Food Journal

Afternoon:
Cup of Arizona Raspberry Ice tea
Personal pie pizza
Toasted bagel with cream cheese
Cup of milk

I ate all this with my cousin. We were in her living room eating together and watching TV. We were also conversing while commercials were on. It took about half an hour to wait for the pizza from dominoes and about 3 minutes to toast the bagel and put cream cheese on it while waiting for the pizza. I made the bagel and the pizza was I’m guessing made by dominoes. I’m not sure where the food comes from but the food was eaten with our hands. We were discussing her previous abortion, how she felt about her boyfriend, how I feel about my boyfriend, old memories we shared when we were younger, future plans, 2012, and a few other things. All in all the whole eating process took about 2 or 3 hours. I felt hungry before eating the ‘meal’ because I usually never have time for breakfast so when lunch rolls around I have a big appetite. While eating I felt happier that I was eating and also that I was spending time with my cousin who I don’t usually see very often. After the meal I felt tired, full, and also happy that I got to share my feelings with someone who I care about and love a lot.

Snack:
Bag of gummy sour peaches
Bottle of Vitamin Water

I drank the bottle of vitamin water before I went to the batting cages with the school team (actually only a couple of girls showed up). I ate the bag of gummy sour peaches on the train going back home after the batting cages. I bought it from an Entenmanns Cake outlet in queens before we got on the train. It took a while to eat the bag because I was sharing it with Cindy, Cotto, Lauren, Julie, and Kiya. I decided to play around so I threw one at Lauren. She then tried catching it with her mouth which is what gave us all the brilliant idea of trying to throw it to get it into the other persons mouth. It was fun and we had the whole train (which only consisted of 7 or 8 other people) watching and laughing at how dumb we looked. After each dropped gummy, me and Cindy picked them up and threw it in a plastic bag to make sure we didn’t leave any mess. Our conversation while throwing the sour gummies into each other’s mouth was mainly about aiming it and how to follow it and catch it. We talked about techniques like leaving your tongue slightly out so that it can stick there if you catch it. The food was eaten with our hands of course. Before the gummies I wasn’t hungry I was just craving some sort of candy. While eating the candy, I felt happy because I was having fun and bonding with some of the girls from the softball team and we weren’t arguing or anything. After eating the gummies and finishing it, we got bored because we had such a fun time throwing them and catching them. Plus, we all were approaching our stops to go home.

Dinner:
Rice & beans
Piece of steak
Chicken Lomein
2 cups of Coke

I ate this dinner as soon as I came home. I fell asleep on the train with Lauren and woke up very hungry. I served myself a big plate but I ate less than half. I was with Lauren and my father in the living room watching the game (Celtics vs The Bulls) on TV. It was already made when I had gotten home and I was only eating for about 20 minutes or so. The Lomein came from the Chinese restaurant and the rice and beans and steak, my grandmother made (I’m guessing with lots of seasoning like she usually does). I ate the food with a fork. Te conversation that came up was mostly about the basketball players, how they play, which ones we like best, their records, etc. We ate while still in street clothing and with our legs on the couch. At some points we would yell and at times we’d look away or get up from the TV in disappointment. Before the meal I felt slightly tired still and very hungry. During the meal, the hunger started going away and I was preoccupied on the game that I didn’t care much about finishing the food. After the meal (or after I decided I didn’t want any more, I was pretty ok. I wasn’t satisfied particularly. I wanted to eat something else. I wasn’t in the mood for that so I threw it out, washed my dishes and came back to the TV.

Morning: nothing
Afternoon: Big bowl of soup including chicken, noodles, and potatoes

As soon as I got out the shower and got dressed this afternoon, my grandmother told me to sit down at the table. I knew she was going to serve me food but I wasn’t hungry. I tried to tell her I wasn’t hungry but she didn’t really want to hear it. She served me a big bowl of soup she just finished making. She sat down right next to me, so I started up a conversation. I asked her how she was feeling, what she had been thinking about because it seemed to me she had a lot on her mind. We discussed feelings and other family members for a little while. Before I knew it I was done with the soup. I had been eating it while talking to her but I didn’t realize I was eating it until I was finished. I ate the soup with a spoon. I’m going to guess it took her about an hour and a half to make the soup, but I’m not sure. The soup liquid was yellowish so I know she put a lot of seasoning in it. The soup was good, and while eating it I didn’t really realize how I was feeling. After the meal, I was happy I got to speak to my grandmother because we don’t talk much. There was no TV or music playing while I was eating. I was also very full. This makes me feel tired.