Personal Narrative: My Project With Food

I tried to do most of this project with food I had already in my house because I had just went to the store the day I read the prompt for this project. This proved to be more challenging than I expected. As soon as I read this prompt I went to super tracker and started plugging in meals I could make that I thought would be able to fit the prompt. I had no idea what some of the things I eat regularly had with regards to sodium. A simple meal I would typically have for lunch had way too many calories and sodium to keep me on track for this project. I cut out most of my lunches for a healthier option of salad for both days. Most lunches I will have a sandwich and chips. Cutting out these lunches was the hardest part for me because I did not have any meat during these lunches as I typically do. …show more content…
I started with breakfast, I worked out a meal that would be healthy while filling me up. After deciding that pineapple and avocado toast would be my lunch for both days I decided I could make that on the fly. Lunches and dinners were much harder to get right. With the limited options I had to come up with a few different meals and plug them in to see if they would work. Once I found meals I was content with I prepped as much as I could to help me stay on track. I put my snacks into bags, made salads for lunch, and prepared everything I could for dinners. I found that making things in advance really helped with keeping on