g

Lipton Tea with sugar: 0 g

Mid-Morning:

Ginger Ale: 0 g

Poland Spring Water: 0 g

Lunch:

Mozzarella Cheese Stick: 7.7 g

Whole Wheat Bread with Raisins: 2.4 g

Turkey Cold Cuts: 4.2 g

Kraft Cheese Slice: 4.1 g

Vitamin Water: 0 g

Dinner:

Spicy Chicken Wings ~ 3 g

Macaroni and Cheese: 4.5 g

Poland Spring Water: 0 g

Total: 39.8 g of Protein

November 20, 2008 (Thursday)

Breakfast:

Kashi Blueberry Waffles: 8 g

Tropicana Orange Juice: 1 g

Lunch:

Chicken Noodle Soup: 3.1 g

Tea: 0 g

Ginger Ale: 0 g

Dinner:

Goya Chick Peas: 6 g

Cut Green Bell Peppers: 1.4 g

Ginger Ale: 0 g

Total: 19 g of Protein

November 21, 2008 (Thursday)

Breakfast:

Bagel: 2.7 g

Lipton Tea with Sugar: 0 g

Poland Spring Water: 0 g

Lunch:

Cheese Pizza Slice: 12 g

Vitamin Water: 0 g

Dinner:

Parmesan Cheese and Chicken Cutlets: 38 g

Pepsi: 0 g

Total: 52 g of Protein

Posted by justina lekhraj  on November 23rd, 2008 under Uncategorized

Nov. 19 (Wednesday)

 Breakfast

None (no time/didn’t wake up early enough)

 Lunch

Medium (12 oz.) Tomato Cheddar Soup from Hale and Hearty…19.5 g Protein

Soup Crackers…1 g protein

Simple Roasted Turkey Sandwich from Hale and Hearty…53 g Protein

Water…0 g Protein

 Dinner

Chicken Tacos (3) from Chipotle…60 g Protein

Bottle of Diet Sierra Mist (20 oz)…0 g Protein

 Post Dinner/Midnight Snack

Cup of Ramen Noodles (Chicken Flavor)…6 g Protein

Water…0 g Protein

Total Protein Intake: 139. 5 g Protein

Nov. 20 (Thursday)

Breakfast

None (no time once again)

 Lunch (Wendy’s)

2 Jr. Cheeseburgers….30 g Protein

1 Small Chili….14 g Protein

1 5 pc. Chicken Nuggets…12 g Protein

1 Medium Diet Coke…0 g Protein

 Dinner

Halal Lamb and Rice Platter from 53^rd St. and 6^th Ave…29 g Protein

Water…0 g Protein

 While Playing Basketball

1 Lemon-Lime Gatorade…0 g Protein

Total Protein Intake: 85 g Protein

Nov. 21 (Friday)

Breakfast

Egg and Cheese Sandwich on a Roll…16 g Protein

Orange Juice (16 oz.) 3 g Protein

 Lunch/Late Afternoon Meal

12 pc. Spicy Tuna Roll…0 g Protein

6 pc. Shrimp Tempura Roll…0 g Protein

2 Sapporo Beverages (24 oz.)…3 g Protein

 Dinner

None (Had a rather heavy/late lunch)

Total Protein Intake: 22 g Protein

According to an online “health calculator,” (http://www.healthcalculators.org/calculators/protein.asp) my recommended daily protein intake is 103 grams for someone of my height, age, and lifestyle trends.  I only received the proper amount of protein on Wednesday, and my protein intake on Thursday and Friday fell way short.  This is surprising to me, as I generally consider myself a meat eater and I assumed that I regularly receive a sufficient amount of protein.  I suppose I was wrong, or Thursday and Friday may not have been “typical” days for me.  This food journal made me realize that I eat rather unhealthily and I should increase my protein intake on a daily basis.  

Posted by rnahuja  on November 23rd, 2008 under Uncategorized

Don’t judge…

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008:

(Because I got up late and was not in the mood for breakfast):
“Breakfast”: 8 Mcdonald’s Chicken McNuggets (I threw two of them out) (19.2g protein), medium fries (4g protein), and a medium coke

Lunch: Chicken wrap with peanut sauce (approx 15g protein)

Dinner: One slice of pizza with chicken and tomato* (<5g protein)

Daily total of protein (approx): 43.2g

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Breakfast: 1 almond croissant

Lunch: 2 slices of pizza with pepperoni (approx 20g protein), one raspberry Snapple and one can of Ginger Ale

Dinner: one apple and a Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken meal (16g of protein)*

Daily total of protein: 36g (excluding nutella)

Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Breakfast: one fruit and nut bar (approx 10g protein)

Lunch: pasta (28 g protein) with marinara sauce (2g protein)

Dinner: Nutella with one and a half weight watchers bagels, more nutella, approx. 4 small butterfingers and  2 bite-sized snickers candies*

Daily total of protein (excluding nutella): 40g

*note: meal subject to excessive amounts of nutella (3g of protein per 2 tbsp of nutella). Overall protein intake due to nutella over 20g (conservative estimate)

Although I may be getting adequate amounts of protein, I am getting them through unhealthy means (i.e. a high caloric intake). Yea, I figured…

Posted by simone  on November 22nd, 2008 under Uncategorized

Day One (Nov. 19th, 2008)
No Breakfast
1- 4 oz. can pineapple juice (1 g)
Cooked Spinach with white rice (6 g)
2 – Fruit and nut Nature Valley bars (6 g)
1 Slice of vegetable pizza (12 g)
1 coke
Dinner: Homemade food (stringbeans, potatoes, some other vegetable, and thin bread) – (16 g)
Fruit punch
1 small almond joy chocolate
A lot of water throughout the day!

Day Two (Nov. 20th, 2008)
Milk with Corn Pops Cereal (2 g)
1 vegetarian Falafel with lettuce and tomato (4 g)
1 – Fruit and nut Nature Valley bar (3 g)
1 – 4 oz. can pineapple juice (1 g)
1 almond/cashew desert (1 g)
Dinner – a huge bowl of white rice with vegetables (15 g)
1 Starbucks frappuccino (6 g)
A lot of water!

Day Three (Nov. 21st, 2008)
1 large cup of fruits (1 g?)
A bag of Baked Lays (2 g)
I had no time for lunch and was very hungry. . .
1 bag of Cheese-itz (3 g)
Dinner: 2 slices of vegetable pizza (15 g)
Raspberry Lemonade
A small cone with vanilla/raspberry icecream (2 g)
1 Kit-kat (2 g)
A lot of water

* Based on my food journal, I realize that I do not get enough protein while living at the dorms.

Posted by pshah  on November 22nd, 2008 under Uncategorized

I was extremely disappointed that my schedule did not allow me to go to the Science Barge because I was stuck going to the Solar 1 building in 37degree weather. Once I wrapped a scarf around my neck, put gloves on my hands and pulled the hood to my coat over my head, I was ready to face the cold.

Once I arrived at the Solar 1 building, I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed. I expected to see a tall, elegant-looking building that you could clearly detect the features that make it sustainable. Instead, Solar 1 was a one-story building that looked like a little shack that was just picked up and left out in the open. The building looks like a regular building that consumes a great amount of energy and negatively effects our environment but once you know little facts about the building, you can see the little features that reveal its sustainability.

Despite the size of the building, I found it extremely interesting that Solar 1’s slanting ceiling was covered in solar panels that basically generate electric power for the building’s use. Even the glass doors were put in the Solar 1 building for a reason; the glass doors serve as a way to minimize the use of lighting and heating since the glass doors are positioned to face the sun, maximizing direct sunlight gain. In constructing this building, a lot of thought was put into ways that the building can generate its own energy, benefit the environment, and even be water efficient (through the toilets that are used in this building). Learning about the benefits of such a building makes me pro-green buildings and in favor of self-sustainable buildings.

Despite having to visit this tiny building in such cold weather, I enjoyed seeing Solar 1 with my own eyes and being able to enjoy the beautiful view by the water.

Posted by JanetG  on November 22nd, 2008 under Uncategorized

THIS IS A WARNING: I don’t like most fruits or vegetables and I don’t drink water…
Wednesday:
• For breakfast, I just ate Thomas bagel (9g) with cream cheese (2g) and Minute Maid pink lemonade (0g)
• During one of my classes I ate a long version of the Kellog’s rice krispies treats (2g)
• A friend of mine could not finish her meal so I finished it for her. It was fried rice (?? g) and four chicken wings ~ (9g ea.)
• Once back at the dorms, I ate ACT II Light Butter popcorn while doing some reading (3g)
TOTAL = 52 (not including the fried rice)

Thursday:
• Before I left for class, I prepared my favorite meal: pasta. I had San Giorgio spaghetti (7g) with Ragu sauce that is flavored with meat (2g) and a lot of lemon juice that I always put on my pasta (0g)
• During my three-hour break before my 8:25pm class, I had a slice of pizza with red pepper~ (8g)
• Once I arrived at the dorms, I decided that I was in the mood for hot dogs so I prepared two chicken franks (6g ea.) with Wonder Hot Dog Buns (3g ea.), Heinz ketchup (0g) and Minute Maid pink lemonade (0g)
• Throughout the rest of the night I ate about seven pop’ems before going to bed (2g ea.)
TOTAL = 49g (not including the scrambled eggs)

Friday:
• I woke up too late to have a proper breakfast so I just went to school and before I went to CHC I decided to buy lunch at Mariela’s Pizzeria: A slice of pizza with red pepper on it ~ (8g)
• A drink was definitely needed with the amount of red pepper I put on my pizza, so along with my slice I bought a Brisk Lemon Ice Tea (0g)
• During my break at work I ate a long version of the Kellog’s rice krispies treats (2g)
• Once I arrived back at the dorms, I prepared pasta that I am actually eating now as I enter this blog entry ☺. I had San Giorgio spaghetti (7g) with Ragu sauce that is flavored with meat (2g) and lemon juice (0g)
TOTAL = 19g

Posted by JanetG  on November 22nd, 2008 under Uncategorized

I eat a lot a lot of meat with my meals; when I come home and my mom asks me what I’d like her to cook, I just say “anything with meat.”  Yep, I’m a meat eater.  And I’m usually hesitant about trying new foods unless someone picks something out for me so living at the dorms, my diet is pretty limited, I’m sad to say.

I don’t even have to try very hard to think of what I had. Typically, I eat two meals a day, breakfast and dinner or lunch and dinner; in the past I’ve also been asleep more hours than I’m awake.  Breakfast would be dry cereal (too lazy to buy milk) or sausage, egg and cheese sandwich from the Hunter cafe.  Lunch or dinner might be the No. 1 meal at McDonald’s (Big Mac with medium fries and a diet coke) or the fattiest sandwich on the Subway menu (Chicken and Bacon Ranch with Chipotle Southwest sauce and cheese on Honey Oat, toasted).  My rationale is that I’m getting my five grams of fiber from the bread.  I used to take the F train over to Jamaica for Popeye’s (three fried chicken wings, spicy, with fries and a diet coke) until I found out that there’s a closer one by Baruch.  Now that’s the newest addition to my diet.  So most recently and most probably my diet during the three observational days included some combination of the food I described above.  With lots and lots of ketchup on the side.  OH YEAH, but I’ve gotten pretty tired of McDonald’s so I’ve been eating the cheeseburger and fries, again at the Hunter cafeteria.  I don’t know how healthy that is.  Umm… I do add lettuce and pickles?  And… lots of ketchup.  I guess the up side would be that I don’t stuff myself with too many side snacks/ mini meals very often. 

I’m about to get into my “But, I’m trying to change and here’s how…” speech so, I’ll just stop here.  So yeah, lots and lots of protein in my diet, I’d say.

Posted by kchang  on November 22nd, 2008 under Uncategorized

Hello Everyone –

I’ve spoken with Jose Luis Moreno at Macaulay Central and, unfortunately, the 2:00-2:30 printing time slot was already filled. So, I reserved the 2:45-3:15 time slot for group printing on Monday the 24th.

Please email me (gregory at gregorydonovan dot org) as soon as possible to let me know if your group can still send at least one person to print at this time. Please include the group name, the name of the person who will be present, and that person’s email address.

If your group is unable to send at least one person to the Macaulay Center at 2:45 on Monday then your group should contact Jose Luis Moreno (josel.moreno@mhc.cuny.edu) ASAP to arrange a different date/time to print your group’s poster. But be aware that printing is only happening at the Macaulay Center until Wednesday the 26th - and the time slots are going fast!

Whether you are printing on Monday at 2:45, or arranging a separate time for your group to print (between now and Wednesday) be sure to bring your poster as a PDF file (dimensions: 48×36 inches or 3456×2592 pixels), a rubber band (so you can roll up your poster) and a trash bag (to put your rolled up poster in).

Finally, I will be at the Hunter Honors Lounge again this Monday (10-2) to review posters and provided help. A number of groups have already requested time, so if your group is contacting me for the first time this late in the game please be patient as I’m assisting groups on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Posted by admin  on November 21st, 2008 under Posters

November 15, 2008

Bagel with butter

Apple cider

Pumpkin creme brule ice cream

Goat cheese pizza

Water

November 16, 2008

Rye bread and scrambled eggs

Pirogi (mushroom and potato) with onions

1 liter seltzer water

Salmon

Asparagus

Banana bread

Chocolate kisses (4)

Apple pie

Water

November 17, 2008

Cereal with milk

Ham and cheese sandwitch

Couscous with chicken

Fruit smoothie (pear, banana, OJ)

Water

Posted by noah  on November 21st, 2008 under Uncategorized